Financial reporting instructions

Refer to the list for instructions on how to complete financial returns and reports in the Regulatory Reporting System.

See more information on how to file and submit a return.

Title Industry Document type Return
Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual (NCCF)
XML file - LRR 2023 [ XML 6.41 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions XML file Leverage Requirements Return (LRR)
Supplementary Return for Foreign Bank Branches (K3) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Supplementary Return for Foreign Bank Branches (K3)
Change Control Log (E2) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Mortgage Loans Report (E2)
Data definitions - BG [ XLSX 409.95 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions IRB Credit Data Wholesale Transaction Defaulted and Fully Resolved (BG)
Data definitions - BH [ XLS 3.6 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions Standardized Institutions Credit Monitoring Data Call (BH)
Key validation rules for the H4 regulatory return Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Collateral and Pledging Report (H4)
Monthly data return (unstructured) - Market Risk (OSFI-986) [ XLSX 280.75 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Return Market Risk (OSFI-986)
Validation rules - BB [ XLSX 112.82 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules IRB Credit Data Wholesale Portfolio Part-1 (BB)
Return - Solo Capital Return [ XLSX 189.27 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Return Solo Capital Return
L3 Return - Operational Risk Event Data Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Operational Loss Event Data Reporting (L3)
Basel Capital Adequacy Reporting (BCAR) FAQ Technical Specification Deposit-taking institutions FAQs Basel Capital Adequacy Reporting (BCAR)
XSD file - LA 2024 [ XML 359.71 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions XSD file Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Reporting (LA)
Interbank and Major Exposures Return (EB/ET) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Interbank and Major Exposures Return (EB/ET)
Validation rules - B2 [ XLSX 27.63 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Securities (B2)
Sample return - A2 [ XLSX 62.22 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Sample return Non Mortgage Loans (A2)
Allowances for Expected Credit Losses (E3) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Allowances for Expected Credit Losses (E3)
Change Control Log (GR) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Geographic Assets & Liabilities Booked Outside Canada (GR)
Report on New and Existing Lending (A4) - Change Control Log Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Report on New and Existing Lending (A4)
XML specifications - Net Stable Funding Ratio (DT1) [ PDF 327.04 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions XML specifications Net Stable Funding Ratio Reporting (DT1)