Applications for approvals to be filed through the Regulatory Reporting System
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The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has issued new instruction guides for submitting the following applications requiring the Superintendent’s approval through the Regulatory Reporting System (RRS):
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Filing an Application for Approval of a Defined Benefit Pension Plan Termination Report using RRS
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Filing an Application for Approval of Amendments Reducing Benefits using RRS
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Filing an Application for Approval of a Refund of Surplus to the Employer using RRS
Effective immediately, plan administrators are required to file these applications using RRS (OSFI will no longer accept documents submitted via email). However, documents in support of pension plan registration applications for the Superintendent’s approval must continue to be submitted electronically to pensions@osfi-bsif.gc.ca.