Guidance library
As the regulator for federally regulated financial institutions and private pension plans, we set expectations for operating within the Canadian financial industry.
For guidance on private pension plans, please see Administering pension plans.
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Date | Title | Sector | Publication type | Category |
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Changes to the Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) Guideline |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Changes to the Foreign Bank Branch Deposit Requirement (Guideline A-10) |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Changes to the Guideline B-6 – Liquidity Principles |
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Letter | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Changes to the Liquidity Adequacy Requirements Guideline |
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Letter | ||
Clarification on the Treatment of Innovative Real Estate Secured Lending Products under Guideline B-20 |
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Advisory | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Classification of Loans Guaranteed by a Parent of the Bank |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Climate Risk Management |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Collateral Management Principles for IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Commercial Lending Criteria |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Commercial Lending Restrictions - Foreign Life Insurance Companies and Foreign Fraternal Benefit Societies |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Commercial Real Estate risk management | Regulatory notice | Sound Business and Financial Practices | ||
Completing OSFI Guideline Consequential Changes as a Result of IFRS 17 |
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Letter | ||
Consequential amendments to Guidelines B-10 and B-13 related to foreign branches |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Consultation outcomes - OSFI Guideline Consequential Changes as a Result of IFRS 17 |
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Letter | ||
Control in Fact |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Corporate Governance – Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Corporate Names, Registered Names and Trade Names |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Data Maintenance at IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Data Maintenance at TSA & AMA Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Data Maintenance Expectations for Institutions Using the Standardized Approach for Operational Risk Capital Data | Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | ||
Deferral of IFRS 9 Application for Federally Regulated Life Insurers |
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Advisory | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Derivatives Sound Practices – Guideline (2014) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Derivatives Sound Practices - Guideline impact analysis statement (2014) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Derivatives Sound Practices – Letter (2015) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Domestic Stability Buffer - Decision Summary Note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |||
Earthquake Exposure Sound Practices - Letter (2013) |
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Letter | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Earthquake Exposure Sound Practices - Guideline impact analysis statement (2013) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Earthquake Exposure Sound Practices - Guideline (2013) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Enterprise-Wide Model Risk Management Guideline - Letter (2017) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Enterprise-Wide Model Risk Management Guideline - Guideline impact analysis statement (2017) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Enterprise-Wide Model Risk Management for Deposit-Taking Institutions - Guideline (2017) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Expert Opinions and Report - Canadian Company Demutualizations |
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Guidance note | ||
External Audit Quality Initiatives - Deposit-taking institutions |
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Advisory | Accounting and Disclosure | |
External Audit Quality Initiatives – Insurers |
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Advisory | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Final Amendments to Pillar 3 Disclosure Guidelines for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) and Small and Medium-Sized Deposit Taking Institutions (SMSBs) |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Final Corporate Governance Guideline – Letter (2018) |
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Letter | ||
Final Guideline B-2 and Guideline B-3 |
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Letter | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Final Guideline B-2: Large Exposure Limits for D-SIBs |
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Letter | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Final Guideline D-11 – Public Disclosure Requirements for Domestic Systemically Important Banks on Liquidity Coverage Ratio |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Final IFRS 17 Memoranda to The Appointed Actuary for FRIs | Letter | |||
Final IFRS 17 Regulatory Forms and Instructions for FRIs | Letter | |||
Final Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) 2023 – Letter (2022) |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Final Revised Guideline B-20: Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Final updated guideline E-16 – Participating account management and disclosure to participating policyholders and adjustable policyholders – Letter (2023) |
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Letter | ||
Financial Statements Requirements – Canadian Mutual Company Demutualizations |
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Guidance note | ||
Foreign Bank Branch Deposit Requirement Guideline (Guideline A-10) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Foreign Bank Branch Deposit Requirement |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Foreign DTI Subsidiary IRB Self-Assessment Instructions |
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Instructions | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Foreign Entities Operating in Canada on a Branch Basis – Letter (2021) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Foreign Entities Operating in Canada on a Branch Basis – Guideline (2021) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices |