Financial reporting instructions

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

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Title Industry Document type Return
Change Control Log (R2) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Regional Distribution Assets and Liabilities (R2)
Balance Sheet by Booking Location (Z4) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Balance Sheet by Booking Location (Z4)
Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) Report (J2) - Change Control Log Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) Report (J2)
Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual (NCCF)
Supplementary Return for Foreign Bank Branches (K3) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Supplementary Return for Foreign Bank Branches (K3)
XSD file - LRR [ XSD 2.73 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions XSD file Leverage Requirements Return (LRR)
Change Control Log (2L) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log 2L Schedule for Liability Reporting by Counterparty
Geographic Assets and Liabilities Booked in Canada (GQ) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Geographic Assets & Liabilities Booked in Canada (GQ)
Change Control Log (E2) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Mortgage Loans Report (E2)
Data definitions - BH [ XLS 3.6 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions Standardized Institutions Credit Monitoring Data Call (BH)
Technical Specification (BG) Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification IRB Credit Data Wholesale Transaction Defaulted and Fully Resolved (BG)
L3 Return - Operational Risk Event Data Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Operational Loss Event Data Reporting (L3)
Monthly data return (unstructured) - Market Risk (OSFI-986) [ XLSX 280.75 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Return Market Risk (OSFI-986)
Return - Solo Capital Return [ XLSX 189.27 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Return Solo Capital Return
Sample return - A2 [ XLSX 62.22 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Sample return Non Mortgage Loans (A2)
Business Specifications for the Climate-Related Risk Returns for Deposit-Taking Institutions Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Climate-related risk returns
XSD file - LA 2024 [ XML 359.71 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions XSD file Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Reporting (LA)
Validation rules - B2 [ XLSX 27.63 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Securities (B2)
All validation rules for the H4 regulatory return Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Collateral and Pledging Report (H4)
Data definitions - BB [ XLS 2.55 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions IRB Credit Data Wholesale Portfolio Part-1 (BB)