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
Validation rules - L3 [ XLSX 25.56 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Operational Loss Event Data Reporting (L3)
Validation rules - LRR 2024 [ XLSX 27.96 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Leverage Requirements Return (LRR)
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)
2024 DT1 Validation Rules [ XLSX 51.95 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Net Stable Funding Ratio Reporting (DT1)
Change Control Log (OSFI930) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Large Exposures Return (OSFI930)
Change Control Log (2L) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log 2L Schedule for Liability Reporting by Counterparty
Sample return - N3 [ XLSX 44.3 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Sample return Loans in Arrears (N3)
Geographic Assets and Liabilities Booked in Canada (GQ) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Geographic Assets & Liabilities Booked in Canada (GQ)
Sample return - B2 [ XLSX 57.63 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Sample return Securities (B2)
Sample return (comprehensive) - NCCF (DT2) 2024 [ XLSX 4.95 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Sample return Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual (NCCF)
Data definitions - BF [ XLSX 422.71 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions IRB Credit Data Wholesale Transaction (BF)
Validation rules - A3 [ XLSX 19.52 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Trading Income and Income from GoC Securities Trading (A3)
Data definitions - LA [ XLSX 633.78 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Reporting (LA)
Business Specifications for the Climate-Related Risk Returns for Deposit-Taking Institutions Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Climate-related risk returns
Report on New and Existing Lending (A4) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Report on New and Existing Lending (A4)
All validation rules for the H4 regulatory return Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Collateral and Pledging Report (H4)
Net cumulative cash flow - Technical specification [ XLSX 1.42 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual (NCCF)
Validation rules - BD [ XLSX 94.81 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules IRB Credit Data Retail Portfolio Part-1 (BD)
Data definitions - RAPID1 [ XLSX 244 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions Standardized Institutions Risk Asset Portfolio Information (RAPID1)