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
Technical Specification (BB) Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification IRB Credit Data Wholesale Portfolio Part-1 (BB)
Technical specification - DT4 [ XLSX 1.07 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification Retail IRB Parameter Data Call (DT4)
Market Risk Data - Quarterly Data [ XLSX 280.75 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification Market Risk (OSFI-986)
Technical Specification (BD) Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification IRB Credit Data Retail Portfolio Part-1 (BD)
Net cumulative cash flow - Technical specification [ XLSX 1.42 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual (NCCF)
Technical specification - DT3 [ XLSX 1.07 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Technical specification Wholesale IRB Parameter Data Call (DT3)
Template - L3 [ XLS 85.5 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Template Operational Loss Event Data Reporting (L3)
Net cumulative cash flow - template [ XLSX 4.88 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Template Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual (NCCF)
Streamlined new cumulative cash flow - template [ XLSX 799.05 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Template Net cumulative cash flow reporting manual (NCCF)
Validation rules - LRR 2024 [ XLSX 27.96 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Leverage Requirements Return (LRR)
Life Supervisory Annual Return (LF3) - Validation rules [ XLSX 82.66 KB ] Insurance companies Validation rules Life Insurance Return and Instructions
Validation rules - BD [ XLSX 94.81 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules IRB Credit Data Retail Portfolio Part-1 (BD)
Validation rules - Y3 [ XLSX 19.35 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Selected Structured Statistics (Y3)
MI5 Supervisory Annual Return Validation Rules [ XLSX 27.06 KB ] Insurance companies Validation rules Mortgage Insurance Return and Instructions
Validation rules - DT3 [ XLSX 22.5 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Wholesale IRB Parameter Data Call (DT3)
Validation rules - LICAT LCA 2023 [ XLSX 175.38 KB ] Insurance companies Validation rules Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT)
All validation rules for the H4 regulatory return Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Collateral and Pledging Report (H4)
Validation rules - A2 [ XLSX 34.14 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Non Mortgage Loans (A2)
Validation rules - LA [ XLSX 82.91 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Reporting (LA)
P&C Minimum Capital Test and Branch Adequacy of Assets Test Validation Rules [ XLSX 58.04 KB ] Insurance companies Validation rules Property and Casualty Minimum Capital Test and Branch Adequacy of Assets Test (PC4)