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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| Value-at-Risk (VaR) Models Validation and Approval of Model Modifications Capital Adequacy Requirements, Guideline A, Part II |
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Guidance note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Validating Risk Rating Systems at IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Use of the Standardized Approach for Operational Risk Capital by Category I SMSBs |
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Letter | ||
| Use of Internal Models for Determining Required Capital for Segregated Fund Risks (LICAT) |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Use of Depositories by Insurance Companies |
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Bulletin | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Updates to the Administrative Procedures for Late and Erroneous Filing Penalty Framework |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Update to LAR guideline review for wholesale funding sources with retail-like characteristics | Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | ||
| Update to Instructions for Operational Risk Self-Assessment for TSA and AMA Institutions |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Update on the Development of a New Approach for Determining Regulatory Capital Requirements for Segregated Fund Guarantee (SFG) Risk |
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Letter | ||
| Update on Basel III Implementation ahead of final rules release in January 2022 |
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Letter | ||
| Unwind of temporary leverage ratio exclusions, effective April 2023 |
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Letter | ||
| Unwinding of certain temporary exclusions in leverage ratio exposure measures |
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Letter | ||
| Undertaking for the sharing of information with insurers |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Transition from LIBOR |
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Letter | ||
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Guideline - Letter (2018) |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Guideline - Guideline impact analysis statement (2018) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) – Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Disclosure Requirements Guideline and Capital Disclosure Requirements Guideline – Letter (2018) |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Disclosure Requirements Guideline and Capital Disclosure Requirements Guideline – Guideline impact analysis statement (2018) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Disclosure Requirements – Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Third-Party Risk Management Guideline |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| The Use of Ratings and Estimates of Default and Loss at IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting |
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Advisory | Supervisory Advisories | |
| Technology and Cyber Risk Management |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Technology and cyber incident reporting | Letter | Supervisory Advisories | ||
| Supplementary Information for Life Insurance Companies that Determine Segregated Fund Guarantee Capital Requirements Using an Approved Model – Revised Version |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Supplementary Guidance for The Treatment Of Participating Insurance in Guideline A: Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.6 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.5 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.4 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.3 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.2 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.1 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix A.6 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix A.5 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix A.4 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix A.3 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix A.2 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix A.1 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Stress Testing - Letter (2009) | Letter | |||
| Stress Testing - Guideline impact analysis statement (2009) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Stress Testing – Guideline (2009) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Sound Reinsurance Practices and Procedures – Guideline (2025) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Sound Reinsurance Practices and Procedures – Guideline (2010) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Small and Medium-Sized Deposit-Taking Institutions (SMSBs) Capital and Liquidity Requirements Guideline – Guideline impact analysis statement (2023) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Small and Medium-Sized Deposit-Taking Institutions (SMSBs) Capital and Liquidity Requirements – Guideline (2023) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Settlement Risk in Foreign Exchange Transactions – Letter (2013) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Settlement Risk in Foreign Exchange Transactions – Guideline (2013) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Securitization – Large Exposure Issues Pertaining to Liquidity Support Facilities |
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Advisory | Prudential Limits and Restrictions |