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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Securities Lending - Property and Casualty Insurance Companies - Guideline (1996) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Securities Lending – Life insurance companies - Guideline (1997) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Securities Lending Deposit-taking institutions - Guideline (1996) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Role of the Independent Actuary |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Risk Quantification at IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Revisions to the Leverage Ratio Disclosure Requirements Guideline |
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Letter | ||
Revisions to public disclosure requirement related to the identification of Global Systemically Important Banks |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Revised OSFI Capital Ruling for Limited Recourse Capital Notes |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Revised Life Insurance Capital Framework - Standard Approach |
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Letter | ||
Revised Guideline E-13 – Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) – Letter (2014) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Revised Guideline B-21 – Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures – Letter (2019) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Revised Guidance for Companies that Determine Segregated Fund Guarantee Capital Requirements Using an Approved Model |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Revised Covered Bond Limit Calculation |
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Advisory | ||
Retention/Destruction of Records |
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Bulletin | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Residential mortgage underwriting practices and procedures – Guideline (2017) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures – Guideline (2019) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Release of final 2023 liquidity returns and consultation on draft NCCF reporting instructions |
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Letter | ||
Reinsurance Trust Agreements | Letter | |||
Reinforcing residential mortgage risk management practices |
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Regulatory notice | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) – Guideline (2014) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Regulatory Compliance Management – Guideline impact analysis statement (2014) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Regulatory Capital and Internal Capital Targets |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Register of OSFI-Regulated Internationally Active Insurance Groups |
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Letter | ||
Recognition of Hedge Contracts in the Determination of the Segregated Fund Guarantee Capital Requirement for Life Insurance Companies |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Public Disclosure Requirements for Domestic Systemically Important Banks on Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) – Guideline impact analysis statement (2014) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Public Disclosure Requirements for Domestic Systemically Important Banks on Liquidity Coverage Ratio |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Prudent Person Approach |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Proposed Revisions to Guideline E-23 on Model Risk Management |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Property and Casualty Large Insurance Exposures and Investment Concentration |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Pledging |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) - Guideline impact analysis statement (2022) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) - Guideline (2022) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for Small and Medium-Sized Deposit-Taking Institutions (SMSBs) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for small and medium sized deposit-taking institutions (SMSBs) – Guideline impact analysis statement (2022) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) - Guideline (2024) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for Small and Medium-Sized Deposit-Taking Institutions (SMSBs) - Guideline (2024) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Participating account management and disclosure to participating policyholders and adjustable policyholders – Guideline (2023) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Parental Stand-Alone (Solo) TLAC Framework for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Parental Stand-Alone (Solo) Capital Framework for Federally Regulated Life Insurers |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Own Risk and Solvency Assessment |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Oversight Expectations for TSA & AMA Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Oversight Expectations for IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Outsourcing of Business Activities, Functions and Processes |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
OSFI upholds current LAR guideline treatment for HISA ETFs |
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Letter | ||
OSFI update to COVID-19-related regulatory flexibility for the covered bond limit |
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Letter | ||
OSFI update on Canadian Dollar Offered Rate transition |
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Letter | ||
OSFI Summarizes Responses to its Climate Risk Discussion Paper |
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Letter | ||
OSFI sets the Domestic Stability Buffer level to 2.50% effective October 31, 2021 |
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Letter | ||
OSFI Service Standards | Letter |