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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E-20 - CDOR Benchmark-Setting Submissions - Guideline (2014) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Domestic Stability Buffer - Decision Summary Note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |||
Derivatives Sound Practices – Letter (2015) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Derivatives Sound Practices - Guideline impact analysis statement (2014) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Derivatives Sound Practices – Guideline (2014) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Deferral of IFRS 9 Application for Federally Regulated Life Insurers |
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Advisory | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Data Maintenance Expectations for Institutions Using the Standardized Approach for Operational Risk Capital Data | Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | ||
Data Maintenance at TSA & AMA Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Data Maintenance at IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Corporate Names, Registered Names and Trade Names |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Corporate Governance – Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Control in Fact |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Consultation outcomes - OSFI Guideline Consequential Changes as a Result of IFRS 17 |
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Letter | ||
Consequential amendments to Guidelines B-10 and B-13 related to foreign branches |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Completing OSFI Guideline Consequential Changes as a Result of IFRS 17 |
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Letter | ||
Commercial Real Estate risk management | Regulatory notice | Sound Business and Financial Practices | ||
Commercial Lending Restrictions - Foreign Life Insurance Companies and Foreign Fraternal Benefit Societies |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Commercial Lending Criteria |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Collateral Management Principles for IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Climate Risk Management |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Classification of Loans Guaranteed by a Parent of the Bank |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Clarification on the Treatment of Innovative Real Estate Secured Lending Products under Guideline B-20 |
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Advisory | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Changes to the Liquidity Adequacy Requirements Guideline |
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Letter | ||
Changes to the Guideline B-6 – Liquidity Principles |
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Letter | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
Changes to the Foreign Bank Branch Deposit Requirement (Guideline A-10) |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Changes to the Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) Guideline |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Changes to Guideline B-12: Interest Rate Risk Management |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Changes to Capital, Leverage, and Liquidity Requirements, and related Disclosures |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Capital treatment of BDC Guarantee under the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program |
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Letter | ||
Capital Structure – Declaration and payment of dividends |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Capital Disclosure Requirements |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) - Guideline (2024) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 1 – Overview of Risk-based Capital Requirements |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 2 – Definition of Capital |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 3 – Operational Risk |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 4 – Credit Risk – Standardized Approach |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 5 – Credit Risk – Internal Ratings-Based Approach |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 6 – Securitization |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 7 – Settlement and Counterparty Risk |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 8 – Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) Risk |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 9 – Market Risk |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
Business and Powers – Ownership Interests in Commodities |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Business and Powers – Information respecting a customer |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Business and Powers - Commercial lending limit |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
Building Federally Regulated Financial Institution Awareness and Capability to Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks |
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Letter | ||
Background Checks on Directors and Senior Management of FREs - Letter (2008) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Background Checks on Directors and Senior Management of FREs - Guideline impact analysis statement (2008) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Background Checks on Directors and Senior Management of FREs – Guideline (2008) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
Backgrounder: Breaking down Basel III | Backgrounder | |||
B-2 Large Exposure Limits (D-SIBs) – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Prudential Limits and Restrictions |