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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Update on the Development of a New Approach for Determining Regulatory Capital Requirements for Segregated Fund Guarantee (SFG) Risk |
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Letter | ||
| “2021 Annual Update” to the Manual of Financial Reporting Forms and Instructions for Life Insurance Companies and Fraternal Benefit Societies |
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Letter | ||
| "2021 Annual Update" to the Manual of Financial Reporting Forms and Instructions for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies |
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Letter | ||
| “2021 Annual Update” to the Manual of Financial Reporting Forms and Instructions for Canadian Mortgage Insurance Companies |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI Summarizes Responses to its Climate Risk Discussion Paper |
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Letter | ||
| Global Systemically Important Banks – Public Disclosure Requirements |
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Advisory | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Revisions to public disclosure requirement related to the identification of Global Systemically Important Banks |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting |
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Advisory | Supervisory Advisories | |
| Unwinding of certain temporary exclusions in leverage ratio exposure measures |
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Letter | ||
| Foreign Entities Operating in Canada on a Branch Basis – Guideline (2021) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Foreign Entities Operating in Canada on a Branch Basis – Letter (2021) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Transition from LIBOR |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI sets the Domestic Stability Buffer level to 2.50% effective October 31, 2021 |
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Letter | ||
| Amendments to the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages - Letter (2021) |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI’s Near-Term Plan of Prudential Policy for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions and Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans |
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Letter | ||
| Final IFRS 17 Regulatory Forms and Instructions for FRIs | Letter | |||
| OSFI update to COVID-19-related regulatory flexibility for the covered bond limit |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI Service Standards | Letter | |||
| Assessment of Regulatory Capital Models for Deposit-Taking Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Capital treatment of BDC Guarantee under the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program |
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Letter | ||
| Supplementary Guidance for The Treatment Of Participating Insurance in Guideline A: Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) Advisory |
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Letter | ||
| LICAT, MCT and MICAT review for IFRS 17 |
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Letter | ||
| "2020 Annual Update" to the Manual of Financial Reporting Forms and Instructions for Life Insurance Companies and Fraternal Benefit Societies |
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Letter | ||
| "2020 Annual Update" to the Manual of Financial Reporting Forms and Instructions for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies |
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Letter | ||
| Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives – Guideline (2020) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives – Letter (2020) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Corporate Names, Registered Names and Trade Names |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Mergers Involving Foreign Entities |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Control in Fact |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Liquidity Principles – Guideline (2020) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Implementation Timeline for Basel III Operational Risk Capital Requirements |
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Letter | ||
| Foreign Bank Branch Deposit Requirement Guideline (Guideline A-10) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Liquidity Principles Guideline (B-6) - Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Foreign Bank Branch Deposit Requirement |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| 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 | |
| MICAT Total Requirements for FTHBI Mortgages - Advisory (2019) |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Large Exposure Limits for Domestic Systemically Important Banks – Guideline (2019) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| MICAT Total Requirements for FTHBI mortgages - Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| OSFI’s Activities with respect to IFRS 17 |
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Letter | ||
| Internal Model Oversight Framework - Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Internal Model Oversight Framework - Guideline (2019) |
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Draft guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Internal Model Oversight Framework | Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | ||
| B-12 Interest Rate Risk Management – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Interest Rate Risk Management - Guideline (2019) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Changes to Guideline B-12: Interest Rate Risk Management |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Revised Covered Bond Limit Calculation |
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Advisory | ||
| B-2 Large Exposure Limits (D-SIBs) – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Liquidity Adequacy Requirements (LAR) Guideline – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements |