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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| Materiality Criteria for Related Party Transactions – Letter (2001) |
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Letter | ||
| Materiality Criteria for Related Party Transactions – Guidance note (2001) |
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Guidance note | ||
| Materiality Criteria for Related Party Transactions – Guideline impact analysis statement (2008) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Materiality Criteria for Related Party Transactions of Life Insurance Companies - Bulletin (1993) |
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Bulletin | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Materiality Criteria for Related Party Transactions of Property and Casualty Insurance Companies - Bulletin (1993) |
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Bulletin | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Materiality Criteria for Related Party Transactions - Bulletin (1999) |
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Bulletin | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Mergers Involving Foreign Entities |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| MICAT Total Requirements for FTHBI Mortgages - Advisory (2019) |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| MICAT Total Requirements for FTHBI mortgages - Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Minimum Capital Test 2024 – Adjustments and clarifications |
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Adjustments and clarifications | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Minimum Capital Test - Guideline (2024) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Minimum Qualifying Rate - Letter (2021) | Letter | |||
| Mortgage Insurance |
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Implementation note | ||
| Mortgage Insurer Capital Adequacy Test Revisions for Variable Rate Mortgages |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Mortgage Insurer Capital Adequacy Test - Guideline (2023) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Mortgage Insurer Capital Adequacy Test (MICAT) 2024 – Letter (2023) |
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Letter | ||
| Mortgage Insurer Capital Adequacy Test - Guideline (2024) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Net Stable Funding Ratio Disclosure Requirements – Letter (2019) |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Net Stable Funding Ratio Disclosure Requirements – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Net Stable Funding Ratio Disclosure Requirements – Guideline (2019) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Notice of changes to minimum base assessments |
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Letter | ||
| Operational Resilience Consultation Results Summary |
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Letter | ||
| Operational Risk Capital Data Management Expectations |
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Letter | ||
| Operational Risk Management - Guideline (2016) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| OSFI’s Activities with respect to IFRS 17 |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI clarifies treatment of innovative real estate secured lending products under Guideline B-20 |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| OSFI consults on disclosure of FRFIs' crypto-asset exposures |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI’s expectations for CDOR Transition |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI finalizes its Solo Capital guideline and Solo Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) guideline |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| OSFI increases the level of the Domestic Stability Buffer by 50 basis points | Letter | |||
| OSFI’s Intelligence-led Cyber Resilience Testing (I-CRT) Framework |
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Advisory | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| OSFI issues final Guideline B-15 and responds to consultation feedback |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI maintains the Domestic Stability Buffer level at 2.50% - Letter (2022) |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI maintains the Domestic Stability Buffer level at 2.50% - Letter (2021) |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI maintains the level of the Domestic Stability Buffer at 3.50% - Letter (2023) | Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | ||
| OSFI’s Near-Term Plan of Prudential Policy for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions and Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI releases final Guideline B-13 – Technology and Cyber Risk Management - Letter (2022) |
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Letter | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| OSFI response to draft guideline B-10 consultation feedback – Third-party Risk Management | Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | ||
| OSFI’s response to Guideline B-20 initial consultation feedback on debt serviceability measures |
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Consultation response | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| OSFI’s Review of Reputation Risk Practices - Principles, Observations and Next Steps – Letter (2005) |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI’s Review of Reputation Risk Practices - Principles, Observations and Next Steps – Discussion paper (2005) |
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Discussion paper | ||
| OSFI Service Standards | Letter | |||
| OSFI sets the Domestic Stability Buffer level to 2.50% effective October 31, 2021 |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI Summarizes Responses to its Climate Risk Discussion Paper |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI update on Canadian Dollar Offered Rate transition |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI update to COVID-19-related regulatory flexibility for the covered bond limit |
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Letter | ||
| OSFI upholds current LAR guideline treatment for HISA ETFs |
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Letter | ||
| Outsourcing of Business Activities, Functions and Processes |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Oversight Expectations for IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Oversight Expectations for TSA & AMA Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements |