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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parental Stand-Alone (Solo) TLAC Framework for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Participating account management and disclosure to participating policyholders and adjustable policyholders – Guideline (2023) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| 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 | |
| Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Pledging |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Property and Casualty Large Insurance Exposures and Investment Concentration |
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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 | |
| Prudent Person Approach |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Register of OSFI-Regulated Internationally Active Insurance Groups |
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Letter | ||
| Regulatory Capital and Internal Capital Targets |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Regulatory Compliance Management – Guideline impact analysis statement (2014) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) – Guideline (2014) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Reinforcing residential mortgage risk management practices |
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Regulatory notice | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Reinsurance Trust Agreements | Letter | |||
| Release of final 2023 liquidity returns and consultation on draft NCCF reporting instructions |
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Letter | ||
| Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures – Guideline (2019) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Residential mortgage underwriting practices and procedures – Guideline (2017) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Retention/Destruction of Records |
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Bulletin | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Revised Covered Bond Limit Calculation |
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Advisory | ||
| Revised Guidance for Companies that Determine Segregated Fund Guarantee Capital Requirements Using an Approved Model |
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Advisory | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Revised Guideline B-21 – Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures – Letter (2019) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Revised Guideline E-13 – Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) – Letter (2014) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Revised Life Insurance Capital Framework - Standard Approach |
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Letter | ||
| Revised OSFI Capital Ruling for Limited Recourse Capital Notes |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Revisions to public disclosure requirement related to the identification of Global Systemically Important Banks |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Revisions to the Leverage Ratio Disclosure Requirements Guideline |
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Letter | ||
| Risk Quantification at IRB Institutions |
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Implementation note | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Role of the Independent Actuary |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Securities Lending Deposit-taking institutions - 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 - Property and Casualty Insurance Companies - Guideline (1996) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Securitization – Large Exposure Issues Pertaining to Liquidity Support Facilities |
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Advisory | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Stress Testing – Guideline (2009) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Stress Testing - Guideline impact analysis statement (2009) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Stress Testing - Letter (2009) | Letter | |||
| Substantial Investments |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative |