Financial reporting instructions

Refer to the list for instructions on how to complete financial returns and reports in the Regulatory Reporting System.

See more information on how to file and submit a return.

Title Industry Document type Return
Change Control Log (R2) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Regional Distribution Assets and Liabilities (R2)
Change Control Log (Z4) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Balance Sheet by Booking Location (Z4)
Change Control Log (E2) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Mortgage Loans Report (E2)
Data definitions - BH [ XLS 3.6 MB ] Deposit-taking institutions Data definitions Standardized Institutions Credit Monitoring Data Call (BH)
Allowance Continuity Report (C3) Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Allowance Continuity Report (C3)
Monthly data return (unstructured) - Market Risk (OSFI-986) [ XLSX 280.75 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Return Market Risk (OSFI-986)
Change Control Log (GQ) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Geographic Assets & Liabilities Booked in Canada (GQ)
Return - Solo Capital Return [ XLSX 189.27 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Return Solo Capital Return
L3 Return - Operational Risk Event Data Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Operational Loss Event Data Reporting (L3)
Change Control Log (LRR) Deposit-taking institutions Change control log Leverage Requirements Return (LRR)
XSD file - LA 2024 [ XML 359.71 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions XSD file Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Reporting (LA)
Validation rules - B2 [ XLSX 27.63 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Validation rules Securities (B2)
Sample return - A2 [ XLSX 62.22 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Sample return Non Mortgage Loans (A2)
Sample return - Large exposures [ XLSX 72 KB ] Deposit-taking institutions Sample return Large Exposures Return (OSFI930)
Business Specifications for the Climate-Related Risk Returns for Deposit-Taking Institutions Deposit-taking institutions Instructions Climate-related risk returns
Life Memorandum to the Appointed Actuary (2022) Insurance companies Memorandum Life Memorandum to the Appointed Actuary (2022)
Mortgage Insurance Return – Section I – Introduction Insurance companies Introduction Mortgage Insurance Return and Instructions
2023 Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test - Filing Instructions Insurance companies Instructions Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT)
MI3 Core Financial Statement Return Validation Rules [ XLSX 69.63 KB ] Insurance companies Validation rules Mortgage Insurance Return and Instructions
Quarterly return (tracked changes) - LICAT LCQ 2020 [ XLSX 211.48 KB ] Insurance companies Quarterly return Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT)