Guidance library

As the regulator for federally regulated financial institutions and private pension plans, we set expectations for operating within the Canadian financial industry. You can find our current guidance in the following list. We also have a list of rescinded guidance.

For guidance on private pension plans, please see Administering pension plans.

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Date	Title	Sector	Publication type	Category
February 28, 2013	Earthquake Exposure Sound Practices - Guideline (2013)	Property and Casualty Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
October 31, 2010	Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) for Deposit-Taking Institutions – Guideline (2010)	Banks Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Sound Business and Financial Practices
January 31, 2010	Role of the Independent Actuary	Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies	Guideline	Sound Business and Financial Practices
December 31, 2009	Stress Testing – Guideline (2009)	Banks Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies Property and Casualty Companies Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Sound Business and Financial Practices
March 31, 2009	Outsourcing of Business Activities, Functions and Processes	Banks Foreign Bank Branches Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies Property and Casualty Companies Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Sound Business and Financial Practices
February 29, 2008	Background Checks on Directors and Senior Management of FREs – Guideline (2008)	Banks Foreign Bank Branches Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies Property and Casualty Companies Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Sound Business and Financial Practices
August 31, 2003	Large Exposure Limits - 2003	Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
May 31, 2003	Pledging	Banks Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies Property and Casualty Companies Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
January 31, 2000	Asset Securitization by Foreign Bank Branches	Foreign Bank Branches	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
February 28, 1997	Securities Lending – Life insurance companies - Guideline (1997)	Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
September 30, 1996	Securities Lending Deposit-taking institutions - Guideline (1996)	Banks Foreign Bank Branches Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
September 30, 1996	Securities Lending - Property and Casualty Insurance Companies - Guideline (1996)	Property and Casualty Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
December 31, 1994	Large Exposure Limits - 1994	Banks Foreign Bank Branches Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
September 30, 1993	Commercial Lending Restrictions - Foreign Life Insurance Companies and Foreign Fraternal Benefit Societies	Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
June 30, 1992	Commercial Lending Criteria	Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Prudential Limits and Restrictions
	Pillar 3 Disclosure Expectations	Banks Trust and Loan Companies	Guideline	Accounting and Disclosure

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