The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) is responsible for supervising and regulating a broad range of financial service sectors. FSRA issues guidance to make it easier for the public, new entrants and incumbents to understand what is legally binding, what is FSRA’s interpretation or application of law and what information is designed to be helpful. All guidance is issued in accordance with FSRA's Guidance Framework.

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Status Category Guidance Number Guidance Name
Active Amendments PE0302INT Actions to avoid deregistration of a pension plan under the Federal Income Tax Act
Active Miscellaneous PE0641INF A guide for employers - Communicating the value of your pension plan
Active Spousal Rights PE0653ORG Definition of "spouse"
Active Wind up PE0676ORG New Requirements for Grow-In, Opting Out of Grow-In and Partial Wind Up
Active Commuted Value PE0677ORG Commuted Value Transfers - Qs&As
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0678ORG FAQs on Locked-in Retirement Income Funds (LRIFs)
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0679ORG FAQs on Locked-in Retirement Accounts (LIRAs)
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0680ORG FAQs for Financial Institutions (LIFs and LRIFs)
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0681ORG FAQs: Option to Transfer Money from a Locked-in Account to an Unlocked vehicle
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0682ORG FAQs on the Effects of Changes on Other Unlocking Applications
Active Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0683ORG Regulation Changes to the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) - 2019
Active Innovation GR0018DEC Affiliated insurers carrying on business as a common undertaking pursuant to s. 392.2(8) of the Insurance Act
Active Risk Management GR0016INT Information Technology (“IT”) risk management
Active Innovation GR0010APP Test and Learn Environments (TLEs) for Financial Services Innovation
Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - General Regulatory GR0013APP Enforcement: General Administrative Monetary Penalties Guidance
Active Retirement PC0048INT Understanding Decumulation Products
Active Supervisory Approach GR0017APP Public warning notices Guidance