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 Information and Statements PE0287ORG New Provisions Related to the Disclosure of Records
Active Miscellaneous PE0286ORG Bill 236, Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010 - Frequently Asked Questions
Active Miscellaneous PE0285ORG FAQs on the Most Significant Changes under Bill 120 in force on December 8, 2010 and July 1, 2012
Active Funding PE0284ORG Contributions In-Kind Not Permitted
Active Wind up PE0283ORG Original and Successor Pension Plans - Section 81 Does Not Preclude Wind Up of Original Plan
Active Wind up PE0282ORG Where Employer Sells, Assigns or Disposes the Business or assets for the Business
Active Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0281ORG Determining PBGF Assessment Base
Active Commuted Value PE0280ORG Commuted Value Transfer Where Plan Underfunded and Member within 10 Years of Normal Retirement Date
Active Commuted Value PE0279ORG Subsidized Early Retirement & Bridge Benefits where Eligibility Requirements have been Met and Plan Provides for Transfer Options
Active Commuted Value PE0278ORG Recalculation of Transfer Values
Active Benefits PE0277ORG Value of a Deferred Pension
Inactive Commuted Value PE0276ORG Commuted Value Transfers
Active Benefits PE0275ORG Joint and Survivor Pension Waived
Active Spousal Rights PE0274ORG Joint and Survivor Pension or Annuity – Entitlement, Waiver and Cancellation
Inactive Amendments PE0273ORG Reduction of Accrued Benefits and/or Refunds or Payments to Avoid Revocation by Canada Revenue Agency of Registration of a Pension Plan
Active Refunds PE0272ORG Application for Refund of Contributions to Plan Members or Former Members
Active Refunds PE0271ORG Application for Reimbursement of Employer Overpayment from a Continuing Pension Plan
Active Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0270ORG Documents at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario for Plans Registered in Other Jurisdictions
Active Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0269ORG When and How to Change the Province of Registration for a Multi-jurisdictional Pension Plan
Active Funding PE0268ORG Contributory and Non-Contributory Pension Plans
Active Funding PE0267ORG Collection of Unremitted Contributions, PBA 1990 s. 59, s. 87, s. 109 & s. 110
Active Supervisory Approach PE0266ORG Decisions made under the Pension Benefits Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.8 and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 28
Active Information and Statements PE0265ORG Disclosure of information provided to FSCO by an Administrator: Records marked “Privileged,” “Private” or “Confidential”
Active Benefits PE0264ORG Past Benefits - Members Option
Active Benefits PE0263ORG Settlement of Benefits
Active Benefits PE0262ORG Union Membership as Condition for Benefit Improvement
Active Benefits PE0261ORG Amendments for Benefit Improvements - Notice and Funding
Active Benefits PE0260ORG Consent Benefits Where Amount of Benefit Not Determinable
Active Funding PE0259ORG Determination of the Solvency Liability Adjustment 
Active Funding PE0258ORG Alternative Settlement Methods for Solvency Valuations
Active Filing - Pensions PE0257ORG Actuarial Filing for Plan Amendments
Active Funding PE0256ORG Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Practice-Specific Standards for Pension Plans
Active Information and Statements PE0255ORG Members’ Annual Statements and Termination Statements
Active Information and Statements PE0254ORG Member's Right to Information, Annual Statements, Termination Statements, Notices, PBA 1990, s. 25-30, 42, O. Reg. 909 s. 28, 39-46 Effective When Published
Active Administration - Pensions PE0253ORG Requirement to Provide Information to Members
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0252ORG Insurance Company Not Administrator for Guaranteed Annuity Contracts
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0251ORG Administrator Role and Responsibilities
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0250ORG Payable from Pension Fund
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0249ORG Administrative Fees and Expenses Payable from Pension Fund
Active Wind up PE0248ORG Credited Service for Employment Standards Act 2000 Notice Period
Active Commuted Value PE0247ORG Fully Insured Money Purchase Group Annuity
Active Retirement PE0246ORG Retirement Dates
Active Supervisory Approach PE0245ORG Process for Reviewing Defined Benefit Pension Plan Applications and Service Targets
Active Administration - Pensions PE0244ORG Inquiries to FSCO by the Administrator
Active Filing - Pensions PE0243ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure
Active Funding PE0242ORG Contribution Holidays for Plan Members; Employee - Contributions, Payroll Deductions
Active Amendments PE0241ORG For Applications Received after March 26, 1992
Active Amendments PE0240ORG Defined Contribution to Defined Benefit
Active Benefits PE0239ORG Indexing
Active Benefits PE0238ORG More Advantageous Pension Benefits or Ancillary Benefits Permitted
Inactive Benefits PE0237ORG Portability Rights if Vested but not Locked In
Active Benefits PE0236ORG Garnishment of Pensions In Pay
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0235ORG Withdrawal of Application for Consent to a Transfer of Assets
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0234ORG Full Asset Transfers Under s. 81 - Superintendent's Consent Required
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0233ORG Partial Asset Transfers Under s. 81 - Superintendent's Consent Required
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0232ORG Asset Transfer Resulting from Sale of Business
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0231ORG Interim Transfer of Assets on Purchase and Sale
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0230ORG Asset Transfer on Reorganization
Active Annuities PE0229ORG Mortality Tables and Sex Discrimination
Active Advisory Committees PE0228ORG Purpose of Plan Advisory Committees
Active Funding PE0227ORG Requirement for Submission of Actuarial Reports and Cost Certificates
Active Commuted Value PE0226INF Bank of Canada Revisions: Effect on Commuted Value Calculations and Filings
Active Family Law PE0225INT Administration of pension benefits upon marriage breakdown
Active Administration - Pensions PE0224INF Defined Benefit Multi-Employer Pension Plans – Leading Practices
Active Asset Transfers PE0223INF FSRA’s Consent to SEPP to JSPP Transactions under sections 80.4 and 81.0.1 of the Pension Benefits Act
Active Membership PE0222ORG Termination of Plan Membership Without Termination of Employment
Active Membership PE0221ORG Amendment to Terminate Membership not Permitted
Active Membership PE0220ORG Cessation of Member Contributions
Active Membership PE0219ORG No Transfer Rights on Suspension of Plan Membership
Active Interest PE0218ORG Crediting Interest on Employee Contributions
Active Interest PE0217ORG Average Fund Rate for Employee Contributions
Active Funding PE0216ORG Suspension of Employer Contributions in Defined Contribution Plans
Active Funding PE0215ORG Failure to Remit Member Contributions
Active Funding PE0214ORG Employer Contributions Based on RRSP Contributions
Active Funding PE0213ORG Contributory and Non-Contributory Pension Plans
Active Funding PE0212ORG Collection of Unremitted Contribution
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0211ORG Payable from Pension Fund
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0210ORG Administrative Fees and Expenses Payable from Pension Fund
Active Spousal Rights PE0209ORG Options to Spouse on Marriage Breakdown
Active Spousal Rights PE0208ORG Additional Options to Spouse on Marriage Breakdown
Active Spousal Rights PE0207ORG Marriage Breakdown and Pension Credits
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0206INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Active Asset Transfers PE0205APP Supervisory Approach to Defined Benefit Asset Transfers Under the Pension Benefits Act
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0204INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response (June 2020)
Active Administration - Pensions PE0204APP Waiver of Biennial Statements for Missing Former and Retired Members
Active Administration - Pensions PE0203INF Missing Members Principles and Practices
Active Commuted Value PE0202APP Limitations on Commuted Value Transfers and Annuity Purchases (DB Pension Plans)
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0201INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0200INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Active Supervisory Approach PE0199APP Supervisory Approach for Single Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans that are Actively Monitored
Active Commuted Value PE0198INF Discontinuance of the Bank of Canada Series V122515 and V122495
Active Supervisory Approach PE0197APP Pension Sector Guiding Principles
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0196INF Life Income Fund (LIF) and Locked-In Retirement Income Fund (LRIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Active Annuities PE0195APP Approach to Requirements After Certain Annuity Purchases for Defined Benefit Plans
Active Miscellaneous PE0194ORG Beware of Scams Involving Your Retirement Savings, Regulators Warn
Active Miscellaneous PE0193ORG Pension Scams Cost You More than Retirement Savings
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0192ORG Targeted Reviews
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0191ORG Application Processes and Service Targets
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0190ORG Defined Benefit Application Processes and Service Targets
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0189ORG Pensions