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
Inactive Funding PE0088ORG Changes to Regulation 909 - June 2009
Active Commuted Value PE0087ORG Payment of a Small Amount under Section 50(1) of the Pension Benefits Act
Active Filing - Pensions PE0086ORG FAQs - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures (SIPP)
Active Administration - Pensions PE0085ORG New Definitions for "Retired Member" and "Former Member"
Active Administration - Pensions PE0084ORG Opting out of the new grow-in provisions by JSPPs and MEPPs
Active Miscellaneous PE0083ORG Legislative Changes July 1, 2012
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0082ORG Legislative and Regulatory Changes
Active Plan Types PE0081ORG Individual Pension Plans
Active Wind up PE0080ORG Questions and Answers on the New Grow-in Rules under Section 74 of the Pension Benefits Act
Active Interest PE0079ORG Crediting Interest on Contributions and Payments
Active Administration - Pensions PE0078ORG Biennial Statements Required for Former and Retired Members
Active Administration - Pensions PE0077ORG Annual Statements of Members' Pension Benefits - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures Content
Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0076ORG Investment
Inactive Family Law PE0075ORG Resources from the Webinar on the Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Inactive Family Law PE0074ORG Webinar on Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0073ORG Webinars
Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0072ORG Webcasts
Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0071ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Webcast
Inactive Family Law PE0070ORG Tutorials
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0069ORG Information Sessions
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0068ORG FSCO - Pension Stakeholder Consultations
Active Investments - Pensions PE0067ORG Buy-In Annuities for Defined Benefit Plans
Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0066ORG Pension Forms
Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0065ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Forms
Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0064ORG Rules for Financial Hardship Unlocking
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0063ORG Process for Financial Hardship Unlocking
Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0062ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking - Resources
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0061ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Questions & Answers
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0060ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Questions & Answers
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0059ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking User Guide For Financial Institutions
Active Benefits PE0058ORG Phased Retirement - Frequently Asked Questions
Active Filing - Pensions PE0057ORG Financial Statements
Active Commuted Value PE0056ORG Commuted Value - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Active Supervisory Approach PE0055ORG Court Proceedings - Frequently Asked Questions
Inactive Family Law PE0054ORG FAQs - Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Active Family Law PE0053ORG The Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship on and after January 1, 2012
Active Family Law PE0052ORG Heringer v. Heringer - Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision on the payment of interest on a specified amount representing the former spouseÆs share of the Family Law Value
Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0051ORG Superintendent of Financial Services Approved Family Law Forms
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0050ORG Fact Sheets: News Segments
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0049ORG FAQs - Pension Services Portal (PSP)
Active Filing - Pensions PE0048ORG Electronic Filing - Mandatory from January 1, 2013
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0047ORG e-Blasts: Pensions
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0046ORG e-Blasts: Pensions
Active Administration - Pensions PE0045ORG Sample Retention Schedule for Pension Plan Records
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0044ORG FSCO Deputy Superintendent of Pensions: Statement on pension plans in Ontario
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0043ORG Lester Wong, FSCO's Interim Deputy Superintendent, Pensions
Active Miscellaneous PE0042ORG Know the facts about your registered pension plan
Active Miscellaneous PE0041ORG Consumer Brochures
Active Locked-in Accounts PE0040ORG A Guide to Applying for Special Access
Active Miscellaneous PE0039ORG Don't let pension information be a mystery
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0038ORG Trust Issues On Plan Transfer/Merger (Transamerica)
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0037ORG Asset Transfers (Transamerica v. ING)
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0036ORG Aegon Canada Inc. and Transamerica Life Canada v. ING Canada Inc.
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0035ORG Applications for Transfer of Assets on Sale or Merger
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0034ORG Asset Transfers Between Pension Plans
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0033ORG Asset Transfer Rules before January 1, 2014
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0032ORG Trust Issues on Pension Plan Asset Transfer1: Checklist
Inactive Asset Transfers PE0031ORG Asset Transfers - Frequently Asked Questions
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0030ORG Pension Assessments
Inactive Miscellaneous PE0029ORG Archived Content
Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0028ORG Regulation Changes to the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF)
Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0027ORG Requirement to Use Approved Forms
Active Plan Types PE0026ORG Regulation 177/11 made under the Pension Benefits Act - Questions & Answers - JSPPs
Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0025ORG Questions and Answers on 2016 Agreement Respecting Multi-jurisdictional Pension Plans
Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0024ORG Agreement Respecting Multi-jurisdictional Pension Plans
Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0023ORG Information for Pension Plan Administrators
Active Filing - Pensions PE0022ORG Filing Information for Pension Plan Administrators
Active Wind up PE0021ORG Overpayments and Plan Wind Up - FAQs
Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0020ORG Annual Information Return Fee Structure
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0019ORG Administrative Penalties
Active Amendments PE0018ORG Effective Date of a Plan Amendment that Reduces Benefits - Questions and Answers
Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0017ORG E-blast - MJPPA - to plans with Quebec members
Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0016ORG E-blast - MJPPA - to plans without Quebec members
Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0015ORG Administrative Penalties Guideline
Inactive Funding PE0014ORG Quarterly Update on Estimated Solvency Funded Status of Defined Benefit Plans in Ontario
Inactive Funding PE0013ORG 2018 Report on the Funding of Defined Benefit Pension Plans in Ontario - 15th Annual Report
Active Funding PE0012ORG Funding and Actuarial Filing Requirements For Plan Improvements under the New Funding Regime
Active Funding PE0011ORG Letters of Credit
Active Funding PE0010ORG Questions and Answers on Letters of Credit
Active Funding PE0009ORG Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining to the 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Active Annuities PE0008ORG Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to Annuity Purchase and Discharge
Active Funding PE0007ORG Treatment of Excess Contributions
Active Funding PE0006ORG The Determination of Whether a Plan is a Closed Plan
Inactive Commuted Value PE0005ORG Commuted Value Transfers-Superintendent's Approval
Inactive Funding PE0004ORG Actuarial Guidance Consultations
Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0003ORG Ability to Take Contribution Holidays and Pay PBGF Assessments
Active Funding PE0002ORG 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Inactive Funding PE0001ORG Solvency Funding Relief Measures
Active Retirement PC0048INT Understanding Decumulation Products
Active Innovation GR0018DEC Affiliated insurers carrying on business as a common undertaking pursuant to s. 392.2(8) of the Insurance Act
Active Supervisory Approach GR0017APP Public warning notices Guidance
Active Risk Management GR0016INT Information Technology (“IT”) risk management
Active Whistle-blower GR0015APP Whistle-blower Guidance
Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - General Regulatory GR0013APP Enforcement: General Administrative Monetary Penalties Guidance
Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - General Regulatory GR0012APP Use of proceeds from enforcement under regulation “Money retained outside the consolidated revenue fund” Guidance
Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - Insurance GR0011APP Transparent Communication of FSRA Enforcement Action
Active Innovation GR0010APP Test and Learn Environments (TLEs) for Financial Services Innovation
Active Service Standards - General Regulatory GR0009APP FSRA Service Standards
Active Consumer Protection - General Regulatory GR0008APP Fair Treatment of Customers in Insurance
Inactive Advisory Board GR0007ORG Advisory Board