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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Sector Status Category Guidance Number Guidance Name
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0596ORG Application by Employer for Payment of Surplus on Full Wind Up of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0554ORG Preparation of an Application for Registration of a Plan Amendment
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0608ORG No Transfers Outside Canada
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0027ORG Requirement to Use Approved Forms
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0341ORG General Information Regarding Annual Information Returns and Fees.
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0429ORG Ethical Investments
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0027ORG Health Service Providers 2016-17 Market Conduct Compliance: Examination Results
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0531ORG Draft Consent Document for Filing Commission Consent with the Court for Surplus Distribution under ss. 8(2) of Regulation 909
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0080ORG Revised OEF 4a, 5 and 5c
Auto Inactive SABS AU0060ORG Regulation on Endorsement for Optional Benefits in the SABS
Auto Inactive Consumer Protection - Auto AU0093ORG Auto Insurance Consumer Resources
CU-CP Inactive Director Training CU0020ORG Director Candidate Information Guide
CU-CP Inactive CUCPA CU0028ORG CUCPA, 1994, and Regulations FAQs
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0078ORG Self Assessment Workbook: Corporate Governance for Management (2018)
Mortgage Inactive Non-Qualified Syndicated Mortgages MB0024ORG Checklists for Non-Qualified Syndicated Mortgage Forms effective July 1, 2018
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0675ORG 2009 Solvency Funding Relief Measures
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0308ORG Determination of the Solvency Liability Adjustment
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0629ORG Notice of Proposal for Partial Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0112ORG A Guide To Understanding Your Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0519ORG No Civil Collection By PCO
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0504ORG General Procedures For Plan Mergers ­ PBA, 1987 ss. 27(1), s. 82
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0440ORG_ Amendments to the ITA (Canada) Regulation and Effect on LIFs
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0472ORG 2008 Schedule 1.1 Life Income Fund (LIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0650ORG Family law - Questions & Answers (pre 2016)
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0369ORG Transfer to Locked-in RRSP May Result In Loss Of Rights
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0604ORG Surplus Attributable to Employer and Employee Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0565ORG Entitlement to Spousal Joint and Survivor Benefit - PBA, 1990, s. 44
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0500ORG Mandatory vs Voluntary - PBA, 1987 c. 10(1)2, s. 26
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0252ORG Insurance Company Not Administrator for Guaranteed Annuity Contracts
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0394ORG Fund Statements Or Plan Statements
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0006ORG About the HSP Licence
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0037ORG How to Obtain an Insurance Agent Corporation or Partnership Licence under the Insurance Act
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0577ORG Notices and Orders, PBA, 1990 s. 69, ss. 70(5), ss. 89(5) (Omitted from Winter-Spring 1996 Bulletin 6/3)
Auto Inactive Financial Literacy AU0001ORG Your Financial Literacy Portal
Auto Inactive Bill 59 AU0071ORG Implementing Bill 59: consumer brochures, SABS, and new/revised forms
Auto Inactive MVACF AU0118ORG Apply to the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund
CU-CP Inactive Lending CU0010ORG Resolution of the Board of Directors
CU-CP Inactive Stress testing CU0040ORG Cover Letter for ICAAP Stress Testing GN
Insurance Inactive Errors & Omissions Insurance - Insurance PC0029ORG Instructions for Updating Your Errors and Omissions Insurance Information on Licensing Link
Mortgage Inactive Complaints MB0027ORG How to Resolve a Complaint About a Mortgage Brokerage, Broker, Agent or Administrator
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0511ORG Late Assessment Payments - Updated Interest Table
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0016ORG E-blast - MJPPA - to plans without Quebec members
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0189ORG Pensions
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0036ORG Aegon Canada Inc. and Transamerica Life Canada v. ING Canada Inc.
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0071ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Webcast
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0451ORG 1999 Maximum Withdrawal Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0483ORG 2017 Life Income Fund (LIF) and Locked-In Retirement Income Fund (LRIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0586ORG Distribution To Employer on Wind Up - PBA, 1990 s. 78 and 79, O. Reg 909 (708/87 and 743/91 [eff. Dec. 18/91]) c. 7a(1)(b)
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0641ORG Items marked “Private” and “Confidential”
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0545ORG Notice To Members A Necessary Pre-Condition - PBA, 1987 ss. 79(4)*
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0316ORG Role and Responsibilities
Pensions Inactive Filing - General Regulatory PE0668ORG Rule #3 - Optional Electronic Filings Rule
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0331ORG Forms
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0684ORG Rules concerning the Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures (SIPP)
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0017ORG HSP Licence Application
Pensions Inactive Locking in PE0493ORG Locking In of Pension Funds When Member Leaves the Country
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0039ORG Implementing Automobile Insurance Reforms: Amendments to the Ontario Automobile Application, Endorsement and Related Forms
HSP Inactive Billing HP0032ORG How to Resolve a Complaint about Billing Practices in the Health Service Providers Sector
Mortgage Inactive Syndicated Mortgage Investments MB0008ORG Changes to syndicated mortgage rules: New FSCO forms available
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0685ORG Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining to the 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans (pre May 21, 2019)
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0190ORG Defined Benefit Application Processes and Service Targets
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0619ORG Allocation of Assets in a Multi-Jurisdictional Pension Plan Providing Defined Benefits Guaranteed in Whole or in Part by the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0069ORG Information Sessions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0414ORG Pension Plan Survival and the PCO A Two Way Street
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0235ORG Withdrawal of Application for Consent to a Transfer of Assets
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0462ORG General Requirements
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0359ORG Form of Benefit Payment
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0669ORG Questions and Answers relating to Surplus Withdrawal On Wind Up - Section 78(2) Notice Requirements (2012)
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0499ORG Separate Pension Plan for Part-Time Employees - Reasonably Equivalent Pension Benefits and Other Benefits
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0555ORG Pension Plan Document Checklist
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0125ORG Waiver of Biennial Statements for Missing Former and Retired Members
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0558ORG Amendment - Registration Not Confirmed
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0342ORG General Information Regarding Annual Information Returns and Pension Assessments
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0430ORG Investment in a Limited Partnership
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0028ORG Health Service Providers 2017/2018 Market Conduct Compliance: Examination Results
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0532ORG Release of Hearing Documents Filed with the Commission
Auto Inactive SABS AU0123ORG Superintendent's and Commissioner's Guidelines - Auto Insurance SABS
CU-CP Inactive Director Training CU0022ORG Director Training Self Assessment Guide
CU-CP Inactive Incorporation and Registration CU0060ORG Incorporating and Registering a New Credit Union or Caisse Populaire
Mortgage Inactive Non-Qualified Syndicated Mortgages MB0025ORG FAQs on FSCO's Forms Relating to Non-qualified Syndicated Mortgage Transactions
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0003ORG Ability to Take Contribution Holidays and Pay PBGF Assessments
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0609ORG Mortality Tables For Calculation - CIA Recommendations
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0403ORG Disclosure Requirements for Financial Statements Filed Pursuant to Regulation
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0630ORG Notice and Consent Requirements on Partial Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0113ORG Pension Bulletins (Prior to October 2009)
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0523ORG Communications Between the PCO and Plan Administrators
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0505ORG Merger Policy - September 1993 - PBA, 1990 s. 81, O. Reg. 909 s. 7
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0441ORG Life Income Fund Update and Revised Schedule 1 of Regulation 909
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0473ORG 2009 Schedule 1 Life Income Fund (LIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0406ORG Age-Related Benefit Formulae
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0605ORG Surplus Distribution in Cash in Continuing Plan
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0566ORG Joint and Survivor Pension or Annuity – Entitlement, Waiver and Cancellation
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0501ORG Mandatory and Voluntary - Changes After Effective Date
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0292ORG Options for Prescribed Filings - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0394ORG Revised Filing Requirements
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0007ORG About the HSP Principal Representative
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0040ORG FSCO updates Licensing Link to help life insurers better monitor their agents
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0578ORG Notices and Orders
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0002ORG New and Revised Policy and Endorsement Forms
Auto Inactive Filing - Auto AU0050ORG Amendments to the Private Passenger Automobile Filing Guidelines and Technical Notes