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 Sort ascending Guidance Name
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0088ORG Changes to Regulation 909 - June 2009
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0087ORG Payment of a Small Amount under Section 50(1) of the Pension Benefits Act
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0086ORG FAQs - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures (SIPP)
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0085ORG New Definitions for "Retired Member" and "Former Member"
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0084ORG Opting out of the new grow-in provisions by JSPPs and MEPPs
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0083ORG Legislative Changes July 1, 2012
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0082ORG Legislative and Regulatory Changes
Pensions Active Plan Types PE0081ORG Individual Pension Plans
Pensions Active Wind up PE0080ORG Questions and Answers on the New Grow-in Rules under Section 74 of the Pension Benefits Act
Pensions Active Interest PE0079ORG Crediting Interest on Contributions and Payments
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0078ORG Biennial Statements Required for Former and Retired Members
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0077ORG Annual Statements of Members' Pension Benefits - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures Content
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0076ORG Investment
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0075ORG Resources from the Webinar on the Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0074ORG Webinar on Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0073ORG Webinars
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0072ORG Webcasts
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0071ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Webcast
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0070ORG Tutorials
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0069ORG Information Sessions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0068ORG FSCO - Pension Stakeholder Consultations
Pensions Active Investments - Pensions PE0067ORG Buy-In Annuities for Defined Benefit Plans
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0066ORG Pension Forms
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0065ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Forms
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0064ORG Rules for Financial Hardship Unlocking
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0063ORG Process for Financial Hardship Unlocking
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0062ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking - Resources
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0061ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Questions & Answers
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0060ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Questions & Answers
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0059ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking User Guide For Financial Institutions
Pensions Active Benefits PE0058ORG Phased Retirement - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0057ORG Financial Statements
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0056ORG Commuted Value - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Pensions Active Supervisory Approach PE0055ORG Court Proceedings - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0054ORG FAQs - Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Pensions Active Family Law PE0053ORG The Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship on and after January 1, 2012
Pensions 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
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0051ORG Superintendent of Financial Services Approved Family Law Forms
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0050ORG Fact Sheets: News Segments
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0049ORG FAQs - Pension Services Portal (PSP)
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0048ORG Electronic Filing - Mandatory from January 1, 2013
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0047ORG e-Blasts: Pensions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0046ORG e-Blasts: Pensions
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0045ORG Sample Retention Schedule for Pension Plan Records
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0044ORG FSCO Deputy Superintendent of Pensions: Statement on pension plans in Ontario
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0043ORG Lester Wong, FSCO's Interim Deputy Superintendent, Pensions
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0042ORG Know the facts about your registered pension plan
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0041ORG Consumer Brochures
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0040ORG A Guide to Applying for Special Access
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0039ORG Don't let pension information be a mystery
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0038ORG Trust Issues On Plan Transfer/Merger (Transamerica)
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0037ORG Asset Transfers (Transamerica v. ING)
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0036ORG Aegon Canada Inc. and Transamerica Life Canada v. ING Canada Inc.
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0035ORG Applications for Transfer of Assets on Sale or Merger
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0034ORG Asset Transfers Between Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0033ORG Asset Transfer Rules before January 1, 2014
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0032ORG Trust Issues on Pension Plan Asset Transfer1: Checklist
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0031ORG Asset Transfers - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0030ORG Pension Assessments
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0029ORG Archived Content
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0028ORG Regulation Changes to the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF)
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0027ORG Requirement to Use Approved Forms
Pensions Active Plan Types PE0026ORG Regulation 177/11 made under the Pension Benefits Act - Questions & Answers - JSPPs
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0025ORG Questions and Answers on 2016 Agreement Respecting Multi-jurisdictional Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0024ORG Agreement Respecting Multi-jurisdictional Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0023ORG Information for Pension Plan Administrators
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0022ORG Filing Information for Pension Plan Administrators
Pensions Active Wind up PE0021ORG Overpayments and Plan Wind Up - FAQs
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0020ORG Annual Information Return Fee Structure
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0019ORG Administrative Penalties
Pensions Active Amendments PE0018ORG Effective Date of a Plan Amendment that Reduces Benefits - Questions and Answers
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0017ORG E-blast - MJPPA - to plans with Quebec members
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0016ORG E-blast - MJPPA - to plans without Quebec members
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0015ORG Administrative Penalties Guideline
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0014ORG Quarterly Update on Estimated Solvency Funded Status of Defined Benefit Plans in Ontario
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0013ORG 2018 Report on the Funding of Defined Benefit Pension Plans in Ontario - 15th Annual Report
Pensions Active Funding PE0012ORG Funding and Actuarial Filing Requirements For Plan Improvements under the New Funding Regime
Pensions Active Funding PE0011ORG Letters of Credit
Pensions Active Funding PE0010ORG Questions and Answers on Letters of Credit
Pensions Active Funding PE0009ORG Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining to the 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Pensions Active Annuities PE0008ORG Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to Annuity Purchase and Discharge
Pensions Active Funding PE0007ORG Treatment of Excess Contributions
Pensions Active Funding PE0006ORG The Determination of Whether a Plan is a Closed Plan
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0005ORG Commuted Value Transfers-Superintendent's Approval
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0004ORG Actuarial Guidance Consultations
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0003ORG Ability to Take Contribution Holidays and Pay PBGF Assessments
Pensions Active Funding PE0002ORG 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0001ORG Solvency Funding Relief Measures
Insurance Active Capital Testing PC0047INT Updated Minimum Capital Test Guideline for P&C Insurance Companies and Reciprocals
Insurance Inactive Capital Testing PC0046ORG Minimum Capital Test Guideline for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies
Insurance Active Insurance Prudential PC0045APP Risk Based Supervisory Framework for Ontario-incorporated Insurance Companies and Reciprocals
Insurance Active Reporting - Insurance PC0043INT Life agent reporting requirements and related insurer obligations
Insurance Inactive Administrative Monetary Penalties - Insurance PC0042ORG Administrative Monetary Penalties in the Insurance Sector
Insurance Inactive Capital Testing PC0041ORG Superintendent's Minimum Capital Test Guideline
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0040ORG FSCO updates Licensing Link to help life insurers better monitor their agents
Insurance Inactive Reporting - Insurance PC0039ORG New reporting requirement is effective immediately: Report the life insurers you represent, have a contract with and/or on whose behalf you sell insurance products
Insurance Inactive Registered Participant List PC0038ORG Companies registered under the Prepaid Hospital and Medical Services Act as of April 1, 2019
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0037ORG How to Obtain an Insurance Agent Corporation or Partnership Licence under the Insurance Act
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0036ORG Licensing Link Enhancements for Life Insurance Agents
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0035ORG Do you want to be licensed in another province or territory?