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 Active Advisory Committees PE0228ORG Purpose of Plan Advisory Committees
General Regulatory Inactive Advisory Board GR0007ORG Advisory Board
CU-CP Inactive Advertising CU0007ORG By-Law #3
CU-CP Inactive Advertising CU0016ORG Pre Approved Advertising Messages for Cus
CU-CP Inactive Advertising CU0017ORG DICO Deposit Insurance Brochure
CU-CP Active Advertising CU0081ORG Decal Installation Guide
Insurance Inactive Administrative Monetary Penalties - Insurance PC0042ORG Administrative Monetary Penalties in the Insurance Sector
General Regulatory Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - Insurance GR0011APP Transparent Communication of FSRA Enforcement Action
General Regulatory Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - General Regulatory GR0012APP Use of proceeds from enforcement under regulation “Money retained outside the consolidated revenue fund” Guidance
General Regulatory Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - General Regulatory GR0013APP Enforcement: General Administrative Monetary Penalties Guidance
Auto Active Administrative Lapse AU0010ORG An Administrative Lapse or a Suspension of a Driver’s Licence
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0023ORG Information for Pension Plan Administrators
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0030ORG Pension Assessments
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0045ORG Sample Retention Schedule for Pension Plan Records
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0049ORG FAQs - Pension Services Portal (PSP)
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0077ORG Annual Statements of Members' Pension Benefits - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures Content
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0078ORG Biennial Statements Required for Former and Retired Members
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0084ORG Opting out of the new grow-in provisions by JSPPs and MEPPs
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0085ORG New Definitions for "Retired Member" and "Former Member"
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0099ORG Accessing Plan Records and Information
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0118ORG Pension Fund Administration – Responsibilities of Fund Holders
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0119ORG Fees and Expenses for Wind Ups and Surplus Refund Applications
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0120ORG Management and Retention of Pension Plan Records by the Administrator
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0121ORG Administrator’s Management of Inquiries and Complaints from Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0122ORG Use of Superintendent Approved Pension Forms -PBA s. 113.2
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0123ORG Electronic Communications Between Plan Administrators and Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0124ORG Searching for Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0125ORG Waiver of Biennial Statements for Missing Former and Retired Members
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0203INF Missing Members Principles and Practices
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0204APP Waiver of Biennial Statements for Missing Former and Retired Members
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0210ORG Administrative Fees and Expenses Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0211ORG Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0224INF Defined Benefit Multi-Employer Pension Plans – Leading Practices
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0244ORG Inquiries to FSCO by the Administrator
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0249ORG Administrative Fees and Expenses Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0250ORG Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0251ORG Administrator Role and Responsibilities
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0252ORG Insurance Company Not Administrator for Guaranteed Annuity Contracts
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0253ORG Requirement to Provide Information to Members
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0293ORG Pension Assessments - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0296INT Pension Plan Administrator Roles and Responsibilities
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0309ORG Consulting and Actuarial Fees For Bargaining Purposes Not Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0310ORG Expenses Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0311ORG Finders Fee or Insurance Broker Commission Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0312ORG Payment on Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0313ORG Costs for Wind Up and Surplus Applications
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0314ORG Costs for Wind Up and Surplus Applications
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0315ORG Role and Responsibilities
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0316ORG Role and Responsibilities
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0317ORG Handling of Plan Fund Expenses and Maintenance of Plan Records
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0318ORG Insurance Company Not Administrator for Annuity Contracts
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0319ORG Mandatory for MEPPs Established by Collective Agreements or Trust Agreements
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0320ORG Communications Between PCO and Plan Administrators
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0321ORG Approved Pension Forms
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0322ORG Requirement To Provide Information To Members
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0323ORG Requirement To Make Documents Available On Request
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0324ORG Electronic Communications Between Plan Administrators and Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0607ORG No Obligation For Other Plans To Accept Transfer
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0608ORG No Transfers Outside Canada
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0558ORG Amendment - Registration Not Confirmed
Mortgage Inactive Administration - Mortgage Brokering MB0029ORG Existing Mortgage Brokerages and Administrators
Insurance Inactive Actuarial Information PC0004ORG FSCO Property and Casualty (P&C) Memorandum to the Appointed Actuary, 2018
Insurance Inactive Actuarial Information PC0005ORG 2018 LIFE MEMORANDUM TO THE APPOINTED ACTUARY
Insurance Inactive Actuarial Information PC0006ORG 2018 PROPERTY AND CASUALTY MEMORANDUM TO THE APPOINTED ACTUARY
CU-CP Inactive Act CU0041ORG DICO's Other Power Under the Act