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 Sort ascending
Mortgage Inactive Mortgage Fraud MB0007ORG Your responsibilities to prevent mortgage fraud
Auto Inactive Financial Literacy AU0001ORG Your Financial Literacy Portal
Insurance Inactive Filing - Insurance PC0015ORG Year-end Considerations
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0235ORG Withdrawal of Application for Consent to a Transfer of Assets
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0409ORG Winter 1995 Bulletin
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0412ORG Winter - Spring 1996 Bulletin
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0024ORG Will I need a HSP Licence?
General Regulatory Active Whistle-blower GR0015APP Whistle-blower Guidance
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0343ORG Which AIRs Required at Wind Up
Pensions Active Wind up PE0282ORG Where Employer Sells, Assigns or Disposes the Business or assets for the Business
Pensions Active Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0269ORG When and How to Change the Province of Registration for a Multi-jurisdictional Pension Plan
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0025ORG What's New in Service Providers
Auto Inactive Brochure AU0083ORG What to do After an Auto Accident
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0073ORG Webinars
Mortgage Inactive Resources MB0036ORG Webinar Resources
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0074ORG Webinar on Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0072ORG Webcasts
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0125ORG Waiver of Biennial Statements for Missing Former and Retired Members
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0204APP Waiver of Biennial Statements for Missing Former and Retired Members
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0177ORG Vesting, Locking In & Growing In on Wind Up
Pensions Active Benefits PE0277ORG Value of a Deferred Pension
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0122ORG Use of Superintendent Approved Pension Forms -PBA s. 113.2
General Regulatory Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - General Regulatory GR0012APP Use of proceeds from enforcement under regulation “Money retained outside the consolidated revenue fund” Guidance
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0427ORG Use of Derivatives Significant Issues for Pension Funds
Auto Inactive Usage Based Pricing AU0051ORG Usage-Based Automobile Insurance Pricing in Ontario (2016)
Auto Inactive Usage Based Pricing AU0024ORG Usage-Based Automobile Insurance Pricing in Ontario
Auto Active Professional Services Guideline AU0031ORG Updated Professional Services Guideline
Insurance Active Capital Testing PC0047INT Updated Minimum Capital Test Guideline for P&C Insurance Companies and Reciprocals
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0612ORG Updated CIA Transfer Value Recommendations
Auto Inactive Filing - Auto AU0052ORG Updated Automobile Insurance Filing Guidelines
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0344ORG Unsigned AIRs
Pensions Active Benefits PE0262ORG Union Membership as Condition for Benefit Improvement
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0366ORG Union Membership as Condition for Benefit Improvement
Pensions Active Surplus PE0165ORG Undistributed Surplus on Full or Partial Wind Up
Auto Active Filing - Auto AU0110ORG Underwriting technical notes
Auto Inactive Underwriting rules AU0102ORG Underwriting appendix
Auto Active OPCF 47 AU0075ORG Understanding the operation of OPCF 47 - Optional Accident Benefits
Auto Inactive Consumer Education AU0087ORG Understanding Insurance for Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, and Other Motorized Vehicles
Auto Inactive Consumer Education AU0084ORG Understanding Automobile Insurance
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0351ORG Types of Asset Transfers
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0128ORG Types of Asset Transfers
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0070ORG Tutorials
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0038ORG Trust Issues On Plan Transfer/Merger (Transamerica)
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0032ORG Trust Issues on Pension Plan Asset Transfer1: Checklist
Pensions Active Wind up PE0175ORG Treatment of Prior Year Credit Balance
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0618ORG Treatment of Prior Year Credit Balance
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0461ORG Treatment of Funds By Other Jurisdictions
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0656ORG Treatment of Excess Contributions (pre May 21, 2019)
Pensions Active Funding PE0007ORG Treatment of Excess Contributions
General Regulatory Inactive Consumer Protection - General Regulatory GR0001ORG Treating Financial Services Consumers Fairly Guideline: Frequently Asked Questions
General Regulatory Inactive Consumer Protection - General Regulatory GR0002ORG Treating Financial Services Consumers Fairly Guideline
General Regulatory Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - Insurance GR0011APP Transparent Communication of FSRA Enforcement Action
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0435ORG Transitional Investment Rules
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0091ORG Transfers to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) or to a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0369ORG Transfer to Locked-in RRSP May Result In Loss Of Rights
Mortgage Active Non-Qualified Syndicated Mortgages MB0041APP Transfer of retail non-qualified syndicated mortgage investments (NQSMIs) (excludes transactions with Permitted Clients) to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) (transfer effective July 1, 2021)
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0445ORG Transfer of Locked-in Funds by Financial Institutions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0517ORG Tips for Dealing with the PCO
Auto Inactive Consumer Protection - Auto AU0090ORG Tips for Avoiding Tow Truck and Storage Scams
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0169ORG Timing of Termination Statement
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0068ORG Third set of policy change forms
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 Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0428ORG The Use of Derivatives in Pension Funds, by the Investment Advisory Committee of the Pension Commission of Ontario
Pensions Active Funding PE0006ORG The Determination of Whether a Plan is a Closed Plan
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0655ORG The Determination of Whether a Plan is a "Closed Plan" (pre May 21, 2019)
General Regulatory Active Innovation GR0010APP Test and Learn Environments (TLEs) for Financial Services Innovation
Pensions Active Membership PE0222ORG Termination of Plan Membership Without Termination of Employment
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0674ORG Temporary Solvency Funding Relief Measures
Auto Active Filing - Auto AU0101ORG Technical Notes for Automobile Insurance Rate and Risk Classification Filings
Auto Inactive Technical Amendment AU0057ORG Technical Amendments to Auto Insurance Regulations
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0665ORG Targeted Reviews - Frequently Asked Questions (2017)
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0192ORG Targeted Reviews
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0666ORG Targeted Review: Member Option Statements – Termination and Retirement (2018)
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0667ORG Targeted Review: Form 7 – Contribution Reporting & Monitoring Process (2017)
Pensions Active Funding PE0216ORG Suspension of Employer Contributions in Defined Contribution Plans
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0368ORG Survivor Benefit Waived
Pensions Active Surplus PE0089ORG Surplus Withdrawal Applications
Pensions Inactive Amendments PE0327ORG Surplus Withdrawal Amendments
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0601ORG Surplus Remaining in Wound-up Plans
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0528ORG Surplus Refund Applications on Wind Up - Late Representations and Submissions
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0527ORG Surplus Refund Applications on Wind Up - Acknowledgment of Applications, Representations and Communication of Commission Decision, PBA, 1990 ss. 78(3), O. Reg. 909 ss. 8(2)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0590ORG Surplus Distribution to an Employer - PBA, s. 78 and 79 and Reg. 909, s. 8
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0587ORG Surplus Distribution to an Employer - PBA, 1990, s. 78, s. 79 and O. Reg. 909, s. 8
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0605ORG Surplus Distribution in Cash in Continuing Plan
Pensions Active Surplus PE0166ORG Surplus Distribution in Cash in Continuing Plan
Pensions Active Surplus PE0164ORG Surplus Distribution by Written Agreement - The Role of Legal Counsel
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0589ORG Surplus Distribution - The Role of Legal Counsel in Obtaining Written Consent
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0604ORG Surplus Attributable to Employer and Employee Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0603ORG Surplus Attributable to Employer and Employee Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0602ORG Surplus Attributable to Employee and Employer Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0593ORG Surplus Applications Affecting Members, Former Members or Other Persons with Employment in a Jurisdiction Other Than Ontario
Pensions Active Asset Transfers PE0205APP Supervisory Approach to Defined Benefit Asset Transfers Under the Pension Benefits Act
Pensions Active Supervisory Approach PE0199APP Supervisory Approach for Single Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans that are Actively Monitored
Mortgage Active Syndicated Mortgage Investments MB0037APP Supervision Approach for High-risk Syndicated Mortgage Investments
Auto Active Attendant Hourly Rate AU0053ORG Superintendent’s Guideline No. 01/18: Attendant Care Hourly Rate Guideline
Insurance Inactive Capital Testing PC0041ORG Superintendent's Minimum Capital Test Guideline
Auto Active Transportation Expense AU0125ORG Superintendent's Guideline No. 04/16: Transportation Expense Guideline
General Regulatory Inactive Filing - General Regulatory GR0005ORG Superintendent's Electronic Service & Delivery and Filing Rules
Auto Inactive SABS AU0123ORG Superintendent's and Commissioner's Guidelines - Auto Insurance SABS
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0117ORG Superintendent Orders (from 2009 Onwards)