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 Administration - Pensions PE0322ORG Requirement To Provide Information To Members
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0323ORG Requirement To Make Documents Available On Request
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0389ORG Requirement to File Pension Plan Financial Statements or Pension Fund Financial Statements
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0390ORG Requirement to File Pension Plan Financial Statements or Pension Fund Financial Statements
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0391ORG Requirement to File Pension Plan Financial Statements or Pension Fund Financial Statements
Pensions Active Funding PE0227ORG Requirement for Submission of Actuarial Reports and Cost Certificates
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0395ORG Requirement for Auditor's Report
CU-CP Inactive Request for Publications CU0042ORG Request for Additional DICO Publications
Mortgage Inactive Reporting - Mortgage Brokering MB0035ORG Reporting Requirements for Mortgage Administrators
Auto Active Consumer Protection - Auto AU0136APP Reporting and resolution of rating and underwriting errors
Auto Active Rental Vehicles AU0064ORG Rental Vehicles and the Priority Rules
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0001ORG Reliance Model of Reciprocal Licensing
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0537ORG Release of Pre-Hearing Conference Documents Filed with the Commission
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0532ORG Release of Hearing Documents Filed with the Commission
Insurance Active Guideline PC0020ORG Reinsurance guidelines for Ontario incorporated and licensed companies
Auto Active Lapse in Auto Insurance Coverage AU0069ORG Regulation on lapse in automobile insurance coverage
Auto Inactive SABS AU0060ORG Regulation on Endorsement for Optional Benefits in the SABS
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0642ORG Regulation Changes to the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) - 2019
Pensions Active Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0683ORG Regulation Changes to the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) - 2019
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0028ORG Regulation Changes to the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF)
Pensions Active Plan Types PE0026ORG Regulation 177/11 made under the Pension Benefits Act - Questions & Answers - JSPPs
Pensions Active Registration PE0161ORG Registration of a Pension Plan and a Pension Plan Amendment
Pensions Inactive Amendments PE0326ORG Registration of Amendments
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0541ORG Refund to Active Members - PBA, 1987 ss. 64(2)*
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0542ORG Refund of Additional Voluntary Contributions to Active Members - PBA, 1990 ss. 63(2)
Pensions Active Refunds PE0160ORG Refund of Additional Voluntary Contributions to Active Members
Pensions Inactive Amendments PE0273ORG Reduction of Accrued Benefits and/or Refunds or Payments to Avoid Revocation by Canada Revenue Agency of Registration of a Pension Plan
HSP Inactive Auto Fraud and Abuse Reduction HP0002ORG Reducing abuse and fraud in health care services for Auto Insurance: everyone has a role to play
CU-CP Active Recovery Planning CU0069INT Recovery Planning
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0533ORG Records of Proceedings for Appeal Purposes
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0525ORG Records Maintenance and Retention
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0278ORG Recalculation of Transfer Values
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0611ORG Recalculation of Transfer Values
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0610ORG Recalculation of Transfer Value Not Permitted in Most Instances
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0294ORG Re-filing of Annual Information Return (AIR) and Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund Assessment Certificate (PBGF) Forms - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0400ORG Re-filing Election Report
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0669ORG Questions and Answers relating to Surplus Withdrawal On Wind Up - Section 78(2) Notice Requirements (2012)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0670ORG Questions and Answers relating to Surplus - Regulations effective July 1, 2012
Pensions Active Wind up PE0080ORG Questions and Answers on the New Grow-in Rules under Section 74 of the Pension Benefits Act
Pensions Active Funding PE0010ORG Questions and Answers on Letters of Credit
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0025ORG Questions and Answers on 2016 Agreement Respecting Multi-jurisdictional Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0014ORG Quarterly Update on Estimated Solvency Funded Status of Defined Benefit Plans in Ontario
Pensions Active Advisory Committees PE0228ORG Purpose of Plan Advisory Committees
Auto Active Regulation AU0019ORG Publication of Private Arbitration Decisions Involving Ontario Regulation 283/95: Disputes Between Insurers
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0419ORG Publication of Decisions made under the Pension Benefits Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.8
General Regulatory Active Supervisory Approach GR0017APP Public warning notices Guidance
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0033ORG Public Registry of Licensed Health Service Providers
Pensions Active Investments - Pensions PE0144ORG Prudent Investment Practices for Derivatives
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0432ORG Prudence
Auto Inactive Rental Vehicles AU0088ORG Protecting Yourself When Renting an Automobile
Auto Active Professional Services Guideline AU0027ORG Professional Services Guideline
Auto Active Payment Processing AU0038ORG Processing Direct Payments to Service Providers for "Listed Expenses"
Pensions Active Supervisory Approach PE0245ORG Process for Reviewing Defined Benefit Pension Plan Applications and Service Targets
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0063ORG Process for Financial Hardship Unlocking
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0598ORG Procedures for Applications under ss. 7a(2) of O. Reg. 708/87 (743/91) (Grandfathering Provision)
Auto Active Ridesharing AU0047ORG Private Vehicles for Hire - Ridesharing: Fleet Insurance Policy (Intact/Uber), Approval of an Electronic Insurance Card for Ridesharing, and Amendments to the Definition of “Fleet”
Auto Active Filing - Auto AU0100ORG Private Passenger Automobile Filing Guidelines - Major
Auto Active Arbitration AU0121ORG Private Arbitration Decisions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0187ORG Previous Policy Reviews
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0551ORG Preparing An Application For Registration
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0554ORG Preparation of an Application for Registration of a Plan Amendment
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0552ORG Preparation of an Application for Registration of a Pension Plan
Insurance Inactive Cost Assessment PC0003ORG PREMIUM INFORMATION USED FOR COST ASSESSMENT IN ONTARIO
Pensions Active Benefits PE0132ORG Pregnancy, Parental and Emergency Leave
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0362ORG Pregnancy and Parental Leave Governed By The Employment Standards Amendment Act
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0363ORG Pregnancy and Parental Leave Cannot Be Conditional
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0361ORG Pregnancy and Parental Leave - Employee Contributions
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0360ORG Pregnancy and Parental Leave
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0534ORG Pre-Hearing Conference Procedures
CU-CP Inactive Advertising CU0016ORG Pre Approved Advertising Messages for Cus
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0364ORG Portability Rights If Vested But Not Locked-In
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0237ORG Portability Rights if Vested but not Locked In
Mortgage Inactive Non-Qualified Syndicated Mortgages MB0009ORG Policies and Procedures -- Non-qualified Syndicated Mortgages
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0626ORG Plan With No Members
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0524ORG Photocopies of Files under section 30 of the PBA, 1990
Pensions Active Benefits PE0058ORG Phased Retirement - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0105ORG Pensions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0189ORG Pensions
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0098ORG Pension Unlocking: Non-Hardship
Pensions Active Supervisory Approach PE0197APP Pension Sector Guiding Principles
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0204INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response (June 2020)
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0200INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0201INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0206INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0193ORG Pension Scams Cost You More than Retirement Savings
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0188ORG Pension Policy Review Project
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0186ORG Pension Policies
Pensions Active Plan Types PE0159ORG Pension Plans are Not Flexible Benefit Plans
Pensions Inactive Plan Types PE0520ORG Pension Plans are Not Flexible Benefit Plans
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0414ORG Pension Plan Survival and the PCO A Two Way Street
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0555ORG Pension Plan Document Checklist
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0296INT Pension Plan Administrator Roles and Responsibilities
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0118ORG Pension Fund Administration – Responsibilities of Fund Holders
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0066ORG Pension Forms
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0109ORG Pension Decisions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0113ORG Pension Bulletins (Prior to October 2009)
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0110ORG Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF)
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0293ORG Pension Assessments - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0030ORG Pension Assessments
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0416ORG PCO Affected by Government Constraints New Approach to Communications Adopted