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 Miscellaneous PE0117ORG Superintendent Orders (from 2009 Onwards)
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0051ORG Superintendent of Financial Services Approved Family Law Forms
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0116ORG Superintendent Notices of Intended Decision (from 2009 onwards)
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0115ORG Superintendent Declarations (from 2009 onwards)
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0114ORG Superintendent Consents (from 2009 onwards)
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0356ORG Superintendent Consent to Transfer of Assets (Sale Before 1188; Transfer After 1188)
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0354ORG Superintendent Consent Required for Asset Transfer under subsection 81(8)
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0411ORG Summer 1995 Bulletin
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0637ORG Successor Plan Does Not Preclude Wind Up of Original Plan (December 2011)
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0636ORG Successor Plan Does Not Preclude Wind Up of Original Plan (December 1995)
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0279ORG Subsidized Early Retirement & Bridge Benefits where Eligibility Requirements have been Met and Plan Provides for Transfer Options
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0592ORG Subsections 79(2) and (4) of the PBA Came Into Effect January 1, 1998
HSP Inactive Communications HP0036ORG Subscription Centre
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0503ORG Students Generally Not Eligible - PBA s. 1(1)
CU-CP Active Structural CU0039ORG Structural Risk Guidance Note
CU-CP Active Stress testing CU0065INT Stress Testing *New
CU-CP Inactive Stress testing CU0038ORG Stress Testing Guidance Note
Auto Active SABS AU0133INT Statutory Accident Benefits Claims during the COVID-19 Outbreak
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0145ORG Statements of Investment Policies and Procedures (SIPPs) for Member-Directed Defined Contribution Plans
Auto Active Filing - Auto AU0126APP Standard Filing
Auto Inactive Consumer Protection - Auto AU0092ORG Staged Auto Accidents: Protect Yourself from this Fraud
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0410ORG Spring 1995 Bulletin
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0457ORG Spousal Pre-retirement Death Benefit
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0456ORG Spousal Death Benefit
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0458ORG Spousal Consent Required
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0459ORG_ Spousal Consent Form
CU-CP Inactive Risk Management CU0043ORG Sound Business and Financial Practices Manual
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0657ORG Solvency Funding Relief Questions Answered (2009)
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0001ORG Solvency Funding Relief Measures
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0397ORG Solvency Funding and the PBGF - Amendments to Regulation
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0522ORG Simplified Filing Procedure
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0635ORG Significant Numbers of Members
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0438ORG Shortened Life Expectancy - Verification Required by Financial Institution
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0437ORG Shortened Life Expectancy - Provision in Plan Text
Pensions Inactive Locking in PE0486ORG Shortened Life Expectancy
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0148ORG Shortened Life Expectancy
Pensions Active Benefits PE0263ORG Settlement of Benefits
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0013ORG Service provider frequently asked questions: Fees
Pensions Active Membership PE0156ORG Separate Pension Plan for Part-Time Employees - Reasonably Equivalent Pension Benefits and Other Benefits
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0499ORG Separate Pension Plan for Part-Time Employees - Reasonably Equivalent Pension Benefits and Other Benefits
Pensions Inactive Locking in PE0496ORG Self-Directed RRSPs And Home Mortgages
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0078ORG Self Assessment Workbook: Corporate Governance for Management (2018)
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0076ORG Self Assessment Workbook: Corporate Governance for Board of Directors (2018)
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0077ORG Self Assessment Workbook: Corporate Governance for Audit Committee (2018)
CU-CP Active Securitization CU0080ORG Securitization Reporting Template
CU-CP Active Securitization CU0037ORG Securitization Guidance Note
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0433ORG Securities Investments
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0062ORG Second set of plain-language policy change forms
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0376ORG Seasonal Workers
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0124ORG Searching for Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0153ORG Schedule 2 Locked-In Retirement Funds (LRIFs)
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0150ORG Schedule 1.1 Life Income Funds (New LIFs)
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0466ORG Schedule 1.1 Life Income Funds (New LIFs)
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0151ORG Schedule 1 Life Income Funds (Old LIFs)
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0465ORG Schedule 1 Life Income Funds (Old LIFs)
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0045ORG Sample Retention Schedule for Pension Plan Records
HSP Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - HSP HP0030ORG Sample - Health Service Provider Annual Information Return (AIR)
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0567ORG Same-Sex Spouse Survivor Benefits
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0367ORG Same-Sex Spousal Benefits - Leshner Ruling Explained
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0530ORG Rules of Practice for Proceedings Under Section 89 of the Act: General, PreHearing Conferences, Settlement Conferences, Disclosure, Written Hearings, Electronic Hearings
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0530ORG Rules of Practice for Proceedings Under Section 89 of the Act: General, PreHearing Conferences, Settlement Conferences, Disclosure, Written Hearings, Electronic Hearings
General Regulatory Inactive Hearing Procedures GR0006ORG Rules of Practice and Procedure for Hearings Before the Superintendent of Financial Services
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0064ORG Rules for Financial Hardship Unlocking
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0684ORG Rules concerning the Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures (SIPP)
Pensions Inactive Filing - General Regulatory PE0668ORG Rule #3 - Optional Electronic Filings Rule
General Regulatory Inactive Filing - General Regulatory GR0004ORG Rule #2 - Mandatory Electronic Filings Rule
General Regulatory Inactive Filing - General Regulatory GR0003ORG Rule #1 - Electronic Service and Delivery Rule
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0535ORG Role of Presiding Officer at Pre-Hearing Conference
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0315ORG Role and Responsibilities
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0316ORG Role and Responsibilities
Insurance Active Insurance Prudential PC0045APP Risk Based Supervisory Framework for Ontario-incorporated Insurance Companies and Reciprocals
CU-CP Active Supervisory Framework CU0083APP Risk Based Supervisory Framework (FSRA RBSF)
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0008ORG Revised Ontario Garage Automobile Policy (O.A.P. 4) and Other Automobile Insurance Forms
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0080ORG Revised OEF 4a, 5 and 5c
Auto Inactive Minor Injury Guideline AU0028ORG Revised Minor Injury Guideline and Treatment and Assessment Plan (OCF-18)
Auto Inactive HCAI Guideline AU0056ORG Revised Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI) Guideline – Including the Assessment of Attendant Care Needs Form (Form 1)
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0394ORG Revised Filing Requirements
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0035ORG Revised Certificate of Automobile Insurance Form and Data Elements
Auto Active Fleets AU0078ORG Revised bulletin on the definition of "Fleet"
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0048ORG Revised Auto Insurance Claim Forms: OCF-18, OCF-21 and OCF-23
Auto Active Expense Guideline AU0049ORG Revised Attendant Care Hourly Rate Guideline and Transportation Expense Guideline
Auto Active Attendant Hourly Rate AU0054ORG Revised Attendant Care Hourly Rate Guideline and Clarification of Health Care Providers Subject to the Professional Services Guideline
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0046ORG Revised Assessment of Attendant Care Needs and Introduction of Form 1 HCAI Pilot Project
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0018ORG Revised Accident Benefit Claims Forms and New Attendant Care Hourly Rate Guideline
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0339ORG Revenue Canada Annual Information Return
Pensions Active Retirement PE0246ORG Retirement Dates
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0386ORG Results of Charges Laid Under the PBA and Regulations
Pensions Active Wind up PE0183ORG Restrictions on Payments on wind up where there is a Deficit
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0634ORG Restrictions on Payments in Deficit Situations (November 2011)
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0633ORG Restrictions on Payments in Deficit Situations (November 2003)
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0614ORG Responsibilities of Fund Trustee - Transfer of Assets Between Plans
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0075ORG Resources from the Webinar on the Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
CU-CP Active Resolution Planning CU0082INT Resolution Planning
CU-CP Inactive Lending CU0010ORG Resolution of the Board of Directors
CU-CP Active Lending CU0063INT Residential Mortgage Lending *New
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0436ORG Requirements of the Ontario Locked-In Retirement Account (LIRA)
Mortgage Inactive Syndicated Mortgage Investments MB0006ORG Requirements for Promoting Syndicated Mortgage Investments
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0374ORG Requirements For Full and Part-Time Employees
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0027ORG Requirement to Use Approved Forms
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0253ORG Requirement to Provide Information to Members