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
Insurance Inactive Filing - Insurance PC0009ORG Notice of Filing of 2018 Annual Return for Ontario - Ontario incorporated farm mutuals
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0334ORG Late Filing Fees
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0020ORG HSP Legal Changes (recommend changing this heading - Marital Status, Corporate Name Changes, Principal Representative)
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0384ORG Enforcement Matters to be Published Charges - Charges are Laid under the PBA
Pensions Inactive Locking in PE0496ORG Self-Directed RRSPs And Home Mortgages
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0046ORG Revised Assessment of Attendant Care Needs and Introduction of Form 1 HCAI Pilot Project
Auto Inactive Licensing - Auto AU0025ORG New Regulations for Service Provider Licensing and Changes to Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Effective September 1, 2010
Auto Inactive Consumer Education AU0087ORG Understanding Insurance for Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, and Other Motorized Vehicles
CU-CP Inactive External Auditor Role CU0002ORG External Auditor Role for High Risk Areas
CU-CP Inactive Capital CU0012ORG Capital Adequacy Guideline
CU-CP Inactive Exemptions CU0044ORG DICO Variations and Exemptions under the CUCPA
Insurance Inactive Cost Assessment PC0003ORG PREMIUM INFORMATION USED FOR COST ASSESSMENT IN ONTARIO
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0656ORG Treatment of Excess Contributions (pre May 21, 2019)
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0622ORG Filing Deadlines
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0417ORG Invitation to Serve on Advisory Committees to the PCO
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0350ORG Notification of Change of Carrier
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0465ORG Schedule 1 Life Income Funds (Old LIFs)
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0054ORG FAQs - Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0362ORG Pregnancy and Parental Leave Governed By The Employment Standards Amendment Act
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0372ORG_ Individuals
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0557ORG Legal Effect, PBA, 1987 s. 10, s. 16 & s. 17
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0210ORG Administrative Fees and Expenses Payable from Pension Fund
HSP Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - HSP HP0029ORG Licensed Health Service Provider Frequently Asked Questions on the AIR and Annual Regulatory Fee
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0066ORG Pension Forms
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0381ORG Extension of Deadline for Funding in Active Defined Benefit Plans
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0433ORG Securities Investments
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0001ORG Reliance Model of Reciprocal Licensing
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0535ORG Role of Presiding Officer at Pre-Hearing Conference
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0114ORG Auto Insurance Claims Forms (OCF Forms)
Auto Inactive Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Card AU0061ORG New background design for Motor Vehicle Liability insurance card
Auto Inactive Certificate AU0096ORG CERTIFICATE OF AN OFFICIAL: Appendix B
CU-CP Inactive Director Training CU0031ORG Director Training and Qualifications GN - Complex Credit Unions (2018)
CU-CP Inactive Liquidity CU0066INT Liquidity Coverage Ratio Completion Guide
Insurance Inactive Variable Insurance Contract PC0022ORG IVICs Information
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0111ORG FAQs - Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF)
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0612ORG Updated CIA Transfer Value Recommendations
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0581ORG Filing Applications with the Superintendent of Financial Services
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0633ORG Restrictions on Payments in Deficit Situations (November 2003)
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0579ORG General Announcement: The Status of Published PCO Policies under FSCO
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0444ORG Ontario Life Income Funds (LIFs) Direct Transfer of Locked-in Funds and Administration Issues
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0476ORG 2010 Schedule 1.1 Life Income Fund (LIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0597ORG Application by Employer for Payment of Surplus on Partial Wind Up of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0102ORG General Information About Inquiries and Complaints for Pension Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0309ORG Consulting and Actuarial Fees For Bargaining Purposes Not Payable from Pension Fund
General Regulatory Inactive Consumer Protection - General Regulatory GR0002ORG Treating Financial Services Consumers Fairly Guideline
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0304ORG Change To Actuarial Review Procedure
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0568ORG Conflicts of Interest and Code of Ethics
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0010ORG HSP Business Standards
Pensions Inactive Locking in PE0486ORG Shortened Life Expectancy
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0009ORG New and Revise Accident Benefit Claim forms
CU-CP Inactive Request for Publications CU0042ORG Request for Additional DICO Publications
General Regulatory Inactive Advisory Board GR0007ORG Advisory Board
Mortgage Inactive Legislation MB0031ORG Legislation: Act & Regulations
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0397ORG Solvency Funding and the PBGF - Amendments to Regulation
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0642ORG Regulation Changes to the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) - 2019
Pensions Inactive Annuities PE0345ORG Guaranteed Annuity Contracts
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0455ORG 2003 LIF Maximum Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0645ORG Eligibility for Financial Hardship Access to Locked-In Funds (2000)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0590ORG Surplus Distribution to an Employer - PBA, s. 78 and 79 and Reg. 909, s. 8
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0320ORG Communications Between PCO and Plan Administrators
Insurance Inactive Filing - Insurance PC0010ORG Notice - Filing of 2018 Annual Return for Ontario - Ontario incorporated insurers and reinsurers, fraternal societies, and reciprocal insurance exchanges
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0335ORG Late Filing Fees - How to Calculate Interest on Overdue Annual Filing Fee Payments
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0145ORG Statements of Investment Policies and Procedures (SIPPs) for Member-Directed Defined Contribution Plans
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0021ORG Access to Claimant Personal Health Information
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0385ORG Charges are Laid under the PBA - Union Drawn Steel
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0048ORG Revised Auto Insurance Claim Forms: OCF-18, OCF-21 and OCF-23
Auto Inactive Bill of Rights AU0085ORG Auto Insurance Consumers' Bill of Rights
CU-CP Inactive Application - CU-CP CU0003ORG Application Standards
CU-CP Inactive Capital CU0046ORG Capital Advisory #1 - Capital Treatment of Computer Software Intangibles
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0057ORG Guidance Note: Corporate Governance--Audit Committee
Insurance Inactive Actuarial Information PC0004ORG FSCO Property and Casualty (P&C) Memorandum to the Appointed Actuary, 2018
Mortgage Inactive Mortgage Fraud MB0007ORG Your responsibilities to prevent mortgage fraud
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0013ORG 2018 Report on the Funding of Defined Benefit Pension Plans in Ontario - 15th Annual Report
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0657ORG Solvency Funding Relief Questions Answered (2009)
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
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0623ORG Individual Statement At Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0103ORG FSRA Pension Plan Information Access
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0418ORG PCO Advisory Committee Members
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0351ORG Types of Asset Transfers
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0466ORG Schedule 1.1 Life Income Funds (New LIFs)
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0070ORG Tutorials
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0363ORG Pregnancy and Parental Leave Cannot Be Conditional
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0373ORG More Advantageous Pension Benefits or Ancillary Benefits Permitted
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0211ORG Payable from Pension Fund
HSP Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - HSP HP0030ORG Sample - Health Service Provider Annual Information Return (AIR)
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0382ORG Extension of Deadline for Filings
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0434ORG Compliance with Federal Investment Regulations or Ontario Investment Rules
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0031ORG How to Obtain Approval to Offer a Life Licence Qualification Program (LLQP) Training Course in Ontario
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0536ORG Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference
Auto Inactive Catastrophic Impairment AU0037ORG Catastrophic Impairment – Public Hospitals Guideline
Auto Inactive Rate Filing AU0063ORG FOIPOP and Rate Filings
Auto Inactive Certificate AU0097ORG CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER/DESIGNATE: Appendix B1
CU-CP Inactive Advertising CU0007ORG By-Law #3
CU-CP Inactive Liquidity CU0067INT Net Cumulative Cash Flow Completion Guide
Insurance Inactive Information for Agents PC0023ORG Helpful Licensing Information for Ontario Insurance Agents
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0613ORG Commuted Value Transfer Where Plan Underfunded
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0204INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response (June 2020)
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0634ORG Restrictions on Payments in Deficit Situations (November 2011)
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0445ORG Transfer of Locked-in Funds by Financial Institutions
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0477ORG 2011 Life Income Fund (LIF) and Locked-In Retirement Income Fund (LRIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table