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 Errors & Omissions Insurance - Insurance PC0030ORG FAQs on Errors and Omissions Insurance for Life Insurance Agents and Updating Your Information on Licensing Link
Mortgage Inactive Mortgage Fraud MB0016ORG FAQs on FSCO's Checklist on Detecting and Preventing Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage Inactive Non-Qualified Syndicated Mortgages MB0025ORG FAQs on FSCO's Forms Relating to Non-qualified Syndicated Mortgage Transactions
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0679ORG FAQs on Locked-in Retirement Accounts (LIRAs)
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0678ORG FAQs on Locked-in Retirement Income Funds (LRIFs)
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0095ORG FAQs on New Life Income Funds (LIFs)
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0092ORG FAQs on Old Life Income Funds (LIFs)
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0093ORG FAQs on Rules for Ontario Locked-In Accounts
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0682ORG FAQs on the Effects of Changes on Other Unlocking Applications
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0285ORG FAQs on the Most Significant Changes under Bill 120 in force on December 8, 2010 and July 1, 2012
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0094ORG FAQs on Unlocking a Locked-in Account if you are a Non-Resident of Canada
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0681ORG FAQs: Option to Transfer Money from a Locked-in Account to an Unlocked vehicle
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0119ORG Fees and Expenses for Wind Ups and Surplus Refund Applications
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0328ORG Fees Due Whether Application of Registration Filed & Late Filing Fees
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0415ORG Fiduciary Responsibility - A Regulator's Viewpoint
Auto Inactive Fraud & Abuse Reduction AU0120ORG Fighting Auto Insurance Fraud: What You Can Do
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0581ORG Filing Applications with the Superintendent of Financial Services
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0622ORG Filing Deadlines
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0330ORG Filing Deadlines for Plans Other than Defined Contribution Plans
Auto Active Filing - Auto AU0109ORG Filing Guidelines for Underwriting Rules
Insurance Inactive Filing - Insurance PC0007ORG FILING INFORMATION FOR INSURERS LICENSED IN ONTARIO
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0022ORG Filing Information for Pension Plan Administrators
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0573ORG Filing of Investment Policy Return
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0243ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0616ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure
Pensions Active Wind up PE0173ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure on Full or Partial Wind Up of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0617ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure on Full or Partial Wind Up of a Pension Plan
CU-CP Inactive Filing - CU-CP CU0027ORG Filing Requirements for Insured Institutions
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0062ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking - Resources
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0647ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Fees
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0646ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Fees (2009)
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0065ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Forms
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0644ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Questions & Answers (2012 - 2014)
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0060ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Questions & Answers
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0061ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Questions & Answers
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0059ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking User Guide For Financial Institutions
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0071ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking Webcast
FP/FA Active Application - FP/FA FP0001APP Financial Professionals Title Protection – Administration of Applications
FP/FA Active Supervisory Framework FP0002APP Financial Professionals Title Protection – Supervisory Framework
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0057ORG Financial Statements
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0311ORG Finders Fee or Insurance Broker Commission Payable from Pension Fund
Auto Inactive Rate Filing AU0063ORG FOIPOP and Rate Filings
Pensions Active Amendments PE0241ORG For Applications Received after March 26, 1992
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0359ORG Form of Benefit Payment
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0331ORG Forms
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0299ORG Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ("FOIPOP") - How to Obtain Information
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0639ORG Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP) - Interim Administrative Practice
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0066ORG French Automobile Insurance Forms
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0295ORG Frequently Asked Questions - Unlocking by Non-resident Former Member -Section 50.0.1 of the PBA
Mortgage Inactive FAQs MB0019ORG Frequently Asked Questions for the Mortgage Broker Industry
Pensions Active Annuities PE0008ORG Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to Annuity Purchase and Discharge
Pensions Active Funding PE0009ORG Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining to the 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0685ORG Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining to the 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans (pre May 21, 2019)
Pensions Inactive Amendments PE0379ORG From Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0068ORG FSCO - Pension Stakeholder Consultations
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0044ORG FSCO Deputy Superintendent of Pensions: Statement on pension plans in Ontario
Insurance Inactive Actuarial Information PC0004ORG FSCO Property and Casualty (P&C) Memorandum to the Appointed Actuary, 2018
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0040ORG FSCO updates Licensing Link to help life insurers better monitor their agents
Auto Active Fleets AU0077ORG FSCO's clarification about the exemption for fleets
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0103ORG FSRA Pension Plan Information Access
General Regulatory Active Service Standards - General Regulatory GR0009APP FSRA Service Standards
Pensions Active Asset Transfers PE0223INF FSRA’s Consent to SEPP to JSPP Transactions under sections 80.4 and 81.0.1 of the Pension Benefits Act
Pensions Active Wind up PE0288ORG Full and Partial Wind Ups - Frequently Asked Questions
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0234ORG Full Asset Transfers Under s. 81 - Superintendent's Consent Required
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0247ORG Fully Insured Money Purchase Group Annuity
Pensions Inactive Annuities PE0346ORG Fully Insured Money Purchase Group Annuity
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0394ORG Fund Statements Or Plan Statements
Pensions Active Funding PE0012ORG Funding and Actuarial Filing Requirements For Plan Improvements under the New Funding Regime
Pensions Active Funding PE0136ORG Funding Requirements for Designated Plans in Ontario, O.Reg 73/95 Effective When Published
Auto Active Forms - Auto AU0113ORG Garage Automobile Policy (O.A.P. 4), Application and Endorsement Forms
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0358ORG Garnishment of Pensions In Pay
Pensions Active Benefits PE0236ORG Garnishment of Pensions In Pay
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0579ORG General Announcement: The Status of Published PCO Policies under FSCO
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0102ORG General Information About Inquiries and Complaints for Pension Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0126ORG General Information Regarding Annual Information Returns
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0341ORG General Information Regarding Annual Information Returns and Fees.
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0342ORG General Information Regarding Annual Information Returns and Pension Assessments
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0504ORG General Procedures For Plan Mergers ­ PBA, 1987 ss. 27(1), s. 82
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0462ORG General Requirements
Mortgage Inactive Resources MB0030ORG Government of Canada Resources
Pensions Inactive Annuities PE0345ORG Guaranteed Annuity Contracts
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0057ORG Guidance Note: Corporate Governance--Audit Committee
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0058ORG Guidance Note: Corporate Governance--Board of Directors
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0059ORG Guidance Note: Corporate Governance--Management
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0553ORG Guide To Completing A Pension Plan Document Checklist - PBA s. 98
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0570ORG Guide To Completing a SIP&G
Insurance Active Guideline PC0019ORG Guideline - Use of Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
Pensions Active Wind up PE0181ORG Guideline for Notice of Full or Partial Wind Up of Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0631ORG Guideline for Notice of Full or Partial Wind Up of Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0628ORG Guideline for Notice of Wind Up of Pension Plan
Auto Active Hospitals AU0134INT Guideline on Public Hospitals and Determination of Catastrophic Impairment
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0317ORG Handling of Plan Fund Expenses and Maintenance of Plan Records
Auto Active Health Care AU0055ORG Health Care for Auto Insurance Guideline
Auto Active HCAI Guideline AU0115ORG Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI)
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0005ORG Health Service Provider Licensing Guide
HSP Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - HSP HP0034ORG Health Service Provider Sector Reports
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0016ORG Health Service Providers
HSP Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - HSP HP0003ORG Health Service Providers 2016 AIR Results Summary Report
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0027ORG Health Service Providers 2016-17 Market Conduct Compliance: Examination Results
HSP Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - HSP HP0004ORG Health Service Providers 2017 AIR Results Summary Report