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
Auto Inactive HCAI Guideline AU0056ORG Revised Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI) Guideline – Including the Assessment of Attendant Care Needs Form (Form 1)
Auto Inactive Consumer Protection - Auto AU0089ORG Don't Get Scammed Buying Auto Insurance
CU-CP Inactive Director Training CU0004ORG Application Guide for Director Training - Less Complex Credit Unions
CU-CP Inactive Service Standards - CU-CP CU0018ORG DICO Service Standards as Outlined in the CUCPA
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0059ORG Guidance Note: Corporate Governance--Management
Insurance Inactive Actuarial Information PC0006ORG 2018 PROPERTY AND CASUALTY MEMORANDUM TO THE APPOINTED ACTUARY
Mortgage Inactive Mortgage Fraud MB0015ORG Checklist on Detecting and Preventing Mortgage Fraud
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0088ORG Changes to Regulation 909 - June 2009
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0659ORG Asset Smoothing for Solvency Valuations and Contribution Holidays - Questions and Answers (2008 - 2010)
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0201INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Pensions Inactive Amendments PE0325ORG Challenge To An Adverse Amendment
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0625ORG Distribution of Benefits on Partial Wind Up (September 2010)
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0105ORG Pensions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0514ORG 1) How To Get Assistance from the PCO 2) Telephone Enquiries to the PCO
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0353ORG Interim Transfer of Assets on Purchase and Sale
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0436ORG Requirements of the Ontario Locked-In Retirement Account (LIRA)
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0468ORG 2005 LIF Maximum Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0075ORG Resources from the Webinar on the Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0365ORG Improvement Of Benefits In Ongoing Plans
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0600ORG Access To Surplus In Continuing Plans Permitted
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0375ORG Part-time Employees and YMPE Test
Pensions Inactive Retirement PE0559ORG Normal Retirement Date - PBA, 1987 ss. 36(1)
HSP Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - HSP HP0035ORG Health Service providers: How to update your contact information and file the Annual Information Return (AIR)
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0390ORG Requirement to File Pension Plan Financial Statements or Pension Fund Financial Statements
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0521ORG Description
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0033ORG Becoming a Licensed General Insurance Agent
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0538ORG Continuation of Proceedings for Certain Applications Under the Current PBA once the Financial Services Commission of Ontario Act, 1997 (FSCO) comes into Force
Auto Inactive Underwriting rules AU0102ORG Underwriting appendix
Auto Inactive Catastrophic Impairment AU0045ORG Amendment to Catastrophic Impairment Definition
Auto Inactive Rental Vehicles AU0088ORG Protecting Yourself When Renting an Automobile
Auto Inactive Certificate AU0099ORG CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER/DESIGNATE
CU-CP Inactive Advertising CU0017ORG DICO Deposit Insurance Brochure
CU-CP Inactive Liquidity CU0072ORG Liquidity Data Template
Insurance Inactive Education and Licensing PC0025ORG How to Become a Life or Accident and Sickness Insurance Agent
Mortgage Inactive FAQs MB0019ORG Frequently Asked Questions for the Mortgage Broker Industry
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0507ORG Assessments Subject to Retail Sales Tax
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0377ORG Calculation In A Continuing Plan
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0665ORG Targeted Reviews - Frequently Asked Questions (2017)
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0177ORG Vesting, Locking In & Growing In on Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0636ORG Successor Plan Does Not Preclude Wind Up of Original Plan (December 1995)
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0185ORG InActive Pension Policies
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0032ORG Trust Issues on Pension Plan Asset Transfer1: Checklist
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0062ORG Financial Hardship Unlocking - Resources
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0447ORG 1995 Maximum Withdrawals
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0479ORG 2013 Life Income Fund (LIF) and Locked-In Retirement Income Fund (LRIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Interest PE0423ORG Crediting Interest on Employee Contributions
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0582ORG Adequacy of Surplus Withdrawal Application
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0540ORG Applications to the Commission for Consent to a Refund - PBA, 1987 ss. 64(7) and (8)*
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0030ORG Pension Assessments
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0312ORG Payment on Wind Up
CU-CP Inactive Filing - CU-CP CU0027ORG Filing Requirements for Insured Institutions
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0307ORG Actuarial Assumptions Guidelines Solvency Valuations
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0571ORG Confirmation or Amendment - Notification to PCO
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0013ORG Service provider frequently asked questions: Fees
Mortgage Inactive Forms - Mortgage Brokering MB0023ORG Mortgage Brokering Forms
Pensions Inactive Locking in PE0489ORG Effect Of Legislation on Locked in RRSP Funds
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0017ORG Implementing Automobile Insurance Reforms: Amendments to the Ontario Automobile Policy and Related Forms
Auto Inactive Filing - Auto AU0105ORG Automobile Insurance forms filings
CU-CP Inactive Lending CU0054ORG Lending Advisory #4 - Mortgage Lending Practices
Mortgage Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - Mortgage Brokering MB0002ORG AIR Summary Results for Previous Years
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0400ORG Re-filing Election Report
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0015ORG Administrative Penalties Guideline
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0421ORG Compliance Amendments Required For Quebec Members
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0615ORG A Guide To The Wind Up Of A Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0046ORG e-Blasts: Pensions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0410ORG Spring 1995 Bulletin
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0231ORG Interim Transfer of Assets on Purchase and Sale
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0097ORG Changes To The Rules For Ontario Locked-In Accounts - O. Reg. 239/09
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0458ORG Spousal Consent Required
Pensions Inactive Plan Types PE0651ORG FAQs - Individual Pension Plans (2012)
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0593ORG Surplus Applications Affecting Members, Former Members or Other Persons with Employment in a Jurisdiction Other Than Ontario
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0551ORG Preparing An Application For Registration
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0323ORG Requirement To Make Documents Available On Request
Insurance Inactive Filing - Insurance PC0015ORG Year-end Considerations
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0338ORG New Fees
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0426ORG Derivative Instruments - Futures and Options
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0024ORG Will I need a HSP Licence?
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0388ORG Ongoing Cases under the PBA and Regulations
Pensions Inactive Forms - General PE0661ORG FAQs - Forms (2010 - 2011)
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0066ORG French Automobile Insurance Forms
Auto Inactive Consumer Protection - Auto AU0090ORG Tips for Avoiding Tow Truck and Storage Scams
CU-CP Inactive Director Training CU0005ORG Application Guide for Director Training - Complex Credit Unions
CU-CP Inactive Enterprise Risk Management CU0025ORG ERM Application Guide
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0061INF Annual Meeting Requirements: Credit Unions and Insurance Companies
Insurance Inactive Premium Information PC0012ORG Notice - Premium Information for Cost Assessment - Non-Ontario incorporated Property and Casualty insurance companies and reciprocals
Mortgage Inactive Mortgage Fraud MB0016ORG FAQs on FSCO's Checklist on Detecting and Preventing Mortgage Fraud
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0672ORG 2016 Solvency Funding Relief Measures for Private Sector Pension Plans - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0276ORG Commuted Value Transfers
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0206INF Pension Sector Emergency Management Response
Pensions Inactive Amendments PE0326ORG Registration of Amendments
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0626ORG Plan With No Members
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0106ORG Indalex Supreme Court Decision
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0515ORG Contacts for Assistance - AIR and PBGF Assessment Certificates
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0354ORG Superintendent Consent Required for Asset Transfer under subsection 81(8)
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0437ORG Shortened Life Expectancy - Provision in Plan Text
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0469ORG 2006 LIF Maximum Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0366ORG Union Membership as Condition for Benefit Improvement
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0601ORG Surplus Remaining in Wound-up Plans
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0562ORG Human Rights Commission Decision on the Definition of Spouse
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0376ORG Seasonal Workers