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 Retirement PE0560ORG Mandatory Retirement Date
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0249ORG Administrative Fees and Expenses Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0135ORG Extension of Deadline for Filings with FSCO (2014)
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0391ORG Requirement to File Pension Plan Financial Statements or Pension Fund Financial Statements
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0643ORG FAQs - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures (SIPP) (2014 - 2016)
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0034ORG Do you have a licence issued in another province or territory?
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0539ORG Commission Procedures Sub-committee - Procedures Ready for Publication
Auto Inactive Garage Policy AU0005ORG Amendments to the Ontario Garage Automobile Policy
Auto Inactive Endorsement AU0065ORG Complete set of endorsements attached to O.P.F. 1 (Owner's Policy)
Auto Inactive Fraud & Abuse Reduction AU0116ORG Auto Insurance Fraud Hotline
Insurance Inactive Education and Licensing PC0027ORG How to Become an Independent or Public Adjuster
Mortgage Inactive FAQs MB0020ORG FAQ on Business Requirements
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0508ORG Assessment As An Administrative Expense - O. Reg. 708/87 s. 33
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0378ORG Computation and Interest Requirements
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0666ORG Targeted Review: Member Option Statements – Termination and Retirement (2018)
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0637ORG Successor Plan Does Not Preclude Wind Up of Original Plan (December 2011)
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0186ORG Pension Policies
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0033ORG Asset Transfer Rules before January 1, 2014
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0448ORG 1996 Maximum Withdrawal Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0480ORG 2014 Life Income Fund (LIF) and Locked-In Retirement Income Fund (LRIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Interest PE0424ORG Minimum and Maximum Rates
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0583ORG Court Applications for Surplus Entitlement in Wound Up Plans
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0541ORG Refund to Active Members - PBA, 1987 ss. 64(2)*
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0313ORG Costs for Wind Up and Surplus Applications
General Regulatory Inactive Filing - General Regulatory GR0003ORG Rule #1 - Electronic Service and Delivery Rule
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0328ORG Fees Due Whether Application of Registration Filed & Late Filing Fees
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0572ORG Income Tax Act Regulations - Foreign Content Change
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0014ORG HSP Licensing Business Process
Pensions Inactive Locking in PE0490ORG How to Administer Locked-In Money as a Pension
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0018ORG Revised Accident Benefit Claims Forms and New Attendant Care Hourly Rate Guideline
Auto Inactive Unfair or Deceptive Acts AU0021ORG Changes to Ontario Regulation 7/00: Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
Auto Inactive Filing - Auto AU0106ORG Key Legislative Requirements and Overview of Filing Guidelines
CU-CP Inactive Lending CU0055ORG Lending Advisory #5 - Mortgages Lending Practices
Mortgage Inactive Annual Information Return (AIR) - Mortgage Brokering MB0003ORG FAQs on Annual Information Returns and Financial Statements
Insurance Inactive Administrative Monetary Penalties - Insurance PC0042ORG Administrative Monetary Penalties in the Insurance Sector
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0004ORG Actuarial Guidance Consultations
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0401ORG No Suspension of Contributions in Defined Contribution Plans
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0019ORG Administrative Penalties
Pensions Inactive Multi-jurisdictional issues PE0422ORG Documents At PCO For Plans in Other Provinces
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0616ORG Filing Requirements and Procedure
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0047ORG e-Blasts: Pensions
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0411ORG Summer 1995 Bulletin
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0232ORG Asset Transfer Resulting from Sale of Business
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0098ORG Pension Unlocking: Non-Hardship
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0459ORG_ Spousal Consent Form
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0594ORG Application by an Employer for Payment of Surplus from a Wound-up Plan
Pensions Inactive Registration PE0552ORG Preparation of an Application for Registration of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0324ORG Electronic Communications Between Plan Administrators and Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0020ORG Annual Information Return Fee Structure
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0339ORG Revenue Canada Annual Information Return
Pensions Inactive Investments - Pensions PE0427ORG Use of Derivatives Significant Issues for Pension Funds
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0025ORG What's New in Service Providers
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 Forms - General PE0662ORG New FSCO Pension Forms Due to Amended Definition of "Spouse" Under the Pension Benefits Act (Form 1, Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 6, and Form 6.1) - 2005
Auto Inactive Forms - Auto AU0068ORG Third set of policy change forms
Auto Inactive Minor Injury Guideline AU0028ORG Revised Minor Injury Guideline and Treatment and Assessment Plan (OCF-18)
Auto Inactive Technical Amendment AU0057ORG Technical Amendments to Auto Insurance Regulations
Auto Inactive Consumer Protection - Auto AU0091ORG How to Save on Auto Insurance
CU-CP Inactive Director Training CU0006ORG Audit Committee Handbook
CU-CP Inactive Enterprise Risk Management CU0026ORG ERM Framework
CU-CP Inactive Corporate Governance CU0076ORG Self Assessment Workbook: Corporate Governance for Board of Directors (2018)
Pensions Inactive Funding PE0673ORG 2012 Solvency Funding Relief Measures for Private Sector Pension Plans - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Pensions Inactive Amendments PE0327ORG Surplus Withdrawal Amendments
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0627ORG Natural Termination of a Pension Plan
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0108ORG Helpful Links
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0516ORG How to Obtain Forms and Publications On and After September 15, 1994 (Distribution from Oshawa)
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0355ORG Asset Transfers under Section 81 - Superintendent's Consent Required
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0438ORG Shortened Life Expectancy - Verification Required by Financial Institution
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0470ORG 2007 LIF Maximum Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Family Law PE0101ORG Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate - Supreme Court of Canada Denies Leave
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0367ORG Same-Sex Spousal Benefits - Leshner Ruling Explained
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0602ORG Surplus Attributable to Employee and Employer Contributions on Plan Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Spousal Rights PE0563ORG Amended Definition of “Spouse” Under the Pension Benefits Act - PBA s. 1 “spouse”
Pensions Inactive Membership PE0380ORG Deadline for Membership Not Acceptable
Pensions Inactive Retirement PE0561ORG Mandatory Retirement - PBA, 1987 s. 36, s. 42
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0250ORG Payable from Pension Fund
Pensions Inactive Filing - Pensions PE0392ORG CICA Guideline For Annual Audited Statements
HSP Inactive Licensing - HSP HP0001ORG How do I enable TLS 1.2?
Insurance Inactive Licensing - Insurance PC0035ORG Do you want to be licensed in another province or territory?
Pensions Inactive Pension Decisions PE0575ORG Notices and Orders, PBA, 1990 s. 69, s. 87, ss. 89(5)
Auto Inactive Insurance Provider Protection Act AU0006ORG Emergency Service Provider's Insurance Protection Act (Insurance Amendment), 2004
Auto Inactive Settlement AU0043ORG Amendments to the Settlement Disclosure Notice
Auto Inactive Fraud & Abuse Reduction AU0120ORG Fighting Auto Insurance Fraud: What You Can Do
CU-CP Inactive Lending CU0008ORG DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OF ONTARIO By Law #5
Pensions Inactive Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) PE0509ORG Assessment for Periods Not Covered by Last Report Regulation 909 ss. 7, 37
Pensions Inactive Commuted Value PE0383ORG Early Retirement Benefits
Pensions Inactive Supervisory Approach PE0667ORG Targeted Review: Form 7 – Contribution Reporting & Monitoring Process (2017)
Pensions Inactive Wind up PE0638ORG Original and Successor Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Miscellaneous PE0187ORG Previous Policy Reviews
Pensions Inactive Asset Transfers PE0034ORG Asset Transfers Between Pension Plans
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0064ORG Rules for Financial Hardship Unlocking
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0449ORG 1997 Maximum Withdrawal Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Locked-in Accounts PE0481ORG 2015 Life Income Fund (LIF) and Locked-In Retirement Income Fund (LRIF) Maximum Annual Income Payment Amount Table
Pensions Inactive Benefits PE0237ORG Portability Rights if Vested but not Locked In
Pensions Inactive Interest PE0425ORG Credited Interest
Pensions Inactive Surplus PE0584ORG Distribution of Surplus to Plan Beneficiaries on Wind Up
Pensions Inactive Information and Statements PE0299ORG Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ("FOIPOP") - How to Obtain Information
Pensions Inactive Refunds PE0542ORG Refund of Additional Voluntary Contributions to Active Members - PBA, 1990 ss. 63(2)
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0049ORG FAQs - Pension Services Portal (PSP)
Pensions Inactive Administration - Pensions PE0314ORG Costs for Wind Up and Surplus Applications