Guidance library

As the regulator for federally regulated financial institutions and private pension plans, we set expectations for operating within the Canadian financial industry. 

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Date Title Sector Publication type Category
Property and Casualty Large Insurance Exposures and Investment Concentration
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Guideline Prudential Limits and Restrictions
Sound Reinsurance Practices and Procedures – Guideline (2025)
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Guideline Sound Business and Financial Practices
2024 annual update to the manual of financial reporting forms and instructions for Life Insurance Companies and Fraternal Benefit Societies
  • Foreign Insurance Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Letter
2024 annual update to the manual of financial reporting forms and instructions for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies
  • Foreign Insurance Branches
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Letter
2024 annual update to the manual of financial reporting forms and instructions for Canadian Mortgage Insurance Companies
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter
Internal capital adequacy assessment process expectations and related internal audit requirements
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Supervisory Advisories
Internal capital adequacy assessment process template
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Advisory Supervisory Advisories
Operational Risk Management and Resilience – Guideline
  • Banks
  • Cooperative Credit Associations
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Foreign Insurance Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Guideline Sound Business and Financial Practices
Operational Risk Management and Resilience — Letter
  • Banks
  • Cooperative Credit Associations
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Sound Business and Financial Practices
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) 2025 – Letter
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Letter Capital Adequacy Requirements
Public disclosure of crypto-asset exposures
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter
Assurance on Capital, Leverage and Liquidity Returns Guideline - Clarifications
  • Banks
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Adjustments and clarifications Accounting and Disclosure
Modification to the Capital Floor Transition schedule in Chapter 1 of the Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) guideline
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Regulatory notice Capital Adequacy Requirements
Progress update on the Data Collection Modernization (DCM) initiative and upcoming opportunity to engage the industry
  • Bank Holding Companies
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Foreign Insurance Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Supervisory Advisories
OSFI maintains the level of the Domestic Stability Buffer at 3.50% - Letter (2024)
  • Banks
Letter Capital Adequacy Requirements
OSFI consults on updates to the Liquidity Adequacy Requirements Guideline
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Capital Adequacy Requirements
Notice of changes to minimum base assessments
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter
Reinforcing residential mortgage risk management practices
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Regulatory notice Sound Business and Financial Practices
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test 2024 – Adjustments and clarifications
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Adjustments and clarifications Capital Adequacy Requirements
2024 Memorandum - Earthquake Exposure Data
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Letter
Consequential amendments to Guidelines B-10 and B-13 related to foreign branches
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Foreign Insurance Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Sound Business and Financial Practices
Integrity and Security - Guideline
  • Banks
  • Cooperative Credit Associations
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Foreign Insurance Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Guideline Sound Business and Financial Practices
Integrity and Security - Letter
  • Banks
  • Cooperative Credit Associations
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Foreign Insurance Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Sound Business and Financial Practices
Minimum Capital Test - Guideline (2024)
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Mortgage Insurer Capital Adequacy Test - Guideline (2024)
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test - Guideline (2024)
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 1 Overview and General Requirements
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 2 Available Capital
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 3 Credit Risk – On-Balance Sheet Items
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 4 Credit Risk – Off-Balance Sheet Activities
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 5 Market Risk
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 6 Insurance Risk
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 7 Segregated Fund Guarantee Risk
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 8 Operational Risk
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 9 Participating and Adjustable Products
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 10 Credit for Reinsurance
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 11 Aggregation and Diversification of Risks
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (2024) – Chapter 12 Life Insurers Operating in Canada on a Branch Basis
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
Minimum Capital Test 2024 – Adjustments and clarifications
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Adjustments and clarifications Capital Adequacy Requirements
OSFI maintains the level of the Domestic Stability Buffer at 3.50% - Letter (2023) Letter Capital Adequacy Requirements
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) - Guideline (2024)
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Guideline Accounting and Disclosure
Pillar 3 Disclosure Guideline for Small and Medium-Sized Deposit-Taking Institutions (SMSBs) - Guideline (2024)
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Guideline Accounting and Disclosure
"2023 Annual update" to the Manual of Reporting Forms and Instructions for Deposit-taking Institutions
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter
OSFI consults on disclosure of FRFIs' crypto-asset exposures
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter
Updates to the Administrative Procedures for Late and Erroneous Filing Penalty Framework
  • Life Insurance and Fraternal Companies
  • Property and Casualty Companies
Letter Sound Business and Financial Practices
Final Amendments to Pillar 3 Disclosure Guidelines for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) and Small and Medium-Sized Deposit Taking Institutions (SMSBs)
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Accounting and Disclosure
Domestic Stability Buffer - Decision Summary Note Capital Adequacy Requirements
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) - Guideline (2024)
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements
OSFI upholds current LAR guideline treatment for HISA ETFs
  • Banks
  • Foreign Bank Branches
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Letter Capital Adequacy Requirements
Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) (2024) - Chapter 1 – Overview of Risk-based Capital Requirements
  • Banks
  • Trust and Loan Companies
Guideline Capital Adequacy Requirements