Life Insurance Return – Section VI – Change Control Log

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Type of document

Instructions

Industry

Insurance companies

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Life Insurance Return and Instructions

Last updated

September 2024

Accompanying documents

2024 annual update to the manual of financial reporting forms and instructions for Life Insurance Companies and Fraternal Benefit Societies
Life Insurance Return

2024 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2024 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section I	Instructions for Foreign Life Insurance Companies and Fraternal Benefit Societies – Updated External Auditor Reports – Added
Section IV	Page 10.000 – Updated Pages 10.002 – 10.004 – Updated Page 10.020, line 001-020 – Updated Page 10.020, line 021 – Added Page 20.004, line 155 – Added Page 20.016/20.017, line 530 – Added Page 20.018/20.019, line 330 – Added Page 20.022, line 220 – Updated Page 20.022, line 315 – Added Page 20.054, lines 310 and 320 – Deleted Page 21.020 title – Updated Page 21.020, columns 10 to 46 – Updated Page 21.020, lines 60 and 71 – Added Page 21.100 – Part B – Updated Page 21.150 – Updated Page 22.010 – Updated Page 22.020 – Updated Page 75.030 – Updated
Section V	New Brunwisk contact information – Updated Ontario contact information – Updated “Filing Requirements” for all jurisdictions – Updated Federal section – Updated

2024 “Q4” Annual and Quarterly Returns

Page	Changes
All	Column heading “Prior Period Restated” to “Prior Period” – Updated
10.000, 10.002, 10.004	Page title – Information Added
20.004	Lines 155, 160, 175 and 180 – Page reference Updated
20.022, 20.032	Line 220 – Updated Line 300 – Page reference Deleted
20.040	Lines 020, 320, 520 and 720 – Updated Lines 030, 330, 530 and 730 – Deleted
20.044	Line 020 – Updated Line 030 – Deleted
20.054	Lines 010, 049 and 099 – Updated Lines 012, 310 and 320 – Deleted
21.012	Line 050 – Added
21.020	Page title – Updated Columns 10 and 60 – Updated
23.010	Lines 010 and 109 – Added Sub-title above line 050 – Updated Lines 099 and 889 – Page reference Deleted Lines 830 and 889 – Updated
23.045	Line 105 – Added Line 199 – Deleted
35.035, 35.045, 35.055, 35.065	Lines 250 and 255 – Deleted Lines 260 and 265 – Added
45.060	Line 699 – Added
20.038, 35.015, 35.025, 70.022, 70.036	Line 220 – Updated

2025 “Q1” Quarterly Returns

No changes made.

2023 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2023 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section IV	Instructions related to Prior periods for quarterly reports – Updated Page 23.025 – Updated
Section V	Regulators – Updated Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories – Updated Federal (Filing Requirements) – Updated

2023 “Q4” Annual and Quarterly Returns

No changes made.

2024 “Q1” Quarterly Returns

No changes made.

2022 Updates

2023 Quarterly and Annual Returns and Instructions

With the implementation of IFRS 17, the existing Life Quarterly (10Q) and Annual Supplement (10A) returns have been decommissioned. New Quarterly and Annual Returns (Life Core Financial Statement Return (LF1), Life Supervisory Quarterly Return (LF2), Life Supervisory Annual Return (LF3) and Life Provincial Return (LFPROV)) have been created effective Q1 2023.

All readers are encouraged to fully review the 2022 updated instructions, and the 2023 edition of the Quarterly and Annual Return filings.

2021 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2021 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section I	General email address – Updated
Section V	Saskatchewan contact information – Updated Federal contact information – Updated Saskatchewan – Updated

2021 “Q4” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2021 Annual Supplement

Page	Changes
10.002	Foreign Affidavit – Wording Updated

2022 “Q1” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2020 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2020 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section V	All references to AAR-DCAT – Updated to AAR-FCT BC contact information – Updated Quebec – Updated British Columbia – Updated
Section VI	Page 75.070, column 02 – Added

2020 “Q4” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2020 Annual Supplement

Page	Changes
10.005	Quebec Affidavit – Wording Updated
10.090	Question 5.5 – Wording Updated

2021 “Q1” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2019 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2019 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section V	NB contact information – Updated Yukon – Updated Federal – Updated
Section VI	Page 20.031 – Updated Page 20.037 – Added Page 35.040 – Updated Page 75.010 and 75.020 – Updated

2019 “Q4” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2019 Annual Supplement

Page	Changes
20.037	New (BC Incorporated Insurers only)
70.010	Lines 550 and 750 – Wording Changed Line 700 – Deleted
70.042	Line 460 – Relocated below line 440 Line 860 – Relocated below line 840
75.010/75.020	Title of page – Wording Changed Lines 299, 599 and 749 – Deleted

2020 “Q1” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2018 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2018 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section III	All references to MCCSR Guideline – Updated to LICAT Guideline CAR definition – Updated LICAT/LIMAT definition – Added MCCSR/TAAM definition – Deleted TAAM definition – Deleted
Section V	All jurisdictions – Updated
Section VI	All references to MCCSR Guideline – Updated to LICAT Guideline Page 20.010, lines 510 and 540 – Added Page 20.020, line 160 – Added Page 20.030, line 075 – Added Page 20.031 – Added Page 20.042, lines 220, 225 and 775 – Added Page 70.035, line 075 – Added Page 70.042, lines 220, 225 and 775 – Added

2018 “Q4” Quarterly Return

Page	Changes
20.040	Lines 540 and 570 – Relocated below line 740 Line 580 – Added

2018 Annual Supplement

No additional changes introduced. See 2017 Updates for further details.

2019 “Q1” Quarterly Return

Page	Changes
20.031	New (BC Incorporated Insurers only)

2017 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2017 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section VI	Page 20.030, lines 342, 344 – Updated Page 21.012 – Addition Page 21.012, columns 52, 53 and 54 – Added Page 21.020 – Addition Page 21.020, columns 10-46 – Modified Page 21.020, columns 10 to 59 – Added Page 21.070, column 70 – Deletion Pages 35.010-35.020, lines 342-344 – Updated Page 60.020 – Modified Page 60.030, lines 110, 210 – Additions/Deletions Page 60.030, lines 610-689 – Updated Pages 70.010-70.042 – Addition Pages 95.010-95.040, column 18 – Updated

2018 “Q1” Quarterly Return

Page	Changes
20.020	Line 840 – Page reference Added
20.021	Line 840 – Page reference Added
20.030	Line 340 – Deleted Lines 342, 344 – Added Lines 859, 870, 899, 980, 989 – Wording Changed
20.041	Line 299 – Page reference Added
20.044	Line 080 – Page reference Added
20.042	Lines 010, 170, 615, 770 – Wording Changed Lines 465, 865 – Added
20.054	Column 16 – Wording Changed
21.012	Columns 11, 16 – Wording Changed Columns 52, 53, 54, 55 – Added Footnote – Updated
21.020	Columns 01, 06, 16, 21, 26, 31 – Deleted Columns 33, 35, 57, 58, 59 – Added Columns 40, 60 – Wording Changed
35.010	Line 340 – Deleted Lines 342, 344 – Added Lines 859, 870, 899, 980, 989 – Wording Changed
35.020	Line 340 – Deleted Lines 342, 344 – Added Lines 859, 870, 899, 980, 989 – Wording Changed
60.030	Page title – Wording Changed Second table – Wording Changed
70.010-70.042	Pages – Added (for provincial insurers and insurers/societies licensed in Quebec)
70.030	Line 340 – Deleted Lines 342, 344 – Added Lines 859, 870, 899, 980, 989 – Wording Changed
70.035	Line 340 – Deleted Lines 342, 344 – Added Lines 859, 870, 899 – Wording Changed
70.042	Lines 010, 170, 615, 770 – Wording Changed Lines 465, 865 – Added

2018 Annual Supplement

Page	Changes
10.070	Column 08 – Reference Added
21.050	Column 36 – Wording Changed
21.060	Column 31 – Wording Changed
21.070	Column 70 – Wording Changed
21.075	Column 70 – Wording Changed
60.010	Lines 310, 340, 360, 389 – Deleted
60.020	First table heading – Wording Changed Second table heading – Wording Changed Columns 11, 41 – Deleted
70.030	Line 340 – Deleted Lines 342, 344 – Added Lines 859, 870, 899, 980, 989 – Wording Changed
70.035	Page – Deleted (moved to Quarterly Return)
70.042	Lines 010, 170, 615, 770 – Wording Changed Lines 465, 865 – Added

2016 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2016 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section V	Nunavut – Updated Federal – Updated
Section VI	Page 60.010 – Modified Page 60.010, line 740 – Deletion Page 60.020, column 21 – Modified Page 60.030 – Additions/Deletions

2016 “Q4” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2016 Annual Supplement

Page	Changes
10.033	Lines 210-250 – Deleted Lines 310-350 – Added
20.085	Wording Changed
21.100	Column 16 heading – Changed

2015 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2015 year:

Instructions

Section	Changes
Section VI	Page 20.030, lines 310-320 – Deletion/addition Page 60.020 – Addition Page 98.060-.070-.080 – Modified Page 98.060-.070 – New

2015 “Q4” Quarterly Return

No changes made.

2015 Annual Supplement

No changes made.

2014 Updates

The following changes have been made during the course of the 2014 year:

Instructions

A comprehensive review of the instructions was performed in 2013-14. Significant changes have been made to the Life Insurance Return instructions.

All readers are encouraged to completely review the 2014 edition.

2014 “Q4” Quarterly Return

Page	Changes
Cover	New
Table of Contents	New
10.006	Certification page – Added
21.012	Line 759 – Wording Deleted
21.080	Page Added to Quarterly Return
60.030	Footnotes – Deleted (and added within the instructions)

2014 Annual Supplement

Significant changes include:

Combining of the Life-1 and Life-2 Returns.
1 Quarterly Return to be filed at all 4 quarters and 1 Annual Supplement Return to be filed with the Q4 filing.

Page	Changes
10.020	Column 01 – Wording Added
10.060	Question 2.2 – Wording Added
21.130	Page sub-title – Deleted Column 32 – Wording Deleted
60.020	Column 50 – Added
70.010	Line 840 – Wording Deleted
70.020/70.021	Line 145 – Wording Deleted
75.050/75.060	Columns 31 and 32 Heading – Wording Added

2015 “Q1” Quarterly Return

Page	Changes
21.080	New quarterly page; applicable to insurers/societies licensed in the province of Alberta for Q1-Q3