Announcements

FSRA and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) are pleased to announce the 18 new members of their joint special purpose Technical Advisory Committee on defined contribution (DC) plans. The committee was established to review the approaches of both regulators to

Learn more: Pension Update - November 18, 2020

FSRA reports to the pension sector on its New Approach on Reviewing s.19 Commuted Value Transfer Applications introduced in May 2020. Read More

FSRA has released its Q3 2020 Estimated Solvency Report for Ontario's Defined Benefit Pension Plans. The report helps FSRA promote good administration of pension plans, and is a supervisory tool FSRA uses to improve outcomes for pension plan beneficiaries. Learn more at: Quarterly Update on

TORONTO, November 6, 2020 - The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) is warning the public to be cautious of offers for employment that are linked to the purchase of life insurance policies. It has come to FSRA’s attention that insurance agents may be offering false job

TORONTO, November 2, 2020 – The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) continues to make the protection of credit union members’ deposits and the stability of the credit union sector a priority. Ontario’s Credit Union sector is well capitalized and has strong liquidity, so it can

Welcome to the first monthly FSRA Highlights e-newsletter. This summary newsletter from The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) is designed to help you quickly review the key announcements issued during the past month. Our goal is to provide you with meaningful communications

TORONTO, October 27, 2020 – Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Chair Bryan Davies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stewart Lyons to the FSRA board of directors to serve a three-year term. Stewart is a nationally recognized business leader who has extensive experience in

TORONTO, October 22, 2020 – The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) is changing its process for consenting to asset transfers under section 80.4 of the Pension Benefits Act (PBA). An asset transfer occurs when a single employer pension plan is converted and transferred into a jointly

FSRA and OSFI establish a committee to collaborate on defined contribution plans The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) are establishing a new special purpose committee and are hoping to attract the