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 Active Miscellaneous PE0194ORG Beware of Scams Involving Your Retirement Savings, Regulators Warn
Auto Active Preferred Provider Networks AU0012ORG Best Practices for Preferred Provider Networks (PPNs)
Pensions Active Benefits PE0140ORG Benefit Accrual in Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans
Pensions Active Benefits PE0142ORG Benefit Accrual in a MEPP - Clarification
Pensions Active Benefits PE0141ORG Benefit Accrual - Application to MEPPs
Pensions Active Commuted Value PE0226INF Bank of Canada Revisions: Effect on Commuted Value Calculations and Filings
Pensions Active Interest PE0217ORG Average Fund Rate for Employee Contributions
Auto Active Rules and Risk Classification AU0059ORG Automobile Insurance Underwriting Rules and Risk Classification Variables
Auto Active Forms - Auto AU0138APP Automobile insurance non standard forms, endorsements and certificates of insurance approval filing process
Pensions Active Defined Contribution Plan PE0298INT Automatic Features in Defined Contribution Pension Plans
CU-CP Active Application - CU-CP CU0085APP Approval or Authorization of Business and Investment Activities under the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, 2020
Pensions Active Plan Types PE0158ORG Approaches and Revenue Canada Considerations
Pensions Active Annuities PE0195APP Approach to Requirements After Certain Annuity Purchases for Defined Benefit Plans
CU-CP Active Securitization CU0079ORG Application Guide: Securitization
CU-CP Active ICAAP CU0084ORG Application Guide: Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) for More Complex Credit Unions
Pensions Active Refunds PE0271ORG Application for Reimbursement of Employer Overpayment from a Continuing Pension Plan
Pensions Active Refunds PE0272ORG Application for Refund of Contributions to Plan Members or Former Members
Pensions Active Surplus PE0163ORG Application by Employer for Payment of Surplus on Wind Up of Pension Plan
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0077ORG Annual Statements of Members' Pension Benefits - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures Content
Auto Active Administrative Lapse AU0010ORG An Administrative Lapse or a Suspension of a Driver’s Licence
Auto Active Licensing - Auto AU0032ORG Amendments to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, Service Provider Regulations, Administrative Penalties and Eligibility for Transportation Expenses
Pensions Active Benefits PE0261ORG Amendments for Benefit Improvements - Notice and Funding
Pensions Active Membership PE0221ORG Amendment to Terminate Membership not Permitted
Mortgage Active Forms - Mortgage Brokering MB0038INT Amended Disclosure Forms 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 for Non-Qualified Syndicated Mortgages
Insurance Active Amalgamations and Portfolio Transfers PC0021ORG Amalgamations and Portfolio Transfers
Pensions Active Funding PE0258ORG Alternative Settlement Methods for Solvency Valuations
Pensions Active Surplus PE0167ORG Allocation of Surplus to Members, Former Members and Other Persons on Wind Up - PBA s. 63(7) and 70(5) - Regulation 909 s. 8
General Regulatory Active Innovation GR0018DEC Affiliated insurers carrying on business as a common undertaking pursuant to s. 392.2(8) of the Insurance Act
Pensions Active Administration - Pensions PE0121ORG Administrator’s Management of Inquiries and Complaints from Plan Beneficiaries
Pensions Active Family Law PE0225INT Administration of pension benefits upon marriage breakdown
Pensions Active Spousal Rights PE0208ORG Additional Options to Spouse on Marriage Breakdown
Pensions Active Filing - Pensions PE0257ORG Actuarial Filing for Plan Amendments
Pensions Active Amendments PE0302INT Actions to avoid deregistration of a pension plan under the Federal Income Tax Act
Auto Active Unfair or Deceptive Acts AU0139DEC Acquisitions Warranting Relief from Lowest Available Rate Requirement
Mortgage Active Licensing - Mortgage Brokering MB0045APP Accreditation of Licensing Courses for the Mortgage Brokering Sector
Pensions Active Locked-in Accounts PE0040ORG A Guide to Applying for Special Access
Pensions Active Miscellaneous PE0641INF A guide for employers - Communicating the value of your pension plan
Auto Active Indexation AU0129DEC 2024 Automobile Insurance Indexation Amounts
Auto Active SABS AU0124ORG 2019 Automobile Insurance Legislated and Regulatory Adjustments and Optional Indexation Rates Under the Statutory Accident Benefit Schedule
Pensions Active Funding PE0002ORG 2018 Funding Reform for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Auto Active Indexation AU0015ORG 2009 Indexation Percentage under Bill 59/198, 2009 Indexation Percentage and Revised Deductibles/Monetary Amounts under Bill 164, and Changes to the Conservative Mennonite Automobile Brotherhood Assistance Plan Exemption Identification Card
General Regulatory Active Administrative Monetary Penalties - General Regulatory GR0013APP Enforcement: General Administrative Monetary Penalties Guidance