Canadian regulator proposes lower risk weights for construction loans with strong presales The Office of the Superintendent ...

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) launched its inaugural pilot of quarterly release of guidance. Adopting quarterly releases ...

New framework brings mandatory oversight to retirement calculators, robo-platforms and portfolio models advisors depend on ...

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced that the Domestic Stability Buffer (DSB) will remain at 3.5% of total risk-weighted ...

The draft CG Guideline makes a clearer distinction between the board’s primary and advisory responsibilities. OSFI expects that the primary responsibilities, noted below, should be the main focus of ...

Federal banking regulators are consulting on a series of proposed changes to the capital rules that could potentially free up funding for investment, enabling banks to supply more credit to the real ...

Amid continued high interest rates, elevated stress in the financial system and financial benchmark reform, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is consulting on proposed ...

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has maintained the domestic stability buffer for Canada’s six largest banks at 3.5 per cent. He said concern a trade war with the ...

After rejecting a call by Canada’s Competition Bureau to treat mortgage stress testing equally at renewal, regardless of whether a borrower stays with the same financial institution or switches to a ...

Canada's top banking regulator is telling the big banks to pay more attention to who they are giving mortgages to, and warning them that it is stepping up its scrutiny of their loan books. The Office ...

The Revised CG Guideline took effect on publication. OSFI notes that its expectations for oversight of Canadian branches of foreign banks and insurers have not changed and that OSFI plans to review ...