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Standards of Practice –Non-Pension Employee Future Benefit Plans (Effective October 1, 2025)

Effective October 1, 2025. Early adoption is encouraged.

Standards of Practice – Actuarial Evidence (Effective October 1, 2025)

Effective October 1, 2025. Early adoption is encouraged.

Standards of Practice – Pensions (Effective October 1, 2025)

Effective October 1, 2025. Early adoption is encouraged.

Standards of Practice – Insurance (Effective October 1, 2025)

Effective October 1, 2025. Early adoption is encouraged.

Part 1000 of the CIA Standards of Practice – General (Effective October 1, 2025)

Effective October 1, 2025. Early adoption is encouraged.

Standards of practice: Quinquennial review of Standards of Practice Part 1000 – General Standards – Memorandum

The attached final actuarial standards were approved by the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on July 24, 2025, for release. This includes revisions to Part 1000 of the Standards of Practice (Part 1000) of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and […]

Guidance for Assumptions for Hypothetical Wind-Up and Solvency Valuations Update – Effective June 30, 2025, and Applicable to Valuations With Effective Dates on or After June 30, 2025, and No Later Than June 29, 2026 – Educational Note Supplement

The PPFRC has conducted its quarter-end review of group annuity pricing conditions as at June 30, 2025, and recommended to the Actuarial Guidance Council (AGC) assumptions for hypothetical wind-up and solvency valuations with effective dates on or after June 30, […]

IFRS 17 Risk Adjustment for Non-Financial Risk for Life and Health Insurance Contracts

This updated version of the educational note reflects the new framework to determine capital requirements for segregated fund guarantee risk, which was introduced in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI’s) life insurance capital adequacy test (LICAT) 2025 […]

Complete CIA Standards of Practice (Effective June 16, 2025)

This document presents the standards of practice for all areas of practice.

Standards of Practice – Actuarial Evidence (Effective June 16, 2025)

These changes to the SOP are effective June 16, 2025. Given the nature and effective date of the changes to the SOP, early adoption of the changes is not relevant.