Filing Requirements for Life Insurance Companies and Fraternal Benefit Societies Incorporated in the Province of B.C.

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Pursuant to section 127 of the Financial Institutions Act (“FIA”), every life insurance company and fraternal benefit society incorporated in the Province of B.C. that held a business authorization for this province at the end of its latest fiscal year is required to file year end information with this office.
Unless otherwise indicated, the filing requirements must be submitted through BCFSA’s Integrated Regulatory Information System (“IRIS”) portal.

Further instructions can be found here:

Monthly

Filing RequirementsLegislative ReferenceDue DateFormat Required
Regulations ReportingCriminal Code s83.11 and Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act s7By 15th of Each MonthWebform

Quarterly

Filing RequirementsLegislative ReferenceDue DateFormat Required 1
Life Core Financial Statement Return (LF1)FIA s127(3)(a)Within 30 Days of Quarter EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Life Supervisory Quarterly Return (LF2)FIA s127(3)(a)Within 30 Days of Quarter EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Life Supplementary Quarterly Return (LF4)FIA s127(3)(a)Within 30 Days of Quarter EndExcel File
Life Provincial Return (LFPROV)FIA s127(3)(a)Within 30 Days of Quarter EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) Quarterly Return (LCQ)FIA s127(3)(a)Within 30 Days of Quarter EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Senior Management Attestation on LICAT Cover Schedule
(effective for fiscal year ending 2026)
FIA s127(3)(a)Within 30 Days of Quarter EndSpecial Excel File
1 Special Excel file can contain more than one return, e.g. LF1, LF2, and LFPROV for Q2 can be submitted in the same Excel file

Annual

Filing RequirementsLegislative ReferenceDue DateFormat Required 1
Life Core Financial Statement Return (LF1 for Q4)FIA s127(1)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Life Supervisory Quarterly Return (LF2 for Q4)FIA s127(1)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Life Supervisory Annual Return (LF3)FIA s127(1)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Life Supplementary Quarterly Return (LF4 for Q4)FIA s127(1)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndExcel File
Life Provincial Return (LFPROV for Q4)FIA s127(1)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Auditor’s Report to the Superintendent on the Annual Life ReturnFIA s127(1)(c)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
LICAT Quarterly Return and Annual Supplement (LCQ for Q4 and LCA)FIA s127(1)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndSpecial Excel and ASCII Files
Auditor’s Report to the Superintendent on the LICAT ReturnFIA s127(1)(c)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
LICAT Public Disclosure DocumentFIA s127(1)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
External Audit Opinion on the numerator and denominator of key regulatory ratios in LICAT Schedule 10.100
(effective for fiscal year ending 2026)
FIA s127(3)(a)Within 90 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
Senior Management Attestation on LICAT Cover Schedule for Q4
(effective for fiscal year ending 2026
FIA s127(3)(a) Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-End Special Excel File
Audited Financial Statements (Consolidated include Auditor’s Report and Non-Consolidated if applicable)FIA s127(1)(b) & (c)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
If a financial institution is a subsidiary, and the parent is a corporation, the audited financial statements with the auditor’s report for that financial year for the parent corporationFIA s127(1)(e)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
Financial Statements for each Subsidiary (include any Auditor’s Report)FIA s127(1)(b)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
Most Recent Business or Strategic Plan and Annual BudgetFIA s127(3)(a) & (c)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
Director’s Resolution Approving the Annual Returns listed below:
Life Core Financial Statement Return (LF1 for Q4),
Life Supervisory Quarterly Return (LF2 for Q4),
Life Supervisory Annual Return (LF3),
Life Supplementary Quarterly Return (LF4 for Q4),
Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LCQ for Q4 and LCA), and
Life Provincial Return (LFPROV for Q4).
FIA s127(1)(d)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
List of shareholders and entities owning 10% or more of any class of shares (include name and percentage of ownership)FIA s127(3)(d)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
Actuarial Report with an Expression of OpinionFIA s126.26Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Key Metrics ReportFIA s127(3)(c)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndExcel
Internal Capital Targets (total and core)FIA s127(3)(a)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndWebform
Corporate Information Form (Form)FIA s127(3)(c)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndFillable PDF
List of Directors and Senior OfficersFIA s127(3)(d)Within 60 Days of Fiscal Year-EndPDF
Annual Statement of Market Conduct (ASMC), if applicable
(submitted directly to Autorité des Marchés Financiers)
FIA s127(5)By May 1st of Each YearExcel, AMF E-services for Complaints Reporting
1 Special Excel file can contain more than one return, e.g. LF1, LF2, and LFPROV for Q2 can be submitted in the same Excel file

Other

Filing RequirementsLegislative ReferenceDue DateFormat Required
Financial Condition TestingFIA s127(3)(a)Within 30 Days after Board ApprovalPDF
Notice of Annual and Special General Meeting (include materials provided to shareholders)FIA s127(3)(d)Minimum 18 Days Prior to the MeetingPDF
Board and Committee Meeting Package (include minutes, on-table items and materials provided to directors)2 FIA s127(3)(d)Promptly After the MailingPDF
Own Risk and Solvency Assessment ReportFIA s127(3)(c)Within 30 Days After Received by the BoardPDF
Peer Review Report of the Appointed Actuary’s Work and ReportFIA s127(3)(c)Promptly After it Becomes AvailablePDF
Investment and Lending Policy (ILP) and Director’s Resolution Approving the ILP or Amended ILPFIA s127(2)(c), s136(6), s127(3)(d)Within 5 Days from Approval of AmendmentPDF
Personal Information Return (PIR) (PIR Form) for Directors, Senior Officers, and ShareholdersFIA s13(2)(e), s22(2)(c) and s105


Before Commencing DutiesFillable PDF
• Most recent resume for PIRBefore Commencing DutiesPDF
• Criminal Record Check for PIRWhen it Becomes AvailablePDF
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency Check for PIRWhen it Becomes AvailablePDF
Written Notice to the Superintendent of the Resignation, Removal, Election or Appointment of a Director or Senior OfficerFIA s99(4)Immediately After the Effective DatePDF
Written Statement from Director Outlining the Reasons for ResignationFIA s109(1)Immediately After Receiving the StatementPDF
Written Notice to the Superintendent of the Appointment, Removal or Resignation of an AuditorFIA s117(1)Promptly AfterPDF
Written Statement Outlining the Reasons for the Auditor’s ResignationFIA s119(2)Promptly AfterPDF
Amended Financial StatementsFIA s121(a)
Business Corporations Act s216(2)
Promptly AfterPDF
Statement concerning Financial Affairs that is filed with or delivered to the British Columbia Securities Commission or a similar authority outside British ColumbiaFIA s127(2)(a)Within 5 Days of Filing a StatementPDF
2 Where BCFSA has access to the information via a service provider website, submission of the board material in PDF through the IRIS portal is not required.

Penalties for Non-Compliant Filing

Please note that some of the above filing submissions are subject to Non-Compliant Filings Administrative Penalty under the Administrative Penalties Regulation of the Financial Institutions Act.

Questions

If you have questions, please contact BCFSA at filings@bcfsa.ca.