February 9, 2026 How to complete an annual report: A step-by-step guide This guide explains the questions you will need to answer in PSP Connect and helps identify the documents and information needed to complete and submit an annual report to the Bank of Canada. You are required to submit your completed annual report form to the Bank by March 31 each year. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Guides Subject(s): Retail payments, Reporting, Supervision
January 8, 2026 Frequently asked questions about retail payments supervision Find answers to common questions about retail payments supervision. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supplementary materials Subject(s): Retail payments, Operational risk and incident response, Registration, Safeguarding end-user funds, Supervision
May 20, 2025 How to complete a notice of significant change or new activity: A step-by-step guide This guide explains the questions you will need to answer in PSP Connect and helps identify the documents and information you will need to complete and submit a notice of significant change or new activity to the Bank. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Guides Subject(s): Retail payments, Reporting, Supervision
May 20, 2025 How to complete an incident notice: A step-by-step guide This guide explains the questions you will need to answer in PSP Connect and helps identify the documents and information you will need to complete and submit an incident notice to the Bank. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Guides Subject(s): Retail payments, Reporting, Supervision
February 26, 2025 Safeguarding of end-user funds: At a glance This supplementary material is intended to provide an overview of the Safeguarding end-user funds guideline and summarizes a payment service provider’s (PSP) requirements for safeguarding end-user funds. It also includes scope considerations and a list of questions to help PSPs assess and achieve these requirements. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supplementary materials Subject(s): Retail payments, Safeguarding end-user funds, Supervision
February 26, 2025 Operational risk and incident response: At a glance This supplementary material is intended to provide an overview of the Operational risk and incident response guideline and summarizes a payment service provider’s (PSP) requirements for operational risk and incident response. It also includes scope considerations and a list of questions to help PSPs assess and achieve these requirements. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supplementary materials Subject(s): Retail payments, Operational risk and incident response, Supervision
December 12, 2024 Safeguarding end-user funds This supervisory guideline is intended to help payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act meet their obligations related to safeguarding end-user funds. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supervisory guidelines Subject(s): Retail payments, Safeguarding end-user funds, Supervision
October 16, 2024 Annual reporting of retail payment activity metrics This supervisory policy outlines the retail payment activity metrics that payment service providers must report as part of the annual reporting form. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supervisory policies Subject(s): Retail payments, Reporting, Supervision
October 16, 2024 Annual reporting This supervisory policy provides an overview of annual reporting requirements and clarifies how the Bank of Canada expects payment service providers to comply with those requirements. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supervisory policies Subject(s): Retail payments, Reporting, Supervision
October 16, 2024 Notice of significant change or new activity This supervisory guideline explains the significant change and new activity notice requirements applicable to payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act and provides clarity on how the Bank expects payment service providers to comply with them. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supervisory guidelines Subject(s): Retail payments, Reporting, Supervision