Canadian Bank Financial Returns: Monthly and Quarterly Regulatory Data

Canadian financial institution regulatory data published by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. The dataset includes monthly and quarterly returns for domestic banks, foreign bank subsidiaries, and foreign bank branches, with scheduled publication dates provided through 2026. Data disclosure is aligned with public reporting of publicly traded financial institutions and reflects capital and liquidity requirements for different institution categories.

Use Cases

• Monitor capital adequacy and leverage ratios for Canadian banks based on reported risk-based capital metrics.
• Analyze industry trends by aggregating totals for domestic and foreign institutions as described in the disclosure notes.
• Track regulatory compliance timelines using the scheduled monthly and quarterly publication dates provided.
• Compare financial performance between Small and Medium-Sized Deposit Taking Institutions (SMSBs) and larger banks based on the differing reporting requirements.

Strengths

• Data is published on a scheduled monthly and quarterly basis, with specific dates provided for 2026.
• Includes clear methodological notes for calculating industry totals and handling subsidiary data.
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada

Collection Method

Regulatory filings from financial institutions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 15:12:26.031982; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada