<P> The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI; French: Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières) is an independent agency of the Government of Canada reporting to the Minister of Finance created "to contribute to public confidence in the Canadian financial system". It is the sole regulator of banks, and the primary regulator of insurance companies, trust companies, loan companies and pension plans in Canada . </P> <P> The current Superintendent is Jeremy Rudin, appointed in June 2014 . He replaced Julie Dickson, who retired . The term of the appointment is seven years . </P> <P> The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) was created to contribute to public confidence in the Canadian financial system . </P> <P> OSFI's role is to: </P>

Canada office of the superintendent for financial institutions