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Draft documents to help you prepare for changes to FINTRAC’s reporting forms

From: Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC)

The Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) is engaged in a multi-year initiative to implement important changes to its reporting forms (and related guidance). This page provides businesses (reporting entities) with access to draft documents and resources so they can prepare and ask questions related these changes.

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List of draft documents

Guidance
Title Who is this for File Date published
Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) mock form All reporting entity sectors Not applicable December 16, 2022
Reporting suspicious transactions to FINTRAC draft guidance All reporting entity sectors Not applicable December 16, 2022
Large Cash Transaction Report (LCTR) mock form All reporting entity sectors

LCTR mock form
(PDF, 676 kb)*

*Modified on January 26, 2023 (minor technical amendments)

November 17, 2022
Large Cash Transaction Report (LCTR) validation rules All reporting entity sectors

LCTR validation rules
(XLS, 232 kb)*

*Modified on May 8, 2023 (minor adjustments)

November 17, 2022
Reporting large cash transactions to FINTRAC draft guidance All reporting entity sectors

Reporting large cash transactions to FINTRAC draft guidance
(PDF, 722 kb)

July 6, 2022
Schemas and application programming interface (API) endpoints
Title Who is this for File Date published
Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) schema (JSON format) All reporting entity sectors

STR schema
(JSON, 19 kb)*

*Modified on May 8, 2023 (integration of STR transaction schema and minor technical amendments)

December 16, 2022
Large Cash Transaction Report (LCTR) schema (JSON format) All reporting entity sectors

LCTR schema
(JSON, 12 kb)*

*Modified on May 8, 2023 (integration of LCTR transaction schema and minor technical amendments)

November 17, 2022
Large Virtual Currency Transaction Report (LVCTR) schema (JSON format) All reporting entities dealing in virtual currencies

LVCTR schema
(JSON, 28 kb)

May 8, 2023
Bulk submission schema (JSON format) All reporting entity sectors – large report volumes

Bulk submission schema
(JSON, 2 kb)

May 8, 2023
Validation message schema (JSON format) All reporting entity sectors

Validation message schema
(JSON, 5 kb)

May 8, 2023
API endpoints (Swagger) All reporting entity sectors https://www88.fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/swagger November 17, 2022
Samples
Title Who is this for File Date published
Large Cash Transaction Report (LCTR) sample (JSON format) All reporting entity sectors

LCTR sample
(JSON, 3 kb)*

*Modified on May 8, 2023 (minor adjustments to examples)

November 17, 2022
Large Cash Transaction Report (LCTR) bulk submission sample (JSON format) All reporting entity sectors – large report volumes

LCTR bulk submission sample
(JSON, 2 kb)

May 8, 2023
Bulk file validation sample (JSON format) All reporting entity sectors – large report volumes

Bulk file validation sample
(JSON, 2 kb)

May 8, 2023

Notices to prepare for changes

Schedule

Questions

If you require a document in an accessible format or if you have questions, please send an email to F2R@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca.

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