Section for what's new
| Date |
Subject |
| [ 2024-11-18 ] | November 18, 2024 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force |
| [ 2024-11-12 ] | News release: Moncton woman charged in human trafficking investigation; OPS seeking victims and releasing photo |
| [ 2024-11-06 ] | Opening remarks for Sarah Paquet, Director and CEO of FINTRAC at the ACAMS Assembly Canada Conference |
| [ 2024-11-05 ] | News release: JSOT criminally charges Thomas Norman David Fiddler of Lethbridge with fraud and money laundering |
| [ 2024-10-29 ] | News release: Arrests made in armed bank robberies across Ontario |
| [ 2024-10-29 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Jones Lang Lasalle Real Estate Services, Inc. |
| [ 2024-10-22 ] | News release: 6.3kg of cocaine taken off the streets after joint investigation with Brantford Police Service |
| [ 2024-10-17 ] | News release: Fraudster arrested for money laundering offences via hawala system |
| [ 2024-10-11 ] | News Release: Brampton resident pleads guilty for failing to declare over $227,000 USD at Canadian border |
| [ 2024-10-11 ] | FINTRAC updates guidance for the mortgage sector |
| [ 2024-10-11 ] | FINTRAC updates correspondent banking guidance |
| [ 2024-10-08 ] | FINTRAC launches self-assessment tool for businesses in the mortgage sector to determine their obligations under the Act as of October 11, 2024 |
| [ 2024-09-24 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on 1000085532 Ontario Inc. |
| [ 2024-09-19 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Coinseason Capital Inc. |
| [ 2024-09-12 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Canada Changjiang Management Ltd. |
| [ 2024-09-06 ] | News release: East-end man charged with child pornography offences |
| [ 2024-08-23 ] | News release: Complex Drug Trafficking Investigation Yields Charges Against High-level Drug Dealers |
| [ 2024-08-19 ] | FINTRAC updates its guidance on how to report suspected sanctions evasion in a Suspicious Transaction Report |
| [ 2024-08-15 ] | News release: Thirty-two Arrests Made and 158 Charges Laid in Project Foxxx, an Interprovincial Drugs and Firearms Investigation |
| [ 2024-08-02 ] | August 2, 2024 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force |
| [ 2024-08-01 ] | Operational alert: Laundering the proceeds of tax evasion in real estate |
| [ 2024-07-31 ] | FINTRAC updates its online Money Services Business Registry |
| [ 2024-07-31 ] | News Release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Gestion de Patrimoine Blue Bridge Inc. |
| [ 2024-07-19 ] | News release: Toronto Police Service Participates in Global Law Enforcement Operation Targeting West African Financial Crime |
| [ 2024-07-16 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Masters Realty (2000) Ltd. |
| [ 2024-07-11 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Metna General Trading Inc. |
| [ 2024-06-27 ] | News release: Project Uptown |
| [ 2024-06-25 ] | FINTRAC publishes guidance on the requirement to report transactions suspected to be related to sanctions evasion |
| [ 2024-06-24 ] | FINTRAC completes implementation of modernized Electronic Funds Transfers Reports and Casino Disbursement Reports in FINTRAC API report submission |
| [ 2024-06-24 ] | FINTRAC updates guidance on Electronic Funds Transfer Reports and Casino Disbursement Reports |
| [ 2024-06-19 ] | News release: York Region gun and drug trafficking network dismantled |
| [ 2024-06-11 ] | News release: Update: Charges laid in lengthy Camrose stolen property investigation |
| [ 2024-06-07 ] | News release: International human smuggling ring dismantled |
| [ 2024-05-27 ] | News release: PRP Recovers Stolen Vehicles and Lay Charges in Significant Auto Theft Investigations |
| [ 2024-05-16 ] | News release: Joint investigation leads to fraud, money laundering charges against self-proclaimed “Crypto King” and associate |
| [ 2024-05-14 ] | The role of virtual currency automated teller machines in laundering the proceeds of crime |
| [ 2024-05-10 ] | News release: WRPS arrest male in connection to large-scale investment fraud investigation |
| [ 2024-05-09 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Binance Holdings Limited |
| [ 2024-05-03 ] | Statement on FINTRAC’s use of artificial intelligence |
| [ 2024-05-02 ] | News release: JSOT criminally charges Kathleen Debra Kelley with fraud and money laundering |
| [ 2024-05-02 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
| [ 2024-05-01 ] | News release: Inter-Provincial Drug Investigation |
| [ 2024-05-01 ] | News release: ASC alleges Glenn Hunter of Grande Prairie and Kyle Watters of Kelowna and their companies, HW & Associates Inc. and HW TradeFX LLC, acted as unregistered dealers |
| [ 2024-04-29 ] | News release: Twelve Arrests made and 102 Charges Laid in Project Déjà Vu, a Synthetic-Identity Fraud Investigation |
| [ 2024-04-29 ] | April 29, 2024 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force |
| [ 2024-04-18 ] | News release: 14 arrested for using emergency grandparent scam across Canada |
| [ 2024-04-17 ] | News release: Arrests made in over 20 million dollar gold heist |
| [ 2024-04-11 ] | News release: Numerous search warrants results in over two million dollars in drugs seized |
| [ 2024-04-10 ] | News release: ASC alleges market manipulation scheme of Softlab9 Software Solutions Inc. shares |
| [ 2024-04-09 ] | News release: ASC alleges Calgary resident Craig Michael Thompson, Black Box Management Corp., and Invader Management Ltd. breached Alberta securities laws |
| [ 2024-04-08 ] | News release: Organized crime group runs out of luck |
| [ 2024-04-08 ] | FINTRAC implements its new Suspicious Transaction Report form which can now be submitted through FINTRAC API report submission |
| [ 2024-02-23 ] | Guidance related to the Ministerial Directive on Financial Transactions Associated with Russia issued on February 24, 2024 |
| [ 2024-02-23 ] | Update to the guidance related to the Ministerial Directive on Financial Transactions Associated with the Islamic Republic of Iran: clarifications on requirements for virtual currency transactions |
| [ 2024-02-20 ] | Joint financial intelligence advisory: illegal procurement of dual-use goods by Russian end-users (revised) |
| [ 2024-02-08 ] | News release: Thunder Bay Police Service releases details of Project Marble |
| [ 2024-01-17 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Global West Realty Limited |
| [ 2023-12-22 ] | News release: Police arrest four people in multi million-dollar money laundering operation |
| [ 2023-12-22 ] | News release: David Del Bianco sentenced to 4.5 years in jail for fraud and money laundering |
| [ 2023-12-21 ] | News release: Minister’s statement on major forfeiture of PacNet assets |
| [ 2023-12-21 ] | FINTRAC revokes the registration of certain money services businesses |
| [ 2023-12-15 ] | Backgrounder: Change to public notices for administrative monetary penalties |
| [ 2023-12-14 ] | News release: RCMP drug-trafficking investigation, Project Bustle, results in multiple charges and seizures of cocaine and cash |
| [ 2023-12-08 ] | News release: Two Ontario men arrested on terrorism charges |
| [ 2023-12-07 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
| [ 2023-12-06 ] | News release: Money laundering through cryptocurrency uncovered in RCMP’s Project Decrypt |
| [ 2023-12-06 ] | Counter Terrorist Financing Task Force – Israel (CTFTI): FIU Task Force Public Statement |
| [ 2023-12-05 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Royal Bank of Canada |
| [ 2023-12-04 ] | News release: FINTRAC publishes its 2022–23 Annual Report, Safe Canadians, Secure Economy |
| [ 2023-11-29 ] | News release: Two men found guilty and sentenced in human trafficking investigation |
| [ 2023-11-23 ] | News release: Two individuals charged with operating an illegal currency exchange business |
| [ 2023-11-20 ] | November 20, 2023 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force |
| [ 2023-11-16 ] | Speaking points for Sarah Paquet, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada at the ACAMS Assembly Canada Conference |
| [ 2023-11-10 ] | News release: ASC finds that Ali Ghani, Prism, Summerside Development Trust and others perpetrated a fraud on investors |
| [ 2023-11-09 ] | News release: Governments agree new measures to clamp down on financial crime fuelling the illegal wildlife trade |
| [ 2023-10-31 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Austin Jewellers |
| [ 2023-10-27 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Norwich Real Estate Services Inc. |
| [ 2023-10-23 ] | FINTRAC implements important changes: Large Cash Transaction Report form, guidance and API report submission |
| [ 2023-10-12 ] | Modernization and upcoming changes impacting reporting entities |
| [ 2023-10-12 ] | Charging reporting entities for FINTRAC’s compliance program as of April 1, 2024 |
| [ 2023-10-12 ] | Requirements applicable to armoured cars as of July 1, 2024 |
| [ 2023-10-12 ] | Requirements applicable to the mortgage sector as of October 11, 2024 |
| [ 2023-10-05 ] | News release: RCMP Manitoba Organized Crime Unit lay money laundering charge in Project Doom |
| [ 2023-09-26 ] | News release: Federal RCMP and Homeland Security Investigations disrupt international drug ring |
| [ 2023-09-19 ] | News release: Operation Report – Drug Trafficking (French only) |
| [ 2023-08-31 ] | Conducting transactions with a money services business |
| [ 2023-08-24 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on 857132 Ontario Limited |
| [ 2023-08-17 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Deshi Foreign Exchange Inc. |
| [ 2023-08-16 ] | News release: Update: Calgary human trafficking suspect facing additional charges |
| [ 2023-08-10 ] | News release: Project Odeon Dismantles Significant Illegal Opioid Producers |
| [ 2023-08-10 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on The Centre Pacific Project Marketing Corp. |
| [ 2023-08-09 ] | News release: Update: Charges laid in Project Carlos |
| [ 2023-08-02 ] | Video 5 – Verifying the identity of a client: Reliance method |
| [ 2023-07-31 ] | News release: Charges laid against Islamic State financier in Canada’s terrorist financing investigation |
| [ 2023-07-28 ] | News release: Project Safe 2023 |
| [ 2023-07-27 ] | FINTRAC revokes the registration of certain money services businesses |
| [ 2023-07-25 ] | Updated indicators: Laundering the proceeds of crime through underground banking schemes |
| [ 2023-07-19 ] | News release: PRP Joint Force Operation Results in significant cargo theft recovery |
| [ 2023-07-17 ] | July 17, 2023 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force |
| [ 2023-07-07 ] | News release: Saskatchewan RCMP STRT charges two males after investigation into forced labour at Saskatchewan restaurants |
| [ 2023-07-06 ] | News release: Human trafficker allegedly recruited victim over social media |
| [ 2023-06-29 ] | News release: Fugitive facing charges in a CRA scam relinquishes $200K to the BC Civil Forfeiture Office |
| [ 2023-06-13 ] | News release: Police and border services rescue victims of human trafficking ring |
| [ 2023-06-12 ] | News release: Four people charged following drug trafficking investigation |
| [ 2023-06-02 ] | News release: Jordan McBean sentenced to 7 years in jail for fraud |
| [ 2023-05-31 ] | News release: Project Pacific: Results of Collaborative Human Trafficking Investigation |
| [ 2023-05-24 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Niavaran Canada Inc. |
| [ 2023-05-18 ] | Special Bulletin on Russia-linked money laundering activities |
| [ 2023-05-11 ] | Video 4 – Verifying the identity of a client: Affiliate or member method |
| [ 2023-04-14 ] | News release: Integrated Market Enforcement Team charges five individuals in transnational brand hijacking scheme |
| [ 2023-04-03 ] | News release: WRPS and Partners Make Arrest in Fraud Investigation |
| [ 2023-03-31 ] | News release: Arrest made in Orillia labour human trafficking case |
| [ 2023-03-24 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Vision Bank Ltd. |
| [ 2023-03-24 ] | News release: Chilliwack RCMP seek public assistance in identifying a female suspected of ATM thefts |
| [ 2023-03-22 ] | Video 3 – Verifying the identity of a client: Dual-process method |
| [ 2023-03-20 ] | March 20, 2023 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) |
| [ 2023-03-10 ] | Speaking Notes for Sarah Paquet Director and Chief Executive Officer As part of a panel on Following the Money: Trends in Financial Crime and the Funding of Illicit Activities at the 91st Annual Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence |
| [ 2023-03-06 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Wealth One Bank of Canada |
| [ 2023-02-22 ] | News release: IJFS Assists 61 Victims of Human Trafficking – 239 Charges Laid |
| [ 2023-02-22 ] | Update to the Guidance on methods to verify the identity of persons and entities: New section entitled “How to verify the identity of a person who does not have any identity verification documentation or information for a retail deposit account” |
| [ 2023-02-20 ] | Invitation to comment on the proposed regulations related to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act published in the Canada Gazette (Part I, Volume 157, Number 7) by March 20, 2023 |
| [ 2023-02-17 ] | News release: Inter-Provincial Investigation – Project Onyx |
| [ 2023-02-16 ] | FINTRAC revokes the registration of certain money services businesses |
| [ 2023-02-09 ] | News release: RCMP and CBSA prevent 84 kg of suspected cocaine from entering Canada |
| [ 2023-01-31 ] | News release: FINTRAC publishes money laundering indicators related to illegal wildlife trade in support of Project Anton |
| [ 2023-01-27 ] | News release: Four Charged with Importing Cocaine and Proceeds of Crime |
| [ 2023-01-26 ] | Video 2 – Verifying the identity of a client: Credit file method |
| [ 2023-01-19 ] | News release: Charges laid against 3 Ontario residents after smuggling 1.5 tonnes of cocaine into Canada |
| [ 2023-01-16 ] | News release: Court finds William Jordan McBean guilty of fraud |
| [ 2022-12-15 ] | News release: FINTRAC publishes terrorist activity financing indicators in its new Operational Alert |
| [ 2022-12-08 ] | Information on upcoming changes to SWIFT EFTR and ISO20022 implementation |
| [ 2022-12-01 ] | News release: FINTRAC publishes its 2021–22 Annual Report, Safe Canadians, Secure Economy |
| [ 2022-11-28 ] | November 28, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) |
| [ 2022-11-10 ] | FINTRAC revokes the registration of certain money services businesses |
| [ 2022-11-02 ] | Video 1 — Verifying the identity of a client: Government-issued photo ID method |
| [ 2022-10-18 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Cathay Pacific Realty Ltd. |
| [ 2022-10-13 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on LaBoutique Realty Ltd. |
| [ 2022-10-06 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Pan Pacific Platinum Real Estate Services Inc. |
| [ 2022-09-28 ] | News release: FINTRAC publishes indicators on the laundering of proceeds from illicit cannabis in support of Project Legion |
| [ 2022-08-16 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Cheetah Consulting Ltd. |
| [ 2022-07-21 ] | Crowdfunding platforms and certain payment service providers must register with FINTRAC |
| [ 2022-07-21 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Thanh Hung Truong (Bijouterie Kim Dung) |
| [ 2022-07-12 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Nu Stream Realty Inc.
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| [ 2022-07-08 ] | July 8, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) |
| [ 2022-06-23 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Sokhom Ung, operating as Bureau de change Saint-Michel |
| [ 2022-06-15 ] | Remarks from Sarah Paquet, Director and Chief Executive Officer, at the Canadian Institute 21st Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime |
| [ 2022-05-12 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Montecristo Jewellers Inc. |
| [ 2022-05-10 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on 9293-0809 Québec Inc. |
| [ 2022-05-05 ] | News release: FINTRAC releases key characteristics of illicit underground banking through unregistered money services businesses |
| [ 2022-04-29 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Laurentian Bank of Canada |
| [ 2022-04-27 ] | Crowdfunding platforms and certain payment service providers must register with FINTRAC and the definition of “EFT” has been amended |
| [ 2022-03-28 ] | March 28, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) |
| [ 2022-03-24 ] | Special Bulletin on Russia-linked money laundering related to sanctions evasion |
| [ 2022-03-22 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Forest Hill Real Estate Inc. |
| [ 2022-03-21 ] | Advisory to Canadian Businesses on Canada’s Sanctions Related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine – Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| [ 2022-03-16 ] | News release: Russia-related sanctions and illicit finance FIU working group statement of intent |
| [ 2022-03-15 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Taiwanese Canadian Toronto Credit Union Limited |
| [ 2022-03-03 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Sino Financial Ltd |
| [ 2022-02-24 ] | Opening Remarks by Barry MacKillop, Deputy Director of Intelligence, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada at the House of Commons Finance Committee Parliamentary Review of the Emergencies Act |
| [ 2022-02-10 ] | Opening Remarks by Barry MacKillop, Deputy Director of Intelligence, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada at the House of Commons Public Safety and National Security Committee |
| [ 2022-01-31 ] | Withdrawal of temporary COVID-related support to reporting entities |
| [ 2022-01-13 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Libro Credit Union Limited |
| [ 2021-12-23 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada) |
| [ 2021-12-02 ] | Update to reporting entities on expectations as of December 1, 2021 |
| [ 2021-11-09 ] | Speaking Notes for Sarah Paquet, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Canadian Conference |
| [ 2021-11-04 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Pacific Place – Arc Realty Ltd. |
| [ 2021-11-03 ] | Remarks from Sarah Paquet, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada at the ACAMS 9th Annual AML and Anti-Financial Crime Conference |
| [ 2021-09-27 ] | Update to the FINTRAC web reporting system – Large virtual currency transaction reporting |
| [ 2021-07-30 ] | News release: FINTRAC provides additional money laundering indicators associated with human trafficking for sexual exploitation in support of Project Protect |
| [ 2021-06-25 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Les Immeubles Diamant Diamant Inc. |
| [ 2021-06-15 ] | Special Bulletin on Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism: A Terrorist Activity Financing Profile |
| [ 2021-06-11 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on HomeLife Glenayre Realty Chilliwack Ltd. |
| [ 2021-06-10 ] | News release: FINTRAC signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec |
| [ 2021-06-01 ] | Regulatory amendments in force as of June 1, 2021 |
| [ 2021-05-20 ] | News release: FINTRAC signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia |
| [ 2021-05-19 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Magasin Château D'Ivoire Inc. |
| [ 2021-05-18 ] | Notice on the assessment of obligations coming into force on June 1, 2021 |
| [ 2021-03-22 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Park Georgia Realty Ltd. |
| [ 2021-03-18 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on RE/MAX All-Stars Realty Inc. |
| [ 2021-03-04 ] | News release: FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on C&Z Holdings Ltd. |
| [ 2020-07-27 ] | Desk examination resumption |
