Notices and advisories for reporting entities

From: Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)

FINTRAC issues notices and advisories to convey the latest information on obligations, reporting and examinations.

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Notices to reporting entities

• 2025-03-26Requirements applicable to factors as of April 1, 2025
• 2025-03-26Requirements applicable to cheque cashers as of April 1, 2025
• 2025-03-26Requirements applicable to financing or leasing entities as of April 1, 2025
• 2025-03-26Implementation of Budget 2024 amendments on private-to-private information sharing and beneficial ownership discrepancy reporting
• 2025-03-21FINTRAC publishes updates to its guidance related to Ministerial directives: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Russia
• 2025-02-28FINTRAC publishes new guidance and form to report terrorist and sanctioned property-related information
• 2024-10-08FINTRAC launches self-assessment tool for businesses in the mortgage sector to determine their obligations under the Act as of October 11, 2024
• 2024-08-19FINTRAC updates its guidance on how to report suspected sanctions evasion in a Suspicious Transaction Report
• 2024-07-31FINTRAC updates its online Money Services Business Registry
• 2024-06-25FINTRAC publishes guidance on the requirement to report transactions suspected to be related to sanctions evasion
• 2024-06-24FINTRAC updates guidance on Electronic Funds Transfer Reports and Casino Disbursement Reports
• 2024-06-24FINTRAC completes implementation of modernized Electronic Funds Transfers Reports and Casino Disbursement Reports in FINTRAC API report submission
• 2024-04-08FINTRAC implements its new Suspicious Transaction Report form which can now be submitted through FINTRAC API report submission
• 2024-02-23Update 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
• 2024-02-23Guidance related to the Ministerial Directive on Financial Transactions Associated with Russia issued on February 24, 2024
• 2023-12-15Backgrounder: Change to public notices for administrative monetary penalties
• 2023-10-23FINTRAC implements important changes: Large Cash Transaction Report form, guidance and API report submission
• 2023-10-12Modernization and upcoming changes impacting reporting entities
• 2023-10-12Charging reporting entities for FINTRAC’s compliance program as of April 1, 2024
• 2023-10-12Requirements applicable to armoured cars as of July 1, 2024
• 2023-10-12Requirements applicable to the mortgage sector as of October 11, 2024
• 2023-02-22Update 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”
• 2022-12-08Information on upcoming changes to SWIFT EFTR and ISO20022 implementation
• 2022-07-21Crowdfunding platforms and certain payment service providers must register with FINTRAC
• 2022-04-27Crowdfunding platforms and certain payment service providers must register with FINTRAC and the definition of “EFT” has been amended
• 2022-01-31Withdrawal of temporary COVID-related support to reporting entities
• 2021-12-02Update to reporting entities on expectations as of December 1, 2021
• 2021-09-27Update to the FINTRAC web reporting system – Large virtual currency transaction reporting
• 2021-06-01Regulatory amendments in force as of June 1, 2021
• 2021-05-18Notice on the assessment of obligations coming into force on June 1, 2021
• 2020-07-27Desk examination resumption

FINTRAC advisories

• 2025-03-21March 21, 2025 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force
• 2024-11-18November 18, 2024 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force
• 2024-08-02August 2, 2024 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force
• 2024-05-14The role of virtual currency automated teller machines in laundering the proceeds of crime
• 2024-04-29April 29, 2024 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force
• 2024-02-20Joint financial intelligence advisory: illegal procurement of dual-use goods by Russian end-users (revised)
• 2023-11-20November 20, 2023 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force
• 2023-07-17July 17, 2023 – FINTRAC advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force
• 2023-03-20March 20, 2023 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
• 2022-11-28November 28, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
• 2022-07-08July 8, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
• 2022-03-28March 28, 2022 – FINTRAC Advisory: Financial transactions related to countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

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