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information Changes to reporting entity obligations

There are four regulations under the PCMLTFA

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  1. The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Suspicious Transaction Reporting Regulations

  2. The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations

  3. The Cross-Border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations

  4. The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Registration Regulations

Reference:
Canada Gazette, Part II, SOR/2001-317 (PDF 1.32 MB see page 1927) amended by:

This regulation prescribes:

  • the entities that are subject to Part I of the Act;
  • the information that must be in a suspicious transaction report and a terrorist property report;
  • the time limits and the format of the reports;
  • the "designated information" which FINTRAC can disclose.

For more information on this regulation, consult the FINTRAC Guidelines and information about changes to reporting entity obligations.


Reference:
 Canada Gazette, Part II, SOR/2002-184 (PDF 832 kb) amended by:

This regulation prescribes:

  • customer identification requirements;
  • record keeping requirements;
  • transactions that must be reported (large cash transactions and electronic funds transfers);
  • compliance regime requirements.

For more information on this regulation, consult the FINTRAC Guidelines and information about changes to reporting entity obligations.


Reference:
Canada Gazette, Part II, SOR/2002-412 (PDF 390 kb) amended by:

This regulation, among other things:

  • defines “monetary instruments”;
  • prescribes the reporting threshold at $10,000;
  • prescribes the form and manner for reporting to CBSA.

For more information about this regulation, refer to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Web site.


Reference:
Canada Gazette, Part II, SOR/2007-121 (PDF 2.63 MB)

This regulation will come into force on June 23, 2008.

It will prescribe applications, notifications, clarifications and supplementary information for registration.

For more information on this regulation, consult the information about changes to reporting entity obligations.


Office Consolidation

An office consolidation of these Regulations has been prepared for ease of reference. This takes into account amendments that have been made to the regulations since their initial publication and that are currently in force. The office consolidations do not replace the official versions of the Regulations.

  1. The Office Consolidation of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Suspicious Transaction Reporting Regulations (PDF version, 54 kb)
  2. The Office Consolidation of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations (PDF version, 190 kb)
  3. The Office Consolidation of the Cross-Border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations (PDF version, 53 kb)

Not all regulations are presently in force.

Recently published amendments or new regulations will come into force on different dates:

  • June 30, 2007
  • June 23, 2008
  • June 23, 2009

See Canada Gazette noted in the references above or information about changes to reporting entity obligations for more details.

Date Modified: 2007-09-24

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