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Feedback on Suspicious Transaction Reporting:

These information sheets are designed to provide reporting entities with relevant information needed to file a report. This includes information on record keeping, requirements of identification, measures that must be taken to determine whether an individual is acting on behalf of a third party, and what must be included in a compliance regime.

financial entities (such as banks, credit unions, caisses populaires, trust and loan companies and agents of the Crown that accept deposit liabilities);
life insurance companies, brokers and agents;
securities dealers, including portfolio managers and investment counsellors;
money services businesses (including agents of the Crown that sell or redeem money orders);
accountants (when carrying out certain activities on behalf of their clients);
real estate (including real estate brokers or sales representatives when they carry out certain activities on behalf of their clients and real estate developers);
dealers in precious metals and stones (including agents of the Crown that sell precious metals to the public);
British Columbia notaries (including notary corporations of British Columbia);
certain casinos; and
employees of such persons or entities.

To order a publication

To order a publication Some publications are also available in printed copies. Should you wish to receive printed materials from FINTRAC, please send an email outlining your request to publications@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca. To ensure that we process your request as quickly as possible, the following information should be included in your email:

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Sharing Intelligence, Making the Links

Learn how FINTRAC can assist investigations. This pamphlet explains how sharing intelligence about financial transactions can help identify new targets, locate hidden proceeds of crime and provide the supporting information necessary to obtain warrants.

PDF version, 4.09 MB

Politically Exposed Foreign Person Determination

This pamphlet explains when financial entities, securities dealers, money services businesses and life insurance companies, brokers and agents have to determine if their clients are politically exposed foreign persons.

PDF version, 134 KB