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FINTRAC - Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada - is the competent authority responsible for the assessment of compliance and enforcement of the PCMLTFA at the federal level. It is the entity responsible for analysing data reported by financial institutions and other organisations subject to the PCMLTFA. As an independent government office, FINTRAC satisfies part of its mandate by providing law enforcement and security agencies with information relevant to investigations or prosecutions of money laundering or terrorism financing activities. The Centre receives, gathers, and analyses financial transaction reports sent by the many entities – such as banks, securities dealers, money services businesses – that are legally required to send reports.
PCMLTFA - Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act - Imposes anti-money laundering requirements on financial institutions and other business entities.
The 3 main objectives of the PCMLTFA are:
1. To execute measures to identify and stop money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities in order to facilitate the investigation or prosecution of money laundering and the terrorist financing offences.
2. To react to the threat presented by coordinated crime by providing law enforcement officials with the information they need to investigate and prosecute money laundering or terrorist financing offences.
3. To help in fulfilling Canada's global responsibilities to participate in the battle against money laundering and the fight against terrorist activities.
The PCMLTFA requires financial institutions and other business entities to have a Compliance Program. Institutions will have to undergo a FINTRAC compliance examination that will assess whether an entity is meeting its obligations under the legislation. In order to comply with AML/CTF regulations in Canada, the Compliance Program must include, and provide detailed information about, the following:
Appoint a Compliance Officer
Develop and apply written compliance policies and procedures including customer identification and due diligence requirements, mainly for financial institutions
Conduct an assessment of money laundering and terrorism financing risks
Record keeping of data - develop and maintain a written, ongoing compliance training programme for employees and agents
Ongoing monitoring and reporting: conduct and document an effectiveness review of the policies and procedures, the risk assessment and the training programme. This review must be carried out every two years by an internal or external auditor
Implementation of client identification
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* This page is intended as general information only and should not be relied on as the sole source of information for your AML obligations and AML program. Please visit your local regulatory authority sites for the latest relevant and full information.
