Welcome to FINTRAC
FINTRAC has published the guides it uses to assess the harm done criterion in relation to its administrative monetary penalties (AMP), as part of its ongoing commitment to increasing the openness and transparency of its compliance activities. The guides are used in the overall calculation of an AMP.
FINTRAC has updated the FINTRAC Web reporting system (F2R) to be more user-friendly, making it easier for reporting entities to submit reports.
FINTRAC's new Operational brief helps identify risks and indicators of suspicious transactions specific to entities that deal in precious metals and stones.
On July 10, amendments to the Regulations under the PCMLTFA were published in the Canada Gazette. Of the many changes, those concerning the methods to identify clients are the first to come into effect.
On June 21, 2019, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act was amended requiring FINTRAC to make public all administrative monetary penalties imposed. FINTRAC's Administrative monetary penalties policy has been updated to reflect the change to mandatory publication at specific stages in the penalty process.
FINTRAC's new Operational Alert helps businesses identify potential transactions related to romance fraud.
To better support Canadian businesses in their compliance efforts, FINTRAC produced a Compliance Framework as well as a FINTRAC Assessment Manual and a Voluntary Self-Declaration of Non-Compliance notice, which can be found on the FINTRAC Examinations webpage.
FINTRAC has published new suspicious transaction guidance
FINTRAC released its first Terrorist Financing Assessment 2018 which provides a baseline assessment of the terrorist activity financing risks presented by various countries and terrorist organizations within those countries.
Find out more about Project Guardian, a public-private sector initiative to combat the trafficking of illicit fentanyl.
Consult FINTRAC's 2017–18 annual report
About FINTRAC
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) is Canada's financial intelligence unit. Its mandate is to facilitate the detection, prevention and deterrence of money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities, while ensuring the protection of personal information under its control.
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