Le 5 juillet 2024, le ministère des Finances du Canada (le « ministère des Finances ») a publié des projets de règlement en application de la Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le financement des activités...more
On July 5, 2024, the Department of Finance released draft regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), which, among other things, implement some of the changes outlined in...more
Le 21 avril 2023, le gouvernement du Canada a déposé un avis de motion de voies et moyens visant à mettre en œuvre certaines dispositions du budget fédéral de 2023 (le « Budget 2023 »). Comme nous l’avons mentionné plus tôt...more
On April 21, 2023, the Canadian government introduced the Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement certain provisions of the 2023 federal budget. As we noted earlier this month, certain changes were proposed to the...more
On March 29, 2023, British Columbia introduced Bill 19, the Money Services Businesses Act (B.C. MSB Act), which proposes to regulate money services businesses (MSBs) operating in the province. The regulation of MSBs in B.C....more
Le 28 mars 2023, le gouvernement fédéral a publié son budget de 2023 (le « Budget 2023 »), lequel propose d’importants changements au régime canadien de lutte contre le recyclage des produits de la criminalité en vertu de...more
On March 28, 2023, the federal government released its 2023 budget (Budget) proposing significant changes to Canada’s anti-money laundering regime under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act...more
Le 15 février 2022, en réponse aux événements rattachés au convoi national de camionneurs, le gouvernement du Canada a, par proclamation, déclaré l’état d’urgence en vertu de la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence et a...more
On February 15, 2022, in response to the events related to the Canadian truckers’ convoy, the Canadian government issued a proclamation under the Emergencies Act and passed an Emergency Economic Measures Order (Order)...more
Comme il était prévu et comme il a été annoncé le 30 avril 2021 dans le Budget 2021 : Une relance axée sur les emplois, la croissance et la résilience, le gouvernement fédéral a publié le projet de loi C-30, qui renferme...more
As was expected and announced in Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and Resilience, on April 30, 2021 the federal government released Bill C-30 containing, among other things, a draft of the long-awaited Retail...more
Le 1er juin 2020, certaines dispositions des règlements modifiés pris en vertu de la Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le financement des activités terroristes (la « LRPCFAT ») sont entrées en vigueur. Le...more
On June 1, 2020, certain provisions of the amended regulations (Regulations) to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) came into force. In addition, on May 18, 2020, the most recent...more
On February 15, 2020, the Department of Finance published further proposed amendments to the amended regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) in the Canada Gazette....more
Since the proposed amendments to the regulations (Regulations) to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) were released in June 2018, regulated entities (REs) have been anxiously...more
The wait is over. On June 9, 2018, the Department of Finance (Department) released the long-awaited amendments to the regulations to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) (Revised...more
6/13/2018
/ Canada ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Institutions ,
Life Insurance ,
Money Laundering ,
Money Services Business ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Virtual Currency
On July 4, 2015, the federal government released amended regulations (Regulations) under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA).
While there are some additional regulatory burdens...more
7/7/2015
/ Amended Regulation ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Canada ,
E-Commerce ,
E-Signatures ,
Money Services Business ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Verification Requirements