Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Search

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

Version of section 1 from 2021-06-01 to 2024-10-30:

  •  (1) [Repealed, SOR/2016-153, s. 1]

  • (2) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

    accountant

    accountant[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    accounting firm

    accounting firm[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    Act

    Act means the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act. (Loi)

    British Columbia notary corporation

    British Columbia notary corporation[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    British Columbia notary public

    British Columbia notary public[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    cash

    cash means coins referred to in section 7 of the Currency Act, notes issued by the Bank of Canada under the Bank of Canada Act that are intended for circulation in Canada or coins or bank notes of countries other than Canada. (espèces)

    cash

    cash or currency[Repealed, SOR/2002-185, s. 2]

    casino

    casino means a government, organization, board or operator that is referred to in any of paragraphs 5(k) to (k.3) of the Act. (casino)

    CICA Handbook

    CICA Handbook[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    credit union central

    credit union central[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    dealer in precious metals and stones

    dealer in precious metals and stones[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    electronic funds transfer

    electronic funds transfer[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    fiat currency

    fiat currency means a currency that is issued by a country and is designated as legal tender in that country. (monnaie fiduciaire)

    financial entity

    financial entity[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    financial services cooperative

    financial services cooperative[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    funds

    funds means

    • (a) cash and other fiat currencies, and securities, negotiable instruments or other financial instruments that indicate a title or right to or interest in them; or

    • (b) a private key of a cryptographic system that enables a person or entity to have access to a fiat currency other than cash.

    For greater certainty, it does not include virtual currency. (fonds)

    jewellery

    jewellery[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    legal firm

    legal firm[Repealed, SOR/2003-102, s. 1]

    life insurance broker or agent

    life insurance broker or agent[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    listed person

    listed person has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism. (personne inscrite)

    money services business

    money services business[Repealed, SOR/2016-153, s. 1]

    precious metal

    precious metal[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    precious stones

    precious stones[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    real estate broker or sales representative

    real estate broker or sales representative[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    real estate developer

    real estate developer[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    SWIFT

    SWIFT[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    trust company

    trust company[Repealed, SOR/2019-240, s. 1]

    virtual currency

    virtual currency means

    • (a) a digital representation of value that can be used for payment or investment purposes that is not a fiat currency and that can be readily exchanged for funds or for another virtual currency that can be readily exchanged for funds; or

    • (b) a private key of a cryptographic system that enables a person or entity to have access to a digital representation of value referred to in paragraph (a). (monnaie virtuelle)

  • SOR/2002-185, s. 2
  • SOR/2003-102, s. 1
  • SOR/2003-358, s. 1
  • SOR/2007-122, s. 1
  • SOR/2007-293, s. 1
  • SOR/2008-21, s. 1
  • SOR/2009-265, s. 1
  • SOR/2016-153, s. 1
  • SOR/2019-240, s. 1
  • SOR/2020-112, s. 1

Date modified: