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Guideline 8C: Submitting Non-SWIFT Electronic Funds Transfer Reports to FINTRAC by Paper

As per the amendments to the Regulations that came into force on June 1, 2021, reporting entities must submit an electronic funds transfer (EFT) report to FINTRAC only when:

For more information related to FINTRAC's expectation of reporting entities who may be facing challenges with the EFT reporting obligation, please see the Notice on the assessment of obligations coming into force on June 1, 2021.

Also, as of June 1, 2021 (as described in the Notice on forthcoming regulatory amendments and flexibility, updated December 2, 2021), FINTRAC expects reporting entities to continue submitting EFT reports as they did before June 1, 2021, and to continue using the current reporting form until the updates to the form are implemented.

Overview

The objective of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the Act) is to help detect and deter money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities. It is also to facilitate investigations and prosecutions of money laundering and terrorist activity financing offences. This includes reporting, record keeping, client identification and compliance regime requirements for individuals and entities described in section 2.

If you are such an individual or entity, this guideline has been prepared to help you submit electronic funds transfer (EFT) reports by paper, if you do not have the technical capability to do so electronically (see subsection 3.7). It explains reporting timelines, how reports have to be sent to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), and what information has to be included in these reports.

This guideline uses plain language to explain the most common reporting situations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act as well as the related regulations. It is provided as general information only. It is not legal advice, and is not intended to replace the Act and Regulations.

If you need more help after you read this or other guidelines, call FINTRAC's national toll-free enquiries line at 1-866-346-8722.

Throughout this guideline, several references are provided to additional information that may be available on external Web sites. FINTRAC is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of the information contained on those external Web sites. The links provided are based on information available at the time of publishing of this guideline.

Throughout this guideline, any references to dollar amounts (such as $10,000) refer to the amount in Canadian dollars or its equivalent in foreign currency.

Who is this guidance for

In this guidance

  1. Overview
  2. Who Has to Send an Electronic Funds Transfer Report to FINTRAC?
  3. Electronic Funds Transfer Reporting Requirements
  4. Paper Reporting
  5. Instructions for Completing an International Electronic Funds Transfer Report
  6. Comments?
  7. How to Contact FINTRAC

2. Who Has to Send an Electronic Funds Transfer Report to FINTRAC?

If you are one of the following individuals or entities (called reporting entities), you must report EFTs to FINTRAC.

**Note: If you are a financial entity or casino, you do not have to submit an EFT report when you initiate or are the final recipient of an international EFT of $10,000 or more in a single transaction when the EFT is carried out by means of a credit/debit card or prepaid payment product where the beneficiary has an agreement with the payment service provider that permits payment by that means for the provision of goods and services.

2.1 Financial entities

Financial entities are banks (that is, those listed in Schedule I or II of the Bank Act) or authorized foreign banks with respect to their operations in Canada, credit unions, caisses populaires, financial services cooperatives, credit union centrals (when they offer financial services to anyone other than a member entity of the credit union central), trust companies, loan companies and agents of the Crown that accept deposit liabilities.

If you are a financial entity and you have foreign subsidiaries or foreign branches, the EFT reporting requirement does not apply to their operations outside Canada.

2.2 Money services businesses

A money services business means an individual or entity engaged in the business of any of the following activities:

Money services businesses include alternative money remittance systems, such as Hawala, Hundi, Chitti, etc.

For more information about who is engaged in the money services business, see FINTRAC guidance for Money services businesses.

2.3 Casinos

You have legislative requirements under the PCMLTFA if you are a casino. A casino is an entity that is authorized to do business in Canada if it is:

A registered charity authorized to carry on business in a casino for a period of two consecutive days or less, under the supervision of the casino, is not considered to be a casino.
In Canada, the provincial and territorial governments delegate which entity is legally responsible, and can therefore conduct and manage the gaming activities at a casino. The reporting entity subject to the Act, is the entity that is authorized by the province to conduct and manage a casino.

3. Electronic Funds Transfer Reporting Requirements

3.1 When do you have to report electronic funds transfers?

If you are a reporting entity as described in section 2, you have to report incoming and outgoing international electronic funds transfers (EFTs) of $10,000 or more to FINTRAC no later than five working days after the day of the transmission of the instructions (see subsection 3.6).

Read subsection 3.2 to find out more about SWIFT EFTs. Subsection 3.3 and the rest of this guideline contain information about any other type of reportable EFT (that is, non-SWIFT).

3.2 SWIFT electronic funds transfers

The incoming and outgoing SWIFT EFT reporting requirement is only applicable to you if you are a financial entity or a money services business. Furthermore, it only applies if you send or receive EFTs by transmission of a SWIFT MT 103 message, as a SWIFT member, through the SWIFT network. SWIFT means the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. It is a co-operative owned by the international banking community that operates a global data processing system for the transmission of financial messages.

These reports cannot be made on paper. They can only be made electronically. If you are a financial entity or a money services business and you send this type of EFT, read Guideline 8B: Submitting SWIFT Electronic Funds Transfer Reports to FINTRAC.

Your reporting obligations regarding EFTs also include sending or receiving EFTs by any other means, as explained below.

3.3 All other reportable electronic funds transfers (non-SWIFT)

The rest of this guideline provides information about the reporting requirement for international "non-SWIFT" EFTs. This applies to you if you are a financial entity, a money services business or a casino.

An EFT is the transmission of instructions for a transfer of funds made at the request of a client through any electronic, magnetic or optical device, telephone instrument or computer. In this context, SWIFT EFT messages are excluded, as explained in subsection 3.2.

You have to send a non-SWIFT EFT report to FINTRAC for the following transactions.

Outgoing EFTs

These are instructions sent electronically for the transfer of $10,000 or more outside Canada at the request of a client in the following manner:

This type of EFT requires that you send an Outgoing International Non-SWIFT EFT Report (EFTO) to FINTRAC.

Incoming EFTs

These are instructions sent electronically for the transfer of $10,000 or more from outside Canada at the request of a client in the following manner:

This type of EFT requires that you send an Incoming International Non-SWIFT EFT Report (EFTI) to FINTRAC.

Exception to the 24-hour rule for EFTs

The following exception applies if you send or receive a bundled EFT, that is, an EFT with more than one beneficiary. The 24-hour-rule will not apply for any of the amounts under $10,000 included in a bundled EFT if it was sent at the request of a public body, a very large corporation, or the administrator of a federally or provincially regulated pension fund.

In this context, a public body means any of the following or their agent:

Also in this context, a very large corporation is one that has minimum net assets of $75 million on its last audited balance sheet. The corporation's shares have to be traded on a Canadian stock exchange or on a stock exchange outside Canada that is designated by the Minister of Finance. The corporation also has to operate in a country that is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). For more information about stock exchanges outside Canada that are designated by the Minister of Finance, refer to the July 2, 2008 news release available in the News area of the Department of Finance's Web site (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance.html).

To find out which countries are members of the FATF, refer to its Web site (http://www.fatf-gafi.org).

3.4 Electronic funds transfers in foreign currency

If you send or receive an EFT in a foreign currency, you will need to check whether it is the equivalent of 10,000 Canadian dollars or more to determine whether or not it is reportable to FINTRAC. For this purpose only, use the last rate provided by the Bank of Canada available at the time of the transaction, instead of the actual exchange rate used to process the transaction. This calculation is only to check whether the $10,000 threshold is met for the transaction to be reportable as an EFT transaction.

For example, for an EFT that happened at 9:00 am on Tuesday following a holiday Monday, you would use the Bank of Canada rate from the previous working day (in this case, Friday) to determine whether the transaction is reportable. You can find the rate on the Bank of Canada Web site at https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/.

If there is no Bank of Canada rate published for the currency of the transaction, use the actual exchange rate applied when you processed the transaction to determine whether it is reportable.

Once you have determined that an EFT in a foreign currency is reportable based on the Bank of Canada rate, you will have to send an EFT report to FINTRAC. On the EFT report in Part A, enter the amount of the transaction in the foreign currency. If you converted this amount to or from Canadian dollars when you processed the transaction (other than using the Bank of Canada rate to determine whether or not it was reportable), enter the actual exchange rate you used to process the EFT in Part A of the report.

3.5 Other requirements associated with electronic funds transfers

In addition to the reporting requirements explained in this guideline, consider the following relating to an EFT transaction:

Record keeping and client identification

EFTs have associated record keeping and client identification requirements. For more information refer to FINTRAC record keeping guidance.

Originator information to include with transfers

If you send or receive an EFT of any amount, at the request of a client, there are obligations about originator information included with the transfer. For more information refer to FINTRAC know your client guidance.

Large cash transaction report

If an EFT transaction is initiated in cash, in the amount of $10,000 or more, you will likely have to make a large cash transaction report to FINTRAC in addition to making the EFT report about the transaction as required. For more information about making large cash transaction reports, consult Guideline 7: Submitting Large Cash Transaction Reports to FINTRAC.

Suspicious transaction report

If anything about an EFT transaction gives you reasonable grounds to suspect that it could be related to a money laundering or a terrorist activity financing offence, you have to make a suspicious transaction report to FINTRAC about the same transaction. This would be in addition to making the EFT report about the transaction as required.

The suspicious transaction report has many fields that are different from those of an EFT report. For example, there is a field in the suspicious transaction report for you to explain your suspicion about the transaction. There is also a field in that report for you to describe what action, if any, was taken by you, as a result of the suspicious transaction. This would include stating that you have made an EFT report for the same transaction (if that is the case).

For more information about suspicious transaction reports, consult STR guidance.

Transactions related to terrorist property

If you know that any proposed transaction is related to property owned or controlled by or on behalf of a terrorist or a terrorist group, you should not complete the transaction. This is because terrorist property must be frozen under the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism as well as the Criminal Code.

For more information about this and to find out what your obligations are regarding any terrorist property in your control or possession, consult the following guidelines:

Casino disbursement report

If you are a casino sending an EFT that is part of a casino disbursement (in the amount of $10,000 or more), you will likely have to make a casino disbursement report to FINTRAC in addition to making the EFT report about the transaction as required. For more information about making casino disbursement reports, consult Guideline 10: Submitting Casino Disbursement Reports to FINTRAC.

3.6 Reporting timeframes for electronic funds transfer reports

You have to send EFT reports to FINTRAC no later than five working days after the day of the transfer. The day of the transfer means:

3.7 Means of reporting electronic funds transfers to FINTRAC

Electronic reporting

As a reporting entity, you have to submit all EFT reports to FINTRAC electronically if you have the technical capabilities to do so. The minimum technical capabilities are as follows:

Please refer to Guideline 8A: Submitting Non-SWIFT Electronic Funds Transfer Reports to FINTRAC Electronically for more information on submitting reports to FINTRAC electronically.

Paper reporting

If you do not have the technical capabilities to send reports electronically, you must submit reports on paper. See section 4 for more information on submitting paper non-SWIFT EFT reports to FINTRAC. 

4. Paper Reporting

4.1 How to complete paper reports

If you do not have the technical capability to submit reports electronically (see subsection 3.7), you have to submit paper EFT reports to FINTRAC. In this case, forms will be available for paper filing as follows:

See section 5 for details of what each field must contain for the non-SWIFT EFT report.

If you have to submit SWIFT EFT reports, these cannot be made on paper. They can only be made electronically, as explained in Guideline 8B: Submitting SWIFT Electronic Funds Transfer Reports to FINTRAC.

4.2 How to send paper reports to FINTRAC

There are two ways to send a paper report to FINTRAC:

Fax: 1-866-226-2346; or

Mail to the following address:
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Section A
234 Laurier Avenue West, 24th floor
Ottawa ON  K1P 1H7
Canada

4.3 Acknowledgement of receipt of a paper report

FINTRAC will not send you any acknowledgement when your paper EFT report has been received.

5. Instructions for Completing an International Electronic Funds Transfer Report

The contents of an EFT report depend on whether the report is about an outgoing or incoming transfer.

Fields in the report are either mandatory, mandatory where applicable, or require reasonable efforts to complete, as follows:

In certain circumstances, only as directed in the instructions for certain fields, if you need to indicate that a required field in a report is not applicable, enter "N/A" or "n/a". Do not substitute any other abbreviations, special characters (e.g., "x", "-" or "*") or words (e.g., unknown).

The outgoing and incoming non-SWIFT EFT reports have the same mandatory, mandatory where applicable and reasonable efforts fields.

As explained in subsection 3.3, EFT reports can be about one of multiple EFTs of less than $10,000 each conducted within 24 consecutive hours of each other that add up to $10,000 or more. Because those individual EFTs were each under $10,000, the information for some mandatory fields in the report may not be available in your records or from the time of the transaction. In this case, "reasonable efforts" applies to those otherwise mandatory fields.

You have to complete a separate EFT report for each transaction, even if you are reporting multiple EFTs of less than $10,000.

The rest of this section will cover each part of the paper report called the International Electronic Funds Transfer Report. As explained earlier, these instructions are for reports concerning non-SWIFT EFTs only.

There are eight parts to the outgoing or incoming non-SWIFT EFT report, but some are only to be completed if applicable. To report an outgoing or an incoming EFT on paper, follow the following five steps:

The following covers each part of the EFT report.

General information

This part is for information about the reporting entity required to report the EFT. It is also for information about the type of EFT being reported.

Field 1 Reporting entity's full name

Enter the full legal name of the business or corporation that is the reporting entity. If you are a reporting entity that does not have a business name (for example, you are a reporting entity that is an individual), enter your full name.

Field 1A Reporting entity report reference number

If you use a reference number for your own internal purposes, you can enter it in your report to FINTRAC. This field can contain up to 20 alpha or numeric characters and must be unique for each of your reporting entity's reports.

If you do not wish to use such an internal reference number, leave this field empty.

Fields 2, 3 and 4 Contact name

Enter the name of the individual FINTRAC can contact for clarification about this report.

Fields 5 and 6 Contact telephone number

Enter the telephone number, including the area code, of the individual FINTRAC can contact for clarification. Include the extension, if applicable, in field 6.

Is this report about an incoming or outgoing EFT?

Check the appropriate box to show whether you are reporting an outgoing or incoming EFT in this report.

24-hour rule

Indicate yes if the 24-hour rule applies to the EFT being reported and no if it does not. Whether or not the 24-hour-rule applies, use a separate form for each EFT that you have to report.

Part A:Information about the transaction

This part is for information about when the EFT was sent. You have to complete a separate report for each EFT transaction.

Field A1 Time of transaction

In the case of an outgoing EFT, enter the time (hh:mm:ss) that you sent the EFT. In the case of an incoming EFT, enter the time (hh:mm:ss) that it was sent to you.

Field A2* Date of transaction

In the case of an outgoing EFT, enter the date (yyyy-mm-dd) that you sent the EFT. In the case of an incoming EFT, enter the date (yyyy-mm-dd) that it was sent to you.

Field A3* Amount of transaction

Enter the total amount of funds transferred (or to be transferred).

If this amount was not in Canadian funds, you do not have to convert it on the report, but you have to provide the currency information in field A4. You also have to provide the actual exchange rate applied at the time of the transaction in field A5.

Field A4* Transaction currency code

Enter the code for the type of currency for the transaction. Enter CAD if Canadian dollars, or USD for United States dollars.

Field A5 Exchange rate

Complete this field only if the currency code in field A4 is other than CAD. Use one of the boxes for this field to indicate the decimal point, where appropriate. Use as many places after the decimal as necessary to enter the exact exchange rate used (for example, 1.5537 or 0.002185).

For an outgoing EFT, enter the actual exchange rate you used when you sent the transfer to convert the amount sent from Canadian dollars to the amount and currency shown in fields A3 and A4 above. If there was no exchange rate applied to this transaction to convert the amount sent to Canadian dollars (for example, the EFT was received in Canadian currency), leave this field blank.

For an incoming EFT, enter the actual exchange rate you used when you received the transfer to convert the amount and currency shown in fields A3 and A4 to Canadian dollars. If there was no exchange rate applied to this transaction to convert the amount sent to Canadian dollars (for example, the EFT was sent in Canadian currency), leave this field blank.

Part B: Information about the client ordering the EFT

In the case of an outgoing EFT, this part is for information about the individual or entity ordering you to send the EFT. In the case of an incoming EFT, this part is for information about the individual or entity that ordered the EFT to be sent to you.

If the individual or entity that ordered the EFT did so, on someone else's behalf, you also have to complete Part D.

Fields B1*or B2*, B3* and B4 Full name of client ordering the EFT

Enter the full name of the client that ordered the EFT. If the client is an entity, enter the complete name of the entity in field B1. If it is an individual, enter the individual's surname, given name, and other name or initial (if known) in fields B2, B3 and B4.

If the transaction is reportable as one of multiple EFT transactions of less than $10,000 each and, because of this, information for field B1 or fields B2 and B3 was not obtained at the time of the transaction (and is not available from your records), you can leave these fields blank.

Fields B5, B6, B7, B8 and B9 Full address of the client ordering the EFT

Enter the civic address, town or city, province or state, country and postal code of the individual or entity that ordered the EFT.

If the address does not follow this format, enter the information in each of fields B5 to B9 based on your understanding of the address information, and according to the number of characters available in each field.

Field B10 Telephone number

Enter the telephone number, including the area code, of the individual or entity that ordered the EFT.

If the number is one from Canada or the United States, enter the area code and local number. This should be in the following format: "999-999-9999".

If the number is from outside Canada or the United States, provide the country code, city code and local number components. As each of those components can vary in length, use a dash (-) to separate each one. For example, "99-999-9999-9999" would indicate a two-digit country code, a three-digit city code and an eight digit local number.

Field B11 Date of birth (if the client is an individual)

If the client that ordered the EFT was an individual, enter the date (yyyy-mm-dd) of birth of that individual. If the client was an entity, leave this field blank.

Field B12 Occupation (if the client is an individual)

If the client that ordered the EFT was an individual, enter the occupation of that individual. If the client was an entity, leave this field blank.

Field B13* Client's account number (if applicable)

Enter the account number (if any) that you have for the client ordering the EFT.

Field B14 Client's identifier (if the client is an individual)

If the client that ordered the EFT was an individual, check the appropriate box to show the document used to identify that individual.

If the selections provided do not cover the identifier used, indicate "Other" and provide details in the appropriate field.

If the client was an entity, leave this field blank.

Field B15 Identifier number (if the client is an individual)

Enter the number of the document described in field B14 that was used to identify the client ordering the EFT.

Part C: Information about the individual or entity sending the payment instructions for the EFT

In the case of an outgoing EFT, this part is for information about you as the reporting entity sending the payment instructions. In the case of an incoming EFT, this part is for information about the individual or entity that sent you the payment instructions.

Fields C1*or C2*, C3* and C4 Full name of individual or entity sending the payment instructions

In the case of an outgoing EFT, enter your full name as the reporting entity sending the payment instructions. In the case of an incoming EFT, enter the full name of the individual or entity that sent you the payment instructions. If it is an entity, enter the complete name of the entity in field C1. If it is an individual, enter the individual's surname, given name, and other name or initial (if known) in fields C2, C3 and C4.

For an incoming EFT, if it is reportable as one of multiple EFT transactions of less than $10,000 each and, because of this, information for field C1 or fields C2 and C3 was not obtained at the time of the transaction (and is not available from your records), you can leave these fields blank.

Fields C5*, C6*, C7*, C8* and C9* Full address of the individual or entity sending the payment instructions

Enter the civic address, town or city, province or state, country and postal code of the individual or entity sending the payment instructions.

If the address does not follow this format, enter the information in each of fields C5 to C9 based on your understanding of the address information, and according to the number of characters available in each field.

For an incoming EFT, if it is reportable as one of multiple EFT transactions of less than $10,000 each and, because of this, information for fields C5 to C9 was not obtained at the time of the transaction (and is not available from your records), you can leave these fields blank.

Part D: Information about any third party related to the EFT order (if the client ordering the EFT is acting on behalf of a third party)

This part is for information about any third party on whose behalf the EFT was ordered. If there was no third party related to the EFT order, do not complete this part.

Fields D1 or D2, D3 and D4 Full name of the third party on whose behalf the EFT was ordered

Enter the full name of any third party on whose behalf the EFT was ordered. If the third party is an entity, enter the complete name of the entity in field D1. If it is an individual, enter the individual's surname, given name, and other name or initial (if known) in fields D2, D3 and D4.

Fields D5, D6, D7, D8 and D9 Full address of the third party on whose behalf the EFT was ordered

Enter the civic address, town or city, province or state, country and postal code of any third party on whose behalf the EFT was ordered.

If the address does not follow this format, enter the information in each of fields D5 to D9 based on your understanding of the address information, and according to the number of characters available in each field.

Field D10 Date of birth (if the third party is an individual)

If the EFT was ordered on behalf of a third party that is an individual, enter the date (yyyy-mm-dd) of birth of that individual. If the third party was an entity, leave this field blank.

Field D11 Occupation (if the third party is an individual)

If the EFT was ordered on behalf of a third party that is an individual, enter the occupation of that individual. If the third party was an entity, leave this field blank.

Field D12 Third party's identifier (if the third party is an individual)

If the EFT was ordered on behalf of a third party that is an individual, check the appropriate box to show the document used to identify that individual.

If the selections provided do not cover the identifier used, indicate "Other" and provide details in the appropriate field.

If the third party was an entity, leave this field blank.

Part E: Information about the individual or entity receiving the payment instructions for the EFT

In the case of an outgoing EFT, this part is for information about the individual or entity to which you are sending the payment instructions. In the case of an incoming EFT, this part is for information about you, the reporting entity receiving the payment instructions.

Fields E1*or E2*, E3* and E4 Full name of individual or entity receiving the payment instructions

In the case of an outgoing EFT, enter the full name of the individual or entity that will receive the payment instructions. In the case of an incoming EFT, enter your full name, as the reporting entity that received the payment instructions.

If an entity is receiving the payment instructions, enter the complete name of the entity in field E1. If it is an individual, enter the individual's surname, given name, and other name or initial (if known) in fields E2, E3 and E4.

For an outgoing EFT, if it is reportable as one of multiple EFT transactions of less than $10,000 each and, because of this, information for field E1 or fields E2 and E3 was not obtained at the time of the transaction (and is not available from your records), you can leave these fields blank.

Fields E5*, E6*, E7*, E8* and E9* Full address of the individual or entity receiving the payment instructions

Enter the civic address, town or city, province or state, country and postal code of the individual or entity that received (or will receive) the payment instructions.

If the address does not follow this format, enter the information in each of fields E5 to E9 based on your understanding of the address information, and according to the number of characters available in each field.

For an outgoing EFT, if it is reportable as one of multiple EFT transactions of less than $10,000 each and, because of this, information for fields E5 to E9 was not obtained at the time of the transaction (and is not available from your records), you can leave these fields blank.

Part F: Information about the client to whose benefit payment is made

This part is for information about the individual or entity to whose benefit the payment of the EFT was made (or will be made).

Fields F1*or F2*, F3* and F4 Full name of client to whose benefit payment is made

Enter the full name of the client to whose benefit payment is made. If the client is an entity, enter the complete name of the entity in field F1. If it is an individual, enter the individual's surname, given name, and other name or initial (if known) in fields F2, F3 and F4.

If the transaction is reportable as one of multiple EFT transactions of less than $10,000 each and, because of this, information for field F1 or fields F2 and F3 was not obtained at the time of the transaction (and is not available from your records), you can leave these fields blank.

Fields F5, F6, F7, F8 and F9 Full address of the client to whose benefit payment is made

Enter the civic address, town or city, province or state, country and postal code of the individual or entity to whose benefit payment is made.

If the address does not follow this format, enter the information in each of fields F5 to F9 based on your understanding of the address information, and according to the number of characters available in each field.

Field F10 Client's telephone number

Enter the telephone number, including the area code, of the individual or entity to whose benefit payment is made.

If the number is one from Canada or the United States, enter the area code and local number. This should be in the following format: "999-999-9999".

If the number is from outside Canada or the United States, provide the country code, city code and local number components. As each of those components can vary in length, use a dash (-) to separate each one. For example, "99-999-9999-9999" would indicate a two-digit country code, a three-digit city code and an eight digit local number.

Field F11 Date of birth (if the client is an individual)

If the client to whose benefit payment is made is an individual, enter the date (yyyy-mm-dd) of birth of that individual. If the client is an entity, leave this field blank.

Field F12 Occupation (if the client is an individual)

If the client to whose benefit payment is made is an individual, enter the occupation of that individual. If the client is an entity, leave this field blank.

Field F13* Client's account number (if applicable)

Enter the account number (if any) that you have for the client to whose benefit payment will be made.

Field F14 Client's identifier (if the client is an individual)

If the client to whose benefit payment is made is an individual, check the appropriate box to show the document used to identify that individual.

If the selections provided do not cover the identifier used, indicate "Other" and provide details in the appropriate field.

If the client is an entity, leave this field blank.

Part G: Information about any third party beneficiary of the EFT payment (if the client to whose benefit the payment is made is acting on behalf of a third party)

This part is for information about any third party on whose behalf the EFT payment is made. If there is no third party related to the EFT payment, do not complete this part.

Fields G1 or G2, G3 and G4 Full name of the third party on whose behalf the EFT was paid

Enter the full name of any third party on whose behalf the EFT was paid (or is to be paid). If the third party is an entity, enter the complete name of the entity in field G1. If it is an individual, enter the individual's surname, given name, and other name or initial (if known) in fields G2, G3 and G4.

Fields G5, G6, G7, G8 and G9 Full address of the third party on whose behalf the EFT was paid

Enter the civic address, town or city, province or state, country and postal code of any third party on whose behalf the EFT was paid (or is to be paid).

If the address does not follow this format, enter the information in each of fields G5 to G9 based on your understanding of the address information, and according to the number of characters available in each field.

Field G10 Date of birth (if the third party is an individual)

If the EFT was paid (or is to be paid) on behalf of a third party that is an individual, enter the date (yyyy-mm-dd) of birth of that individual. If the third party is an entity, leave this field blank.

Field G11 Occupation (if the third party is an individual)

If the EFT was paid (or is to be paid) on behalf of a third party that is an individual, enter the occupation of that individual. If the third party is an entity, leave this field blank.

Field G12 Third party's identifier (if the third party is an individual)

If the EFT was paid (or is to be paid) on behalf of a third party that is an individual, check the appropriate box to show the document used to identify that individual.

If the selections provided do not cover the identifier used, indicate "Other" and provide details in the appropriate field.

If the third party was an entity, leave this field blank.

6. Comments?

These guidelines will be reviewed on a periodic basis. If you have any comments or suggestions to help improve them, please send your comments to the mailing address provided below, or by email to guidelines-lignesdirectrices@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca.

7. How to Contact FINTRAC

For further information on FINTRAC and its activities, reporting and other obligations, please go to FINTRAC's Web site at https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca or contact FINTRAC:

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
234 Laurier Avenue West, 24th floor
Ottawa ON K1P 1H7
Canada

Toll-free: 1-866-346-8722

Details and history

Published: April 2022

For assistance

If you have questions about this guidance, please contact FINTRAC by email at guidelines-lignesdirectrices@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca.

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