Completed Access to Information Act Requests
The following list contains summaries of completed Access to Information requests processed by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) since December 2011. The list is in chronological order, by year, month and by request number. Please note that this list is not all-inclusive.
Requests containing personal information (including requests made under the Privacy Act) or that are uniquely of interest to the requester, informal requests, and those which were abandoned or transferred to another government institution are not included.
If you wish to obtain a copy of the records released in response to any of these requests informally, you may contact us:
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator (ATIP)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
24th floor, 234 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H7
Canada
Facsimile: 613-943-7931
Email: ATIP-AIPRP@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca
Remember to include your full name and complete mailing address, as well as the file number(s) you are requesting.
Please be aware that the records will be disclosed in the form in which they were released under the Access to Information Act including format, language and any exemptions or exclusions that were applied at the time of release.
For any further questions with regards to this process, contact our Access to Information and Privacy office by email at ATIP-AIPRP@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca.
Completed Access to Information Requests:
May 2013
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| 2012-00014 |
Any documents since August 2011 pertaining to money laundering in the real-estate sector. |
Disclosed in part |
38 |
| 2013-00002 |
All information prepared between October 1 and December 31, 2012 used to brief the director and his direct reports regarding the theft of an encrypted laptop, USB stick and hard copies of FINTRAC compliance reports in October 2012. |
Disclosed in part |
164 |
April 2013
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
|
Nothing to report |
|
|
March 2013
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2012-00044 |
Information on suspicious transaction reports (STR) reporting by/in the Canadian Casino Sector, including FINTRAC's findings. |
Disclosed in part |
78 |
February 2013
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| 2012-00038 |
Records pertaining to the policies or procedures under which the FINTRAC is to share information or evidence with, or treat information or evidence provided by or originating from various countries. |
Disclosed in part |
15 |
| 2012-00035 |
Records regarding all FINTRAC policies (if any) on precluding or circumscribing cooperation or assistance in foreign investigations in cases where fundamental human rights norms are disregarded or where the foreign investigation or prosecution is politically motivated or selective. |
No records exist |
0 |
| 2012-00027 |
Records concerning policy or procedure under which FINTRAC is to share information or evidence with, or treat information or evidence provided by or originating from another country. |
Disclosed in part |
11 |
| 2012-00026 |
Records regarding Ministerial Directives concerning the "Framework for Addressing Risks of Mistreatment in Sharing Information with Foreign Entities", as well as the related protocols, policy, and operational guidelines. |
No records exist |
0 |
January 2013
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2012-00040 |
All records related to the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012. |
All disclosed |
19 |
December 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
|
Nothing to report |
|
|
November 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
|
Nothing to report |
|
|
October 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2012-00018 |
All Temporary Help Services (THS) Supply Arrangement (SA) and Standing Officer (SO) callups issued in the National Capital Region for the months of April to August 2012. |
Disclosed in part |
42 |
September 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
|
Nothing to report |
|
|
August 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
|
Nothing to report |
|
|
July 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2012-00010 |
Statistical information, stratified by sector, size and location of reporting entity, by year since 2009 on Notices of Examinations, Deficiency Letters, Notices of Violation including sections cited and reductions offered with respect to original violations cited in Deficiency Letters and compliance agreements issued. Also, the number of appeals to the Director, including those denied, granted in whole and or in part and sections/violations reduced from the original Notice of Violation. Include number of appeals launched before Federal Court. |
Disclosed in part |
37 |
June 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2011-00022 |
All communications (eg., emails) pertaining to the determination made on which exemptions were invoked for ATIP request file A-2011-00013. |
Disclosed in part |
17 |
| A-2011-00008 |
All briefing notes (including attachments) sent within FINTRAC (to the Director, Deputy Directors and/or Assistant Directors) and externally (to the Minister and/or Deputy Minister of Finance Canada by FINTRAC (excluding records obtained from / created by either EGMONT or FATF or any briefing notes dealing with FINTRAC’s administrative or HR related matters) created from April 1, 2011 to present date (August 9, 2011). Finals only or latest drafts available. Combined with request number A-2011-00009. |
Disclosed in part |
1370 |
| A-2011-00009 |
All briefing notes (including attachments) sent within FINTRAC (to the Director, Deputy Directors and/or Assistant Directors) and externally (to the Minister and/or Deputy Minister of Finance Canada) by FINTRAC (excluding records obtained from / created by either EGMONT or FATF or any briefing notes dealing with FINTRAC’s administrative or HR related matters) created during months of January to March, 2011. Finals only or latest drafts. Combined with request number A-2011-00008. |
Disclosed in part |
1370 |
| A-2012-00007 |
All Temporary Help Services (THS) Supply Arrangement (SA) and Standing Officer (SO) callups issued in the National Capital Region for the months of October 2011 to March 2012. |
Disclosed in part |
6 |
| A-2012-00008 |
Records released under previously made ATIP request # A-2011-00019. |
Disclosed in part |
130 |
| A-2012-00011 |
From January 1, 2010 to June 1, 2012, information outlining monetary penalties assessed to any individuals and/or entities that work or conduct business in Penticton, B.C., for failing to file reports where required to do so under provisions of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations, and the reason for those penalties. |
No records exist |
0 |
| A-2012-00009 |
Records released under previously made ATIP request # A-2011-00020. |
Disclosed in part |
17 |
May 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2012-00006 |
List of completed Access to Information requests between January 1, 2010 and May 4, 2012. |
All disclosed |
4 |
| A-2012-00005 |
All records concerning FINTRAC's relations with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development from January 1, 2010 to May 4, 2012 excluding records subject to cabinet confidence. |
No records exist |
0 |
| A-2012-00004 |
Report on the mechanics of the relationship between FINTRAC and Egmont. |
All disclosed |
3 |
| A-2011-00015 |
All information produced by FINTRAC for internal purposes or addressed to the Minister of Finance as well as the Deputy Ministers of the Department relating to actions taken by FINTRAC in the application or in response to the Regulations set out by the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Tunisia and Egypt) Regulations (SOR/2011-78) and FINTRAC’s March 1, 2011 Advisory on politically exposed persons, etc. |
Disclosed in part |
102 |
April 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2011-00020 |
All documents concerning FINTRAC's policy regarding Politically-Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Politically-Exposed Foreign Persons (PEFPs). |
Disclosed in part |
17 |
March 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2011-00019 |
From January 1, 2004 to present (February 3, 2012): any reports, studies, presentations, sector profiles, statistics, pertaining to money laundering / loan-sharking for the Casino Sector in BC. |
Disclosed in part |
130 |
February 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2011-00014 |
All memoranda of understanding (MOU) pertaining to the relationship between FINTRAC and CSE, from September 11, 2001 to present (November 10, 2011). |
All exempted |
0 |
January 2012
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
|
Nothing to report |
|
|
December 2011
| Request # |
Summary of Request |
Disposition |
Number of Pages Disclosed |
| A-2011-00013 |
All memoranda of understanding (MOU) pertaining to the relationship between FINTRAC and CSIS, from September 11, 2001 to present (November 10, 2011). |
All exempted |
0 |
