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Schedule to implement changes to FINTRAC’s reporting forms

From: Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)

Learn about the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada's (FINTRAC's) schedule and key milestones to implement important changes to its reporting forms.

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Schedule Updated in May 2024

Reporting forms implementation schedule (Updated in April 2024)
Form type Begin form design Design package released in draft format Start of technical implementation Testing availability Form release and transition period Changes compared to previous schedule (April 2024)
Large Virtual Currency Transaction Report (LVCTR) Completed Completed Completed
July 2022
Completed
  • October 2022
  • Application programming interface (API) testing availability: May 8, 2023
Completed
  • File upload: June 2021
  • API portal: October 21, 2023
No change
Large Cash Transaction Report (LCTR) Completed Completed Completed
July 2022
Completed
  • API testing availability: May 8, 2023
Completed
October 21, 2023
No change
Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) Completed Completed Completed
June 2023

Completed

  • API testing availability: October 3, 2023

Completed
April 6, 2024

Transition period for entities: By July 3, 2024

Added transition period
Electronic Funds Transfer Report (EFTR) Completed
  • December 2023: guidance, mock form, API specifications, schema, JSON samples and formatting validation rules
  • January to late February 2024: validation rules
September 2023 API testing availability: December 22, 2023

Completed by June 22, 2024

Transition period for entities: By August 22, 2024

Added transition period
Casino Disbursement Report (CDR) Completed
  • December 2023: mock form and guidance
  • Mid-January 2024: schema
  • Late January to April: validation rules
December 2023 API testing availability: January 29, 2024

Completed by June 22, 2024

Transition period for entities: By August 22, 2024

Added transition period

Access the API report submission

Businesses that submit larger volumes of reports and that do not currently have access to FINTRAC API report submission should contact FINTRAC by email at F2R@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca.

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