Payment Clearing and Settlement Act

Marginal note:Information confidential

• 18 (1) Information obtained under this Act is confidential and shall be treated accordingly.

• Marginal note:Disclosure permitted

  (2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the Bank from disclosing any information, if the Bank is satisfied that the information will be treated as confidential by the authority, body or person to which it is disclosed,

  • (a) to any government authority or regulatory body charged with the regulation of

    • (i) financial institutions, as defined in section 2 of the Trust and Loan Companies Act, for purposes related to that regulation, or

    • (ii) entities that provide clearing or settlement services in connection with securities transactions or eligible financial contracts, for purposes related to that regulation; and

  • (b) to the Deputy Minister of Finance or any officer of the Department of Finance authorized in writing by the Deputy Minister of Finance or to the Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other officer of that Corporation authorized in writing by the Chief Executive Officer.

• Marginal note:Disclosure permitted

  (3) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the Bank from disclosing any information regarding a clearing and settlement system that the Bank has designated under subsection 4(1) to any government authority or regulatory body charged with the regulation of systems or arrangements for the clearing or settlement of payment obligations or for the exchange of payment messages for the purpose of clearing or settlement of payment obligations, for purposes related to that regulation, if the Bank is satisfied that the information will be treated as confidential by the authority or body to which it is disclosed.

• Marginal note:Disclosure outside Canada

  (4) Before the Bank discloses information to a government authority or regulatory body outside Canada, the Bank shall enter into an arrangement or agreement with the authority or body regarding the terms of the disclosure.