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Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations

Version of section 54.2 from 2017-06-17 to 2021-05-31:

  •  (1) Subject to section 62 and subsection 63(5), a financial entity shall

    • (a) in accordance with subsection 67.1(3), take reasonable measures to determine whether a person for whom it opens an account is a politically exposed foreign person, a politically exposed domestic person, a head of an international organization, a family member of one of those persons or a person who is closely associated with a politically exposed foreign person;

    • (b) in accordance with subsection 67.2(5), take reasonable measures to determine whether a person who requests that an electronic funds transfer of $100,000 or more be initiated or on whose behalf the request is made is a politically exposed foreign person, a politically exposed domestic person, a head of an international organization or a family member of, or person who is closely associated with, one of those persons; and

    • (c) in accordance with subsection 67.2(5), take reasonable measures to determine whether a person who is a beneficiary of an electronic funds transfer of $100,000 or more is a politically exposed foreign person, a politically exposed domestic person, a head of an international organization or a family member of, or person who is closely associated with, one of those persons.

  • (2) Subject to section 62 and subsection 63(5), a financial entity shall take reasonable measures on a periodic basis to determine whether an account holder is a politically exposed foreign person, a politically exposed domestic person, a head of an international organization, a family member of one of those persons or a person who is closely associated with a politically exposed foreign person.

  • (3) Subject to section 62 and subsection 63(5), if a financial entity or any of its employees or officers detects a fact that constitutes reasonable grounds to suspect that an account holder is a politically exposed foreign person, a politically exposed domestic person, a head of an international organization or a family member of, or person who is closely associated with, one of those persons, the financial entity shall, in accordance with subsection 67.1(3), take reasonable measures to determine whether the account holder is such a person.

  • SOR/2007-122, s. 50
  • SOR/2016-153, s. 39

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