Renewal form: Request to renew the registration of a money services business or foreign money services business

Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the Act), money services businesses (MSBs) operating in Canada and foreign money services businesses (FMSBs) that direct and provide services to clients in Canada are required to register with FINTRAC. Your registration is valid for 2 years and you must renew your registration before its expiry date.

NOTE: Failure to renew your registration with FINTRAC may result in criminal charges or an administrative monetary penalty (AMP).

How to renew a registration

Step 1:

• Send a registration renewal request to FINTRAC by completing this form. Ensure that all fields are complete and accurate. Failure to do so will require resubmission of this form and may result in delays in processing your request.
  
  NOTE: Knowingly providing false or misleading information to FINTRAC is an offence under the Act and may result in criminal charges.

Step 2:

• FINTRAC will validate the information provided.
• If additional information is needed from you, or if you are requesting changes to the registration information as part of your renewal request, FINTRAC will contact you by email.

Step 3:

• You will receive confirmation from FINTRAC by email that the registration has been renewed once your request has been processed.

Privacy disclaimer

The information that you provide is protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act and will be used by FINTRAC to prepare a reply and in its administration of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, as described in Personal Information Bank: Compliance of Reporting Entities – PPU 028. For more information, consult FINTRAC’s Info Source.