Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07OTTAWA2015
2007-11-01 19:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT
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SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAN AND ISN/CPI M. NEW
TREASURY FOR TFFC L. ARCHIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN CA
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT
AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
REF: STATE 149648
(U) On Nov 1, econoff delivered points in reftel to Jane
Pearse, Chief of Financial Crime - International Section,
Finance Canada. She said that following the FATF statement
Finance Minister Flaherty, on October 16, issued a statement
saying that the GOC fully agrees with the FATF statement and
that the FATF statement is "consistent with measures Canadian
banks and other financial institutions are already
undertaking with respect to Iranian transactions." Financial
Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC),
Canada's Financial Intelligence Unit, and the Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) issued
separate statments on October 12 reminding financial
institutions "to give heightened attention to transactions
related to Iran." The OSFI statement also reminded Canadian
financial institutions of their obligations under Canada's
Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on
Iran. These regulations are available on the internet at:
http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/osfi/index e.aspx?ArticleID=1720
Visit our shared North American Partnership blog (Canada & Mexico) at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap
WILKINS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAN AND ISN/CPI M. NEW
TREASURY FOR TFFC L. ARCHIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN CA
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT
AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
REF: STATE 149648
(U) On Nov 1, econoff delivered points in reftel to Jane
Pearse, Chief of Financial Crime - International Section,
Finance Canada. She said that following the FATF statement
Finance Minister Flaherty, on October 16, issued a statement
saying that the GOC fully agrees with the FATF statement and
that the FATF statement is "consistent with measures Canadian
banks and other financial institutions are already
undertaking with respect to Iranian transactions." Financial
Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC),
Canada's Financial Intelligence Unit, and the Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) issued
separate statments on October 12 reminding financial
institutions "to give heightened attention to transactions
related to Iran." The OSFI statement also reminded Canadian
financial institutions of their obligations under Canada's
Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on
Iran. These regulations are available on the internet at:
http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/osfi/index e.aspx?ArticleID=1720
Visit our shared North American Partnership blog (Canada & Mexico) at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap
WILKINS