Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act

Marginal note:Currency and monetary instruments

• 12 (1) Every person or entity referred to in subsection (3) shall report to an officer, in accordance with the regulations, the importation or exportation of currency or monetary instruments of a value greater than the prescribed amount.

• Marginal note:Limitation

  (2) A person or entity is not required to make a report under subsection (1) in respect of an activity if the prescribed conditions are met in respect of the person, entity or activity, and if the person or entity satisfies an officer that those conditions have been met.

• Marginal note:Who must report

  (3) Currency or monetary instruments shall be reported under subsection (1)

  • (a) in the case of currency or monetary instruments in the actual possession of a person arriving in or departing from Canada, or that form part of their baggage if they and their baggage are being carried on board the same conveyance, by that person;

  • (b) in the case of currency or monetary instruments imported into Canada by courier or as mail, by the exporter of the currency or monetary instruments or, on receiving notice under subsection 14(2), by the importer;

  • (c) in the case of currency or monetary instruments exported from Canada by courier or as mail, by the exporter of the currency or monetary instruments;

  • (d) in the case of currency or monetary instruments, other than those referred to in paragraph (a) or imported or exported as mail, that are on board a conveyance arriving in or departing from Canada, by the person in charge of the conveyance; and

  • (e) in any other case, by the person on whose behalf the currency or monetary instruments are imported or exported.

• Marginal note:Duty to answer and comply with the request of an officer

  (4) If a report is made in respect of currency or monetary instruments, the person arriving in or departing from Canada with the currency or monetary instruments shall

  • (a) answer truthfully any questions that the officer asks with respect to the information required to be contained in the report; and

  • (b) on request of an officer, present the currency or monetary instruments that they are carrying or transporting, unload any conveyance or part of a conveyance or baggage and open or unpack any package or container that the officer wishes to examine.

• Marginal note:Sending reports to Centre

  (5) Officers shall send the reports they receive under subsection (1) to the Centre.