Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations

59.1 Subject to subsection 62(2) and section 63, every accountant and every accounting firm shall, in respect of a transaction for which a record is required to be kept under subsection 36(1),

• (a) in accordance with subsection 64(1), ascertain the identity of every person who conducts the transaction;

• (b) in accordance with section 65, confirm the existence of and ascertain the name and address of every corporation on whose behalf the transaction is conducted and the names of its directors; and

• (c) in accordance with section 66, confirm the existence of every entity, other than a corporation, on whose behalf the transaction is conducted.