Resources
The Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List (includes individuals and entities subject to specific sanctions regulations made under the Special Economic Measures Act and the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act)
Client Identification, Verification and Source of Money Checklist, current to September 1, 2022; includes Sample Agreement with Agent for Verification (pages A-1-16 to A-1-18)
Fraud 101 for lawyers, Fall 2021 Benchers' Bulletin (p. 10)
Real estate transactions – know your client primer, Summer 2021 Benchers’ Bulletin (p. 12)
Forming companies and other structures – managing the risk, Spring 2021 Benchers' Bulletin (p.8)
Random calls and emails inquiring about shelf companies, Fraud alert, March 4, 2021
Client identification and verification – addressing your questions, Fall-Winter 2020 Benchers' Bulletin (p.12)
BC Land Title & Survey Authority – new online identity verification service, Notice to the Profession, December 1, 2020
Knowing your client - Guidance and rules during COVID-19, Summer 2020 Benchers' Bulletin (pp. 18 -21) – includes the March 17, 2020 Notice to the Profession (client verification in the context of COVID-19)
Know your client – addressing questions and risks, Spring 2020 Benchers’ Bulletin (p.8)
New client verification and source of money requirements, Winter 2019 Benchers’ Bulletin (p.13)
CLE-TV: Anti-Money Laundering – Client Identification and Verification Rules – one-hour webinar initially provided on November 27, 2019 by Practice Advisor Barbara Buchanan, QC (eligible for one hour of CPD credit)
Rule amendments enhance Law Society’s anti-money laundering measures, Fall 2019 Benchers’ Bulletin (p.14)
Anti-money laundering cash transaction rule essentials, Summer 2019 Benchers’ Bulletin (p.10)
Anti-Money Laundering initiative
Discipline advisories:
Country/geographic risk (February 11, 2021)
Securities fraud: Micro-cap stocks (June 1, 2020)
Private lending (April 2, 2019)
Lawyers are gatekeepers (April 10, 2018)
Client ID and verification (February 8, 2018)
Federation of Law Societies of Canada:
Canadian Sanctions Related to Russia and Belarus: Implications for the Profession (April 2022)
Risk Assessment Case Studies for the Legal Profession (February 2020)
Risk Advisories for the Legal Profession (December 2019)
Guidance for the Legal Profession (February 19, 2019)