Evidence of meeting #73 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was fintrac.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Joyce Bateman Conservative Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Okay.
We have a number of law enforcement agencies. We have the Canada Border Services Agency. We have the RCMP. We have CSIS. Could you just briefly talk about how you work in partnership with these organizations?
Director, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
The legislation allows us to report to a series of enforcement agencies, as you said, the RCMP, CBSA, CRA, CSIS, and also local police forces if it's relevant to them, as long as there is a requirement to disclose the information. For instance, if it is about terrorist financing or national security, we would disclose as well to CSIS. But we have to be careful because, given the information we hold and how some of this information may come to us, we have to make sure that everything we provide to the law enforcement agencies basically falls under the purview of our legislation, so that in fact if they take the information to court, the information can be used. We have to be mindful of that as we disclose.
Conservative
NDP
Raymond Côté NDP Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Thank you very much.
I wanted to ask a question about a recommendation from the Senate committee, which did a study on this matter.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Rajotte
Just hold on, Monsieur Côté.
I understood we were to be there for 10:05. Is that not correct?
Conservative
Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON
I thought we were shutting down at 9:50. I thought that's what we had agreed.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Rajotte
I'm sorry, Monsieur Côté.
Witnesses, I'm sorry we have to shut down this panel early, but we appreciate your being with us here today and answering our questions.
Colleagues, I guess we'll head over to the House.
Thank you. The meeting is adjourned.