PEP and Sanctions Screening for Reporting Entities
Every customer must be screened against sanctions lists and politically exposed person lists. We build the screening that catches real matches, clears the false ones, and keeps you clear of any prohibited dealings.
Two Different Checks, Two Different Duties
Sanctions screening and PEP screening are not the same. A sanctions match is a hard legal prohibition: you cannot deal, and you may have to freeze and report. A PEP match is a risk flag that triggers enhanced due diligence. We build both, so each result drives the right action.
False Positives Are Where Screening Fails
Screening that flags everyone helps no one. The real work is disposition: separating genuine matches from the many names that merely look similar, and documenting each decision. We tune your screening to catch true hits without drowning your team in false positives, and we build the audit trail that proves every clearance was justified.
Sanctions Screening
We screen customers against Canadian, United Nations, and other applicable sanctions lists.
PEP Screening
We identify domestic and foreign politically exposed persons and their close associates.
Adverse Media
We screen for negative news that signals risk beyond the formal watchlists.
Ongoing Rescreening
We rescreen your customers as sanctions and PEP lists change over time.
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Businesses We Screen For
We build screening for money services businesses, payment providers, cryptocurrency platforms, currency exchanges, real estate firms, and the many other reporting entities that must check customers against sanctions and PEP lists.
We support banks with program design, oversight, & regulatory examination readiness.
We help credit unions meet obligations proportionate to their membership and scale.
We handle registration, renewals, reporting, & controls FINTRAC expects from you.
We cover Bank of Canada registration alongside your anti money laundering obligations.
We establish what your wallet activity triggers, then build only what applies.
We build compliance around what your product does, before volumes and questions arrive.
We register virtual currency dealers and build the reporting their activity demands.
We support financial institutions across registration, program build, and reporting duties.
Why Businesses Choose Our Screening
Correct Response
We make each sanctions hit and PEP flag trigger the right response, since confusing the two creates legal exposure.
Fewer Positives
We tune your screening to surface genuine matches, so your team is not buried under names that only look alike.
Always Current
We keep screening running against the latest lists, so a newly sanctioned customer never slips through unnoticed.
Serving Businesses Across Canada
We build sanctions and PEP screening right across Canada, from Toronto and Montreal to Vancouver and Calgary, and for foreign reporting entities carrying Canadian obligations wherever they happen to operate.
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Screening Questions Answered
Clear answers to the questions Canadian businesses ask most about sanctions and politically exposed person screening under the PCMLTFA and Canadian sanctions law.
How do sanctions and PEP screening differ?
A sanctions match legally prohibits you from dealing. A PEP match is a risk flag that requires enhanced due diligence, not an outright prohibition.
Which sanctions lists must we screen?
Canadian sanctions lists, including those under Canadian legislation and United Nations measures, plus any others relevant to the markets you serve.
What happens on a sanctions match?
You must not proceed with the dealing, and depending on the listing you may be required to freeze property and report it to authorities.
How do we handle false positives?
Through a documented disposition process that reviews each alert, confirms whether it is a genuine match, and records the reasoning for every clearance.
How often should we rescreen?
Regularly, because lists change constantly. Ongoing rescreening ensures a customer newly added to a sanctions or PEP list is caught promptly.