Regulatory Licensing Support for Financial Businesses
Working out which licence you actually need and then getting through the whole process is hard on your own. We help financial businesses identify the right authorisation and secure it across Canada.
Find the Right Licence First of All
Before you apply for anything, you need to know which registration or licence your business actually requires. The wrong one wastes months. We help you work out exactly which authorisation applies to your activity, so you start the process aimed at the right target rather than guessing and correcting later.
Through the Whole Process
Once the right licence is clear, the application itself takes work. You have to prepare the submission, meet the regulator’s requirements, and respond to their questions as they come. We manage the whole process with you, preparing a strong application, handling the back and forth with the regulator, and keeping things moving so your authorisation is secured with as little delay as possible.
Licence Identification
We work out exactly which registration or licence your business requires.
Application Preparation
We prepare a strong, complete application that meets the regulator's requirements.
Process Management
We manage the process and the back and forth with the regulator.
Regulator Liaison
We handle the questions and requests the regulator raises along the way.
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Businesses We Support and Guide
We support payment service providers, money services businesses, currency dealers, crypto businesses, remittance firms, and the many other financial businesses securing the registrations and licences they need under Canadian regulation.
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 Support
Right Target
We pin down exactly which authorisation you need, so you do not waste months applying for the wrong one.
Strong Application
We prepare a complete, well built application, so it gives the regulator little reason to push back.
Process Managed
We handle the process and the regulator, so you stay focused on your business while we move it forward.
Serving Businesses Across Canada
We support businesses right across the whole of Canada, from Toronto and Montreal through to Vancouver and Calgary, and foreign businesses seeking Canadian authorisation wherever they happen to be based.
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Whether you’re starting a new MSB or need ongoing AML support, our team responds within one business day.
Licensing Support Questions
Clear answers to the questions businesses ask most about securing the right regulatory licence or registration across Canada under the regime.
What is regulatory licensing support?
It is help identifying the right registration or licence for your business and securing it, from application through to regulator approval.
Which licence does my business need?
That depends on your activity. We assess what you do and identify the exact registration or licence the Canadian regime requires of you.
Do you handle the whole application?
Yes. We prepare the application, manage the process, and deal with the regulator, so the authorisation is secured with minimal delay.
How does this differ from specific registration?
This is the general entry point. From here we route you to the specific registration your activity needs and support that process.
Can you help foreign businesses?
Yes. We support foreign businesses seeking Canadian authorisation, guiding them through registration wherever they are based in the world.