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Regulatory Reporting

Overview

Regulatory reporting is a critical component of Earna AI’s compliance program. This document outlines the various regulatory reports required by Canadian authorities and international partners, including submission timelines, content requirements, and management processes.

Reporting Framework

FINTRAC Reporting

Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs)

interface STRReport { header: { reportId: string submissionDate: Date reportType: 'STR' entityInfo: { name: 'Earna AI Inc.' fintracId: string address: Address contact: ContactInfo } } suspiciousTransaction: { transactionId: string amount: number currency: 'CAD' | 'USD' date: Date location: string parties: { conductor: Person | Entity beneficiary?: Person | Entity thirdParty?: Person | Entity } suspicionInfo: { category: 'ML' | 'TF' | 'Both' indicators: Indicator[] narrative: string reasonableSuspicion: string } } supporting: { relatedTransactions: Transaction[] previousReports: STRReference[] additionalInfo: string } } class STRSubmission { async submitSTR(str: STRReport): Promise<SubmissionResult> { // Validate report completeness const validation = await this.validateSTR(str) if (!validation.valid) { throw new Error(`STR validation failed: ${validation.errors}`) } // Submit via F2R system const submission = await this.submitToF2R(str) // Record submission await this.recordSubmission({ reportId: str.header.reportId, submissionDate: new Date(), fintracReference: submission.reference, status: 'submitted' }) // Update case status await this.updateCaseStatus(str.suspiciousTransaction.transactionId, 'reported') return submission } }

Large Cash Transaction Reports (LCTRs)

lctr_requirements: threshold: "$10,000 CAD" timeline: "15 days from transaction" required_info: transaction: - Date and time - Amount - Currency - Location - Purpose - Method of receipt/payment individual: - Full name - Address - Date of birth - Occupation - Employer - Identification details entity: - Full name - Address - Nature of business - Business number - Signing authority details reporting_rules: single_transaction: "≥ $10,000" multiple_transactions: "24-hour rule applies" conductor_vs_beneficiary: "Report both if different"

Electronic Funds Transfer Reports (EFTRs)

interface EFTReport { report: { type: 'EFTI' | 'EFTO' // Incoming or Outgoing amount: number threshold: 10000 currency: string reportingPeriod: DateRange } transferInfo: { initiationDate: Date completionDate: Date amount: number currency: string exchangeRate?: number remittanceInfo: { purpose: string instructions: string reference: string } } parties: { ordering: { name: string address: Address account?: AccountInfo institution: FinancialInstitution } beneficiary: { name: string address: Address account?: AccountInfo institution: FinancialInstitution } intermediary?: FinancialInstitution[] } }

Terrorist Property Reports (TPRs)

tpr_requirements: trigger: "Immediate knowledge of terrorist property" timeline: "Immediately (without delay)" actions: freeze: "Freeze assets immediately" report: "Report to FINTRAC" notify_rcmp: "Notify RCMP" no_disclosure: "Do not tip off" content: property_details: - Description of property - Location - Value estimate - Freezing actions taken person_details: - Name and aliases - Address - Date of birth - Identification - Associated entities

Provincial Reporting

British Columbia (BCFSA)

interface BCFSAReporting { annualReturn: { dueDate: '90 days after fiscal year end' content: { financialStatements: 'Audited preferred' businessActivities: 'Detailed description' materialChanges: 'Any significant changes' complianceAttestation: 'Signed compliance statement' complaintsRegister: 'Summary of complaints' } } quarterlyReports: { required: 'If specified in license conditions' content: { businessVolume: 'Transaction volumes' customerCount: 'Active customers' incidents: 'Security incidents' changes: 'Material changes' } } changeNotifications: { timeline: '10 days' triggers: [ 'Director/officer changes', 'Ownership changes', 'Address changes', 'Business model changes' ] } }

Ontario (FSRA)

fsra_reporting: information_returns: frequency: "Annual" due_date: "As specified by FSRA" content: - Business operations summary - Consumer complaints - Material changes - Financial position - Compliance status incident_reporting: timeline: "Promptly" types: - Data breaches - System failures - Regulatory violations - Consumer harm

Quebec (AMF)

interface AMFReporting { activityReport: { frequency: 'Annual' language: 'French (primarily)' content: { businessActivities: 'Detailed in French' financialPosition: 'Financial statements' compliance: 'Compliance attestation' risks: 'Risk assessment summary' } } changeNotifications: { timeline: '30 days' language: 'French required' changes: [ 'Corporate structure', 'Key personnel', 'Business operations', 'Material contracts' ] } }

Tax Reporting

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

cra_reporting: corporate_returns: form: "T2 Corporation Income Tax Return" due_date: "6 months after fiscal year end" schedules: - Schedule 1: Net Income/Loss - Schedule 8: Capital Cost Allowance - Schedule 50: Shareholder Information information_returns: t4a: "Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity" t5: "Statement of Investment Income" nr4: "Non-resident tax withheld" gst_hst: registration: "If revenue > $30,000" filing: "Quarterly or annual" payment: "Monthly if large registrant"

FATCA and CRS Reporting

interface InternationalTaxReporting { fatca: { applicability: 'If serving US persons' forms: ['8966', '8938'] timeline: 'March 31 annually' requirements: { accountHolders: 'Identify US persons' balances: 'Report account balances' income: 'Report investment income' closures: 'Report account closures' } } crs: { participating: 'Canada participates in CRS' exchange: 'Automatic exchange of information' reportable: { accounts: 'Financial accounts' jurisdictions: 'CRS participating jurisdictions' thresholds: 'Various by jurisdiction' } } }

Privacy and Data Protection Reporting

Privacy Commissioner of Canada

privacy_reporting: breach_notifications: threshold: "Real risk of significant harm" timeline: "As soon as feasible" content: - Description of breach - Personal information involved - Number of individuals affected - Steps taken to reduce harm - Measures to prevent recurrence annual_disclosure: optional: "But recommended for transparency" content: - Privacy policies and practices - Access requests handled - Complaints received - Breaches reported

Provincial Privacy Authorities

interface ProvincialPrivacyReporting { alberta: { authority: 'Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner' threshold: 'Real risk of significant harm' timeline: '72 hours' } britishColumbia: { authority: 'Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner' threshold: 'Unauthorized access or disclosure' timeline: 'Without unreasonable delay' } quebec: { authority: 'Commission d\'accès à l\'information' threshold: 'Incident involving confidentiality' timeline: 'As soon as possible' language: 'French required' } }

Automated Reporting System

System Architecture

Report Automation

class ReportingAutomation { async generateReport( reportType: ReportType, period: ReportingPeriod ): Promise<Report> { // Extract data const rawData = await this.extractData(reportType, period) // Apply business rules const transformedData = await this.applyBusinessRules(rawData, reportType) // Validate data quality const validationResult = await this.validateData(transformedData) if (!validationResult.valid) { throw new Error(`Data validation failed: ${validationResult.errors}`) } // Generate report const report = await this.generateReportContent(transformedData, reportType) // Format for submission const formattedReport = await this.formatReport(report, reportType) // Queue for submission await this.queueForSubmission(formattedReport, reportType) return formattedReport } async scheduleReports(): Promise<void> { const schedules = [ { type: 'STR', trigger: 'event-based' }, { type: 'LCTR', frequency: 'daily', delay: '15 days' }, { type: 'EFTR', frequency: 'monthly' }, { type: 'Annual Return', frequency: 'yearly' } ] for (const schedule of schedules) { await this.createScheduledJob(schedule) } } }

Quality Assurance

Report Review Process

qa_process: automated_checks: - Data completeness - Format validation - Business rule compliance - Regulatory requirement mapping manual_review: reviewer: "Compliance Officer" criteria: - Accuracy of information - Narrative quality (for STRs) - Supporting documentation - Regulatory compliance approval_workflow: level_1: "Report Preparer" level_2: "Compliance Officer" level_3: "Senior Management (for critical reports)" quality_metrics: accuracy_rate: ">99%" timeliness: "100% on time" rejection_rate: "<1%" regulator_feedback: "Track and address"

Error Handling

interface ReportingErrorHandling { validation: { dataQuality: 'Check data completeness and accuracy' formatCompliance: 'Verify format requirements' businessRules: 'Apply regulatory business rules' } submission: { retry: 'Automatic retry for transient failures' escalation: 'Manual intervention for persistent failures' notification: 'Alert compliance team of failures' } tracking: { auditTrail: 'Complete audit trail of all activities' errorLog: 'Detailed error logging' statusTracking: 'Real-time status updates' } }

Reporting Calendar

Performance Metrics

Reporting KPIs

interface ReportingKPIs { timeliness: { onTimeSubmission: number // Target: 100% averageSubmissionTime: number // Days before deadline missedDeadlines: number // Target: 0 } quality: { accuracyRate: number // Target: >99% rejectionRate: number // Target: <1% errorRate: number // Target: <0.1% regulatorFeedback: number // Target: Positive } efficiency: { automationRate: number // Target: >80% processTime: number // Hours per report resourceUtilization: number // FTE dedicated to reporting costPerReport: number // Average cost } }

Incident Management

Reporting Failures

incident_response: detection: - Automated monitoring alerts - Manual identification - Regulator notification classification: critical: "Missed regulatory deadline" high: "Data quality issues" medium: "Process delays" low: "Minor formatting errors" response: immediate: "Within 1 hour" investigation: "Within 4 hours" resolution: "Within 24 hours" prevention: "Within 1 week" communication: internal: "Compliance team, management" external: "Regulators if required" documentation: "Incident report and lessons learned"

Training and Awareness

Reporting Team Training

interface ReportingTraining { roles: { analysts: { topics: ['Data analysis', 'Report preparation', 'Quality checks'] frequency: 'Quarterly' } officers: { topics: ['Regulatory requirements', 'Review procedures', 'Escalation'] frequency: 'Semi-annually' } management: { topics: ['Oversight responsibilities', 'Risk management', 'Strategy'] frequency: 'Annually' } } content: { regulatory: 'Current regulatory requirements' systems: 'Reporting system training' procedures: 'Standard operating procedures' quality: 'Quality assurance practices' } }

Vendor Management

Third-Party Reporting Services

vendor_oversight: due_diligence: - Regulatory expertise - System capabilities - Security measures - Reference checks contracts: - Service level agreements - Data protection clauses - Liability and indemnification - Termination procedures monitoring: - Performance metrics - Quality assessments - Security reviews - Compliance audits

Future Enhancements

Technology Roadmap

Contact Information

Regulatory Contacts

RegulatorDepartmentPhoneEmail
FINTRACCompliance1-866-346-8722guidelines-lignesdirectrices@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca
BCFSAConsumer Services604-660-3555info@bcfsa.ca
FSRAContact Centre416-250-7250contactcentre@fsrao.ca
AMF QuebecInformation1-877-525-0337information@lautorite.qc.ca
Privacy CommissionerComplaints1-800-282-1376info@priv.gc.ca

Internal Contacts

Next Steps

  1. System Implementation: Deploy automated reporting system
  2. Process Documentation: Create detailed procedures
  3. Staff Training: Train reporting team
  4. Testing: Conduct end-to-end testing
  5. Go-Live: Begin automated reporting
  6. Monitoring: Establish ongoing monitoring
  7. Optimization: Continuously improve processes
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