Enforcement

• August 21, 2025

  Refusal or Revocation of Registration under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA)

  This supervisory policy outlines the Bank of Canada’s (the Bank) powers and procedures to refuse to register applicants or revoke the registration of payment service providers (PSPs) based on the criteria established in the RPAA and its associated regulations.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Subject(s): Retail payments supervision, Enforcement, Registration
• April 15, 2025

  Enforcement process

  This supervisory policy outlines the Bank of Canada’s enforcement process and what individuals, entities and payment service providers should expect if the Bank takes enforcement action against them.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Subject(s): Retail payments supervision, Enforcement
• March 21, 2025

  Administrative monetary penalties

  This supervisory policy provides an overview of the Bank of Canada’s administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) regime and how the Bank determines administrative monetary penalty amounts.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Subject(s): Retail payments supervision, Enforcement, Registration
• January 31, 2025

  Reviews and appeals

  This supervisory policy describes the Bank of Canada’s process to conduct reviews, as set out in the RPAA (a “prescribed review”), and outlines what individuals, entities and payment service providers should expect if they request a prescribed review of a retail payments supervision decision.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Subject(s): Retail payments supervision, Enforcement, Registration