Ottawa Permanently Adds Crowdfunding Platforms to Anti-Money Laundering Regime

Ottawa Permanently Adds Crowdfunding Platforms to Anti-Money Laundering Regime
Hundreds of people gather by TransCanada Highway 20 to show their support to truckers heading to Ottawa to protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Levis, Quebec, on Jan. 28, 2022. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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The Liberal government has followed up on its plan to permanently subject crowdfunding platforms to its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regime, a measure that had been initially put in place in response to the Freedom Convoy in February.

Blacklock’s Reporter first reported the issue on April 28.