Canadian Financial Transaction Report Counts by Postal Code and Sector

Report counts from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) are broken down by activity sector, report type, year and month of receipt, and reporting entity location. The location is represented by the forward sortation area (FSA) component of the Canadian postal code. The dataset's publication is temporarily paused to accommodate a transition to new reporting forms, with the last update recorded on 2026-04-09.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic trends in financial transaction reporting based on postal code forward sortation areas.
• Monitor changes in report volumes by activity sector and report type over time.
• Assess the impact of reporting form modernization on data aggregation and publication.
• Identify regions with high or low reporting density for compliance or risk analysis.

Strengths

• Data includes hierarchical geographic aggregation (FSA levels) to protect entity identity while preserving some locational insight.
• Explicitly documents data protection protocols, such as suppressing details when fewer than five entities or reports are involved.

Limitations

• Geographic detail is intentionally limited and aggregated to protect reporting entity identity, which may restrict spatial analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Publication is temporarily paused, and the dataset includes national-level aggregates for modernized reports, indicating a transitional state.

Provenance

Source

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)

Collection Method

Reports submitted by entities under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.

Time Range

Data includes year and month of receipt; specific range is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:38:17.109740; freshness should be verified given the paused publication status.

Geography

Canada, with location represented by Canadian postal code forward sortation areas (FSAs).