To verify the identity of an organization you must consult documentation that is independent and reliable. If your client is an organization created or registered under federal, provincial or territorial...

You may verify an individual’s identity by relying on any two of the following: information from a reliable source that contains the individual’s name and address; information from a reliable...

You may verify an individual’s identity by relying on information in a Canadian credit file if it has been in existence for at least three years. You must confirm that...

A valid, authentic and current (not expired) government-issued identification document containing the individual’s name and photograph (e.g. driver’s licence, passport, Secure Certificate of Indian Status, Permanent Resident Card, or certain...

To verify the identity of an individual, you must use one of three methods: the government-issued photo ID method, the credit file method, or the dual process method.

No. There are several exceptions included in the rule. You do not have to verify the identity of the client (nor obtain and record information about the source of funds...

You are required to verify the identity of your client when, having been retained to provide legal services, you engage in or give instructions in respect of the receipt, payment...