City of Vancouver caps cash payments at $10K to prevent money laundering

The City of Vancouver is no longer accepting cash payments of more than $10,000 in an effort to prevent money laundering.

While the city is not required to report cash transactions greater than $10,000, it says in a news release that the new policy aligns with the aim of Canada's financial intelligence unit, called FINTRAC, to identify and track money laundering.

TheB.C.government has also introduced policies to take on money laundering after reports that billions of dollars were filtered through casinos.

The city says its staff will continue reviewing ways to address potential money laundering and will report back to council by the end of the year.

It says residents have been encouraged for several years to make payments for taxes, fines orservices such as businesslicencesand parking permitsonline or through a bank.

The city collected more than $2 billion in 2018 and says $13 million in payments were made in cash.