Sanctions, PEP, and adverse-media screening software for Canada
A verified identity still has to be a permissible one. BriteBase screens every customer against sanctions, politically exposed persons, and adverse-media lists at onboarding and on an ongoing basis, with clear match rationale and a recorded disposition on every alert, backed by a Canadian compliance bench that works the queue.
Screening confirms that a verified customer is someone you are permitted to do business with, and keeps confirming it. For a Canadian reporting entity, sanctions and PEP screening are not optional, and adverse-media screening is increasingly expected as part of a risk-based program. BriteBase delivers all three as software backed by a compliance bench.
Sanctions screening
Every verified identity is screened in real time against Canadian and international sanctions lists, including the lists that flow from ministerial directives. Matches surface with the rationale behind them, and each one is dispositioned and recorded. Sanctions screening is strict-liability territory, so the value is not only catching a name, it is evidencing that you screened, what you found, and what you did.
PEP screening
Politically exposed persons and heads of international organisations are identified at onboarding and through ongoing list refreshes, triggering the enhanced measures FINTRAC expects. The system records the determination and the enhanced due diligence that follows, so the trail is intact when an examiner asks how PEPs are handled.
Adverse-media screening
Negative-news screening separates risk-relevant findings from noise and feeds them into the customer file with the source recorded. Done well, adverse media sharpens the risk picture; done badly, it buries the team in irrelevant hits. Tuning matters, which is why a worked queue beats a raw feed.
Ongoing screening, not just onboarding
A customer who cleared at onboarding can appear on a list the next day. BriteBase re-screens against refreshed lists and surfaces new matches for disposition, so screening reflects today's lists, not the day the account opened. This continuing view is part of what makes a program effective under the Bill C-12 standard.
Screening as part of the whole
Screening is one module of a connected flow. It runs after identity verification and document verification have confirmed the human and the document, and it feeds the customer risk rating and the FINTRAC file. The product detail sits on the screening solution page, and the terms are defined in the AML and KYC glossary. For sector-specific expectations, see the VASP and PSP primers.
FAQ
What is sanctions and PEP screening?
Screening checks a customer against sanctions lists, politically exposed persons lists, and adverse media to confirm they are permitted and to apply enhanced measures where required. For Canadian reporting entities, sanctions and PEP screening are mandatory and adverse-media screening is expected as part of a risk-based program.
Does screening run only at onboarding?
No. Lists and customers change, so screening runs at onboarding and on an ongoing basis. BriteBase re-screens against refreshed lists and surfaces new matches for disposition, which is part of keeping a program effective under the Bill C-12 standard.
How does BriteBase reduce false positives?
BriteBase tunes matching and pairs the software with practitioners who work the alert queue, so alerts stay meaningful instead of overwhelming the team. Every match carries its rationale, and every disposition is recorded for the FINTRAC file.
Is screening evidence kept for FINTRAC?
Yes. Every match, decision, and reviewer is recorded, producing an examiner-ready trail as a by-product of the work. That record is what shows an examiner not only that you screened, but what you found and what you did about it.
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