Rules & documentation

By-laws, rules, standards and procedure documents are integral parts of the legal framework of the national payment systems that Payments Canada is legislated to establish and operate. They lay out the roles, responsibilities and obligations of our member financial institutions on the appropriate handling of payment items exchanged, cleared and settled via our payment systems. This includes requirements for participation in a payment system or scheme, procedures for the processing of payment items, and the requirements and timeframes for returning payment items, where eligible.

Payments Canada’s rules, standards and procedure documents are updated regularly and versions posted online are in force. You can contact Payments Canada for confirmation by e-mail at info@payments.ca.

Item Title Updated System
Association By-law No. 3
Payment Items & ACSS By-law
Retail batch payment system, System by-laws
Association By-law No. 6
Compliance
Retail batch payment system, High-value payment system - Lynx, System by-laws
Association By-law No. 9
Lynx
High-value payment system - Lynx, System by-laws