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
Rule 16
Remittance information
High-value payment system - Lynx
TSP-001
Lynx MT payment message types and formats
High-value payment system - Lynx
TSP-002
Lynx emergency procedures
High-value payment system - Lynx
TSP-003
Lynx system parameters
High-value payment system - Lynx
TSP-004
Lynx throughput target
High-value payment system - Lynx
TSP-005
Lynx MX payment message types and formats
High-value payment system - Lynx