# Canada FINTRAC MSB Registration Number Portfolio Status Monitor (`plym-actor-factory/ca-fintrac-msb-registration-number-portfolio-status-monitor`) Actor

Watch Canada FINTRAC MSB Registration Numbers for Registered/Expired/Ceased/Revoked and membership changes from the official MSB registry CSV. PPE on unique events; quiet periods ≈ $0. Not a US FinCEN MSB twin.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory/ca-fintrac-msb-registration-number-portfolio-status-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Daniel Witney](https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Automation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 fintrac msb status event delivereds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Canada FINTRAC MSB Registration Number Portfolio Status Monitor

Watch **FINTRAC MSB Registration Numbers** (`M########`) against the official public CSV\
`https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/msb-esm/reg-eng.csv`.

Emits billable events only on unique delivered changes:

- `APPEARED` / `DROPPED` (directory membership vs published CSV)
- `STATUS_CHANGED` (`Registered` ↔ `Expired` ↔ `Ceased` ↔ `Revoked`)
- `NAME_CHANGED` / `SERVICES_CHANGED` / `WEBSITE_CHANGED` / `EXPIRY_CHANGED` / `FOREIGN_INDICATOR_CHANGED` (optional `attributes` signal group)

### Who this is for

AML / KYB / payments / remittance compliance desks that keep a book of Canada money services businesses and need **status and membership change events** from the official FINTRAC registry — not a leads scrape and not a US FinCEN MSB twin.

### Not this Actor

- Not a **US FinCEN MSB** twin (different statute / registry)
- Not a full FINTRAC dump billed as rows (watchlist filter only)
- `DROPPED` = absent from current CSV snapshot (distinct from `Status=Expired|Ceased|Revoked`, which remain listed)

### Cadence honesty

FINTRAC updates the Money Services Business Registry on a **monthly** basis (Last-Modified when present). Schedule accordingly.

### Pricing

PPE: `fintrac-msb-status-event-delivered` @ **$0.02** + `apify-actor-start` @ **$0.00005**.\
Non-billable `RUN_STATUS` (including Store `FIXTURE_HEALTH`). Quiet periods with no watchlist changes ≈ **$0** product charges.

### PRODUCTION USE

Set `sourceMode=live` with your `msbRegistrationNumbers` watchlist. Default `sourceMode=fixture` is the Store/CI health path only.

### Default input

`sourceMode=fixture` with `emitFixtureDemoEvents=false` → Store health path only (no fake events / no PPE charge).

### Official source

- Registry page: https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/msb-esm/reg-eng
- CSV: https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/msb-esm/reg-eng.csv
- XLSX: https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/msb-esm/reg-eng.xlsx

# Actor input Schema

## `msbRegistrationNumbers` (type: `array`):

MSB Registration Numbers (M########) to monitor against the official FINTRAC MSB registry CSV. Invalid entries skipped with no charge. Not a full FINTRAC dump bill. Not a US FinCEN MSB twin.

## `fintracMsbNumbers` (type: `array`):

Optional alias for msbRegistrationNumbers — same durable FINTRAC MSB Registration Number keys, merged into the watchlist.

## `signalGroups` (type: `array`):

Which change groups to evaluate: directory (APPEARED/DROPPED), status (STATUS\_CHANGED), attributes (NAME/SERVICES/WEBSITE/EXPIRY/FOREIGN\_INDICATOR). Default: directory+status.

## `maxRunSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Wall-clock budget (CSV download + parse + watchlist diff).

## `maxEvents` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique change events are delivered (does not include RUN\_STATUS).

## `resumeFromCheckpoint` (type: `boolean`):

If true, resume MSB snapshots and seen event\_uids from the default Key-Value Store.

## `sourceMode` (type: `string`):

fixture = Store/CI health default (no network; RUN\_STATUS only unless emitFixtureDemoEvents=true). live = official FINTRAC MSB registry CSV (no API key; monthly publish lag).

## `emitFixtureDemoEvents` (type: `boolean`):

When sourceMode=fixture, if true push fabricated change events from local fixtures. Default false so Store daily auto-tests never emit fake FINTRAC events or charge fintrac-msb-status-event-delivered.

## `maxTotalChargeUsd` (type: `number`):

Optional soft budget hint for delivered change events.

## `asOfHint` (type: `string`):

Optional as\_of label for events / RUN\_STATUS. Defaults to Last-Modified date from the CSV response when present.

## `fintracMsbCsvUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional override for the official FINTRAC MSB registry CSV URL.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "msbRegistrationNumbers": [
    "M08883782",
    "M08899162",
    "M08919402",
    "M08934674",
    "M08939610",
    "M08988401",
    "M08992367"
  ],
  "signalGroups": [
    "directory",
    "status"
  ],
  "maxRunSeconds": 180,
  "maxEvents": 500,
  "resumeFromCheckpoint": true,
  "sourceMode": "fixture",
  "emitFixtureDemoEvents": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `OUTPUT` (type: `string`):

JSON summary: delivered, charged, runStatus, checkpoint, stats, FINTRAC MSB coverage limits

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("plym-actor-factory/ca-fintrac-msb-registration-number-portfolio-status-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("plym-actor-factory/ca-fintrac-msb-registration-number-portfolio-status-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call plym-actor-factory/ca-fintrac-msb-registration-number-portfolio-status-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plym-actor-factory/ca-fintrac-msb-registration-number-portfolio-status-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ZP8jXNLQZl0GXTs8n/builds/1fFVPWwoUJnSHIym2/openapi.json