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ACSS Standards

You have entered the section  of the CPA’s web site that contains the Rules and Standards governing the exchange of payment items between CPA member institutions. Before moving on, we ask that you note the following:
  • The CPA Rules and Standards contained on this site are updated regularly on a best efforts basis and should be the version in force at this time. However, to be absolutely certain, we suggest you contact the CPA for confirmation.

To contact the CPA’s Communications and Education Division e-mail us at info@cdnpay.ca, or telephone (613) 238-4173, or fax (613) 233-3385.

001-004 (reserved for future use)

005 Standards for the Exchange of Financial Data on AFT Files  PDF File

006 Specifications for MICR-Encoded Payment Items

007 (removed April 21, 2008)

008 (removed November 27, 1995 - amalgamated with Rule A3)

009 (reserved for future use)

010 Standards and Guidelines for the Standard Intermember Control Document

011 (removed November 27, 1995 - amalgamated with Rule A4)

012-014 (reserved for future use)

015 (removed April 21, 2008)

016 (removed April 7, 1997)

017 (removed September 18, 1997)

020 (removed July 18, 1998)

021 (removed July 18, 1998)

022 (removed July 18, 1998)

023 (removed June 20, 1995 - amalgamated with Rule E3)

 
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