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E. SPECIAL
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSOCIATIONS
OPERATING OUTSIDE OF CANADA
•Charities and
NPOs that operate outside of Canada can be
vulnerable to terrorist organizations
•Precautions
should be taken by charities and NPOs to ensure
that they are not being used
–by terrorist
organizations posing as legitimate entities
–to exploit
legitimate entities as conduits for terrorist financing, including for the purpose of circumventing anti-money laundering measures
–to conceal or
obscure the clandestine diversion of funds
intended for legitimate purposes to terrorist organizations
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