Payment by Pre-Authorized Debit (new!)

The AMF is now offering Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD), a quick and easy way to make payments.  To used the PAD, these conditions must be respected:

• You must only use a Canadian dollar bank account.
• You can have only one active PAD registration at any given time.
• Your per-transaction limits must be based on your business’s guidelines. The system offers businesses three amount limit levels so they can apply the delegated authorities configured in the functional blocks in clicSÉQUR - Entreprises. 

To use this payment method, you must first register for the PAD:

1. Under Client File, click on Manage Pre-Authorized Debit.
2. In the next window, click on Register.
3. Complete the registration form. (Note: The institution, branch transit and account fields must contain all the required characters. The amounts in the Amount Limit fields must be positive.) 
4. Click on Save to confirm that the information entered is accurate and complete.
5. Once the system confirms that the registration information has been saved, click on OK.
   1. The completed registration form will appear. If all the information is correct, click on Back to menu. If the information needs to be modified, click on Change, make the changes and click on Save.
6. In the Confirmation window, click on OK. 

Now you are registered, you can immediately start making payments by Pre-Authorized Debits.

To pay fees by Pre-Authorized Debit:

1. In AMF E-Services, when you initiate an application that includes fees: select Pre-Authorized Debit at the Fees Payable and Payment step, in the Payment drop down menu. (Note: You must already be registered for Pre-Authorized Payment for the system to offer you this payment method. See steps 1 to 6 above.) Be sure to stay within the amount limit you set at the time of registration; if the amount exceeds the limit, change your registration. (Note: See the Change Pre-Authorized Debit registration box.) 
2. Click on Save and next.
3. In the next window, you can choose to go back to change or cancel the payment (the transaction will be irreversible once it has been submitted). To confirm the transaction, click on Submit.
4. Click on Back to menu.

To make a payment by Pre-Authorized Debit from the statement of account

1. In AMF E-Services, click on Client File at the top of the window, then on Statement of account and select Payment.
2. In the Pay invoices window, select the invoice(s) to be paid.
3. In the Payment method section, select Pre-Authorized Debit, then Calculate and Pay. 
4. The next window confirms receipt of the payment: click on Back to menu.

Payment by credit card

The AMF accepts the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Visa (debit) and prepaid cards.

Begin by signing in to E-Services. Then, under Client File, select Statement of account and payment.

1. Select Credit card as the method of payment
2. Click on Pay
3. Enter your credit card information 
4. Click on Process Transaction 
5. A payment receipt will be sent to your secure message inbox

Use a credit balance or offset in your file

You may pay your invoice, in full or in part, using a credit balance in your file according to one of the situations below. 

Begin by signing in to E-Services. Then, under Client File, select Statement of account and payment.

The credit amount available in your file is equal to the amount of the invoice to be paid

1. Tick the credit balance in the Pay column
2. Tick the invoice to be paid in the Pay column
3. Click on the green Calculate button
4. Select the Offset payment method, since the amount is equal to $0.00
5. Click on Pay
6. A receipt will be sent to your secure message inbox when the offset has been applied to your file

The credit amount available in your file is less than the invoice to be paid

1. Tick the credit balance in the Pay column
2. Tick the invoice to be paid in the Pay column
3. Click on the green Calculate button to have the system apply your credit to the amount to be paid
4. To pay the remaining balance, select Credit card as the method of payment
5. Click on Pay
6. Enter your credit card information and click on Process Transaction
7. A receipt will be sent to your secure message inbox because the invoice balance was paid by credit card

The credit amount available in your file is greater than the amount of the invoice to be paid

1. Tick the credit note in the Pay column
2. Modify the credit note’s Amount paid field so that the amount is equal to the amount of the invoice (keep the “-” in front of the amount and use the comma “,” before the decimal)
3. Tick the invoice to be paid in the Pay column
4. Click on the green Calculate button
5. Select the Offset payment method, since the amount is equal to $0.00
6. Click on Pay
7. A payment receipt will be sent to your secure message inbox when the offset has been applied to your file

You want to use a portion of a credit balance available in your file to pay an invoice

1. Tick the credit balance in the Pay column
2. Modify the credit note’s Amount paid field so that the amount is equal to the amount of the invoice (keep the “-” in front of the amount and use the comma “,” before the decimal)
3. Tick the invoice to be paid in the Pay column
4. Click on the green Calculate button to have the system apply your credit to the amount to be paid
5. To pay the remaining balance of the invoice, select Credit card as the method of payment
6. Click on Pay
7. Enter your credit card information and click on Process Transaction
8. A payment receipt will be sent to your secure message inbox because the invoice balance was paid by credit card