{"id":1511,"date":"2023-01-25T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/?page_id=1511"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:55:08","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- #3 OPENING START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#intro-component { margin-top: 96px; margin-bottom: 120px; }\r\n#intro-component h2 { margin-bottom: 32px !important; }\r\n#intro-component h3 { margin-bottom: 35px !important; }\r\n#intro-component .copy-wrap { max-width: 912px; padding-right: 48px; }\r\n#intro-component .img-wrap img { border-radius: 2px; }\r\n#intro-component .vid-wrap { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 24px; border-radius: 2px; justify-content: center; }\r\n#intro-component .vid-wrap iframe { aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9; width: 100% !important; margin-bottom: 6px !important; }\r\n#intro-component .vid-wrap p { margin-bottom: 5px !important; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px !important; }\r\n#intro-component a.mainlink { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: underline; outline: none; color: #242424; }\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1279px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 72px; margin-bottom: 96px; }\r\n  #intro-component .copy-wrap { max-width: initial; margin-bottom: 28px; }\r\n  #intro-component .img-wrap img { width: 100%; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 48px; margin-bottom: 72px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 48px; margin-bottom: 72px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 599px) {\r\n  #intro-component { margin-top: 48px; margin-bottom: 60px; }\r\n  #intro-component .copy-wrap { padding-right: 0px; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"intro-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\r\n      <div class=\"copy-wrap\">\r\n        <h2>Uniting Canada\u2019s top regulators and industry leaders to address key challenges in Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes.<\/h2>\r\n        <p>AML compliance for reporting entities has never been of greater critical importance than it is today. With the growing sophistication of criminals and the methods and technologies that they employed, combined with the intensified focus on AML by the government and the public, the risks, both financial and reputational, for non-compliance is immense.<\/p> \r\n        <p>Join us in person in Toronto or via livestream to gain practical guidance and insights into how to develop and implement a compliance program that can adapt with the latest technological tools and sufficiently meet emerging regulatory obligations. Engage and network with our stellar speaker faculty and your peers so that you can stay on the cutting edge of the latest developments in law and practice.<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-5\">\r\n      <div class=\"img-wrap\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2025\/08\/413L26-TOR-Overview-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"480\" \/>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- #3 OPENING END -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #7 STATS WITH HEADER START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#stats-component { background-color: #280022; padding:96px 0px 120px; }\r\n#stats-component h4 { color: #F5F5F5 !important; margin-bottom: 36px !important; text-align: center; }\r\n#stats-component .stats-wrap { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-left: -20px; margin-right: -20px; text-align: center; }\r\n#stats-component .stats-wrap .stat { width: 278px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; }\r\n#stats-component .stats-wrap .stat p { color: #FFF !important; }\r\n#stats-component .stats-wrap .stat p:first-child { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 100; font-size: 87px; line-height: 92px; margin-bottom: 5px; letter-spacing: -1.48px; }\r\n#stats-component .stats-wrap .stat p:last-child { font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.64px; text-transform: uppercase; }\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1535px) {\r\n  #stats-component .stats-wrap { flex-wrap: wrap; height: auto; margin-bottom: -96px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }\r\n  #stats-component .stats-wrap .stat { margin-bottom: 96px; width: 192px; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"stats-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\r\n      <div class=\"stats-wrap\">\r\n        <div class=\"stat\">\r\n          <p>65%<\/p>\r\n          <p>Financial<br>Institutions<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"stat\">\r\n          <p>83<\/p>\r\n          <p>Companies in<br>Attendance<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"stat\">\r\n          <p>54<\/p>\r\n          <p>Expert<br>Speakers<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"stat\">\r\n          <p>5<\/p>\r\n          <p>Hours of Networking Opportunities<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- #7 STATS END -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #8 ATTENDEES START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#attend-component { background-color: #121212; padding-top: 144px; padding-bottom: 168px; }\r\n#attend-component h2, #attend-component p, #attend-component li { color: #FFF !important; }\r\n#attend-component h2 { margin-bottom: 48px !important; }\r\n#attend-component p { margin-bottom: 12px; }\r\n#attend-component ul { padding-inline-start: 24; }\r\n#attend-component li { font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 8px; }\r\n#attend-component hr { margin: 72px 0px; border-top: 1px solid #525252; }\r\n#attend-component a { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: underline; outline: none; color: #fff; }\r\n#attend-component .bullets-group-wrap { display: flex; justify-content: left; text-align: left; margin-left: -20px; margin-right: -20px; }\r\n#attend-component .bullets-group-wrap .bullets-group { width: 432px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; }\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n  #attend-component { background-size: 100%; padding-bottom: 188px; }\r\n  #attend-component .bullets-group-wrap { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: left; }\r\n  #attend-component .bullets-group-wrap .bullets-group { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 599px) {\r\n  #attend-component { background-image: none; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 427px) {\r\n  #attend-component .bullets-group-wrap .bullets-group { width: initial; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"attend-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-7 col-xl-6\">\r\n      <h2>AML Enforcement Is Escalating \u2014 Is Your Compliance Program Ready?<\/h2>\r\n      <p>FINTRAC has issued 78 administrative monetary penalties totaling $234.7 million between 2021 and 2026 (to date) \u2014 including four penalties already in 2026, following a record 30 issued in 2025. At the same time, the Bank of Canada has exercised its authority under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA) to issue compliance orders against payment providers for failing to safeguard client funds.<\/p>\r\n      <p>The message to financial institutions, money services businesses (MSBs), payment providers, and compliance officers is clear: AML compliance, risk management, and regulatory governance expectations are higher than ever.<\/p>\r\n      <p>In this heightened enforcement environment, organizations must proactively strengthen their anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs, prepare for FINTRAC examinations, address retail payments and consumer protection obligations, and ensure their controls, monitoring, and reporting frameworks can withstand regulatory scrutiny.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-6\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/02\/413L26_website_infographic_1200x1200.png\" alt=\"infographic\" width=\"672\" height=\"456\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136\" \/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <hr>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\r\n      <h2>Who Should Attend<\/h2>\r\n      <div class=\"bullets-group-wrap\">\r\n        <div class=\"bullets-group\">\r\n      <p><strong>Anti-Money Laundering, Risk Management and Compliance&nbsp;Professionals in<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n      <ul>\r\n        <li>Credit Unions<\/li>\r\n        <li>Trust &#038; Loan Companies<\/li>\r\n        <li>Insurance and Re-Insurance<\/li>\r\n        <li>Asset-Management<\/li>\r\n        <li>Securities Firms<\/li>\r\n        <li>Mortgage Companies<\/li>\r\n        <li>Securities &#038; Fund Brokers &#038; Dealers<\/li>\r\n        <li>Investment and Financial Managers &#038; Advisors<\/li>\r\n        <li>Other Financial and Money Services Businesses<\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"bullets-group\">\r\n      <p><strong>As well as Senior Professionals working<br>in the areas of<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n      <ul>\r\n        <li>Payment Processing<\/li>\r\n        <li>Virtual Currency<\/li>\r\n        <li>Precious Metals, Gems and Jewelry<\/li>\r\n        <li>Real Estate Development &#038; Brokerage<\/li>\r\n        <li>Accounting<\/li>\r\n        <li>Legal Services<\/li>\r\n        <li>Gaming &#038; Casino Operations<\/li>\r\n        <li>Financial Policy &#038; Regulation<\/li>\r\n        <li>Foreign Exchange Dealers<\/li>\r\n        <li>Subsidiaries of International Financial Institutions<\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <hr>\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\r\n      <h2>Participating Companies<\/h2>\r\n      <p><strong>Anti-Money Laundering, Risk Management and Compliance Professionals in<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"bullets-group-wrap vertical-spacer-half\">\r\n        <div class=\"bullets-group\">\r\n      <ul>\r\n        <li>BMO Financial Group<\/li>\r\n\t<li>BNP Paribas Canada<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Bridgewater Bank<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Equitable Bank<\/li>\r\n        <li>Haventree Bank<\/li>\r\n       <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"bullets-group\">\r\n       <ul>\r\n        <li>EY<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Ontario Desjardins Credit Union<\/li>\r\n        <li>Royal Bank of Canada<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Scotiabank<\/li>\r\n\t<li>TD Bank<\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <a href=\".\/2025-attendance\/\">View Full List<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- #8 ATTENDEES END -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #9 NETWORKING START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#networking-component { background-color: #F5F5F5; padding: 144px 0px 168px; }\r\n#networking-component .item-wrap { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -24px; margin-right: -24px; margin-bottom: -68px; }\r\n#networking-component .item-wrap .item { width: 312px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 24px; margin-bottom: 68px; }\r\n#networking-component .item-wrap .item.title-item { padding-top: 9px; }\r\n#networking-component .item-wrap .item img { margin-bottom: 32px; }\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1535px) {\r\n  #networking-component .item-wrap { margin-left: -20px; margin-right: -20px; margin-bottom: -60px; }\r\n  #networking-component .item-wrap .item { width: 260px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 60px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1279px) {\r\n  #networking-component .item-wrap { margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px; margin-bottom: -52px; }\r\n  #networking-component .item-wrap .item { width: 432px; margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 16px; margin-bottom: 52px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n  #networking-component .item-wrap { max-width: 432px; 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background-color: #F5F5F5; background-repeat: no-repeat; height: 432px; }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"gallery-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\r\n      &nbsp;\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- #10 GALLERY END -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #11 ACCREDITATION START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#accreditation-component { background-image: url(https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2162\/2024\/11\/accreditation-c-bg.png); background-color: #F5F5F5; background-repeat: no-repeat; height: 528px; }\r\n#accreditation-component .copy-wrap { height: 528px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }\r\n#accreditation-component .copy-wrap .copy { max-width: 648px; margin-left: 480px; }\r\n#accreditation-component .copy-wrap .copy h2 { margin-bottom: 29px !important; }\r\n#accreditation-component .copy-wrap .copy a { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; 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As well, it can be applied towards substantive hours and professionalism hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as required by the Law Society of Ontario.<\/p>\r\n          <a href=\".\/cpd-accreditation\/\">Learn more<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- #11 ACCREDITATION END -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- FOLD START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#fold-component { background-color: #242424; padding: 48px 0px 168px; }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"fold-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #14 ARTICLE START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#article-component { background-color: #242424; padding: 96px 0px 0px; }\r\n#article-component .content-wrap { display: flex; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; }\r\n#article-component .content-wrap .copy-wrap { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 132px; text-align: center; }\r\n#article-component .content-wrap .copy-wrap img { margin-bottom: 33px; }\r\n#article-component .content-wrap .copy-wrap h3 { margin-bottom: 29px !important; }\r\n#article-component .content-wrap .copy-wrap a { color: #242424; outline: none; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; }\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1535px) {\r\n  #article-component .content-wrap { flex-direction: column-reverse; width: 696px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n  #article-component .content-wrap { width: 100%; }\r\n  #article-component .content-wrap .copy-wrap { padding: 66px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 599px) {\r\n  #article-component .content-wrap .copy-wrap { padding: 33px; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"article-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-wrap\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/05\/Sigma360-AI-Evaluation-Framework-cover.jpg\" alt=\"article\" width=\"672\" height=\"672\">\r\n        <div class=\"copy-wrap\">\r\n          <p style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\">Presented by<\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360.png\" alt=\"sigma-360\" width=\"180\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360.png 270w, https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360-260x104.png 260w, https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360-160x64.png 160w, https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360-60x24.png 60w, https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360-150x60.png 150w, https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360-80x32.png 80w, https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360-72x29.png 72w, https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/anti-money-laundering-financial-crime\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2098\/2026\/04\/sigma-360-120x48.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>\r\n          <h3>Artificial Intelligence You Can Trust: An Evaluation Framework for Navigating Business Stakeholders<\/h3>\r\n          <p>As AI adoption accelerates across AML and financial crime compliance, institutions face growing pressure to ensure new technologies are transparent, explainable, and audit-ready.<\/p>\r\n          <p>In this whitepaper, Sigma360 introduces the GRACE framework \u2014 a practical approach for evaluating Generative AI solutions through the lens of governance, model reliability, compliance, security, and human oversight. 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