The Canadian Institute for Financial Crime Analysis (CIFCA) is a joint initiative of the Seneca Centre for Financial Services (CFS), and Williams McGuire AML Inc (www.amlcompliance.ca) – Canada’s centre for money laundering risk and financial intelligence. The new Institute’s mission is to deliver practical professional development, applied research and educational solutions for financial crime analysis in Canada and internationally.

This initiative will work under the umbrella of the large and well-regarded Seneca Faculty of Business. The CIFCA will operate as a division of the CFS, leveraging a history of excellence in providing relevant and accessible training opportunities for those seeking career advancement within the field of financial services.

Planned Activities
With the institute’s central aim being to further professionalize financial crime analysis, the initial collaborators have planned four primary activity areas:

1. Applied research and systematic information collection
2. Educational solutions – establishing benchmark academic and industry standards, including a six-module professional development program called Financial Crime Analysis
3. Networking – online access highlighting and discussing the latest research finding, court cases and regulatory changes
4. Advocacy – refining legislation and policy with the accumulated expertise and empirical knowledge derived from the financial crime analysis sector

For more information on the CIFCA:
Samky Mak, COO
416.491.5050 x6872