FC3 Spin Cycle 2023
From February 27 – March 3, 2023, the Financial Crime Coordination Centre (FC3) within Public Safety Canada hosted its second large-scale anti-money laundering (AML) conference. Public sector AML professionals across Canada gathered virtually and in-person for FC3 Spin Cycle 2023. This bilingual event provides the opportunity to discuss aspects of Canada’s enforcement environment, prosecutorial developments and priorities, and share lessons learned and best practices from experts both domestically and internationally.
Agenda
Day 1
- Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime
- Keynote Address – Brock Martland
- Navigating Solicitor Client Privilege in Financial Crime Investigation
Day 2
- AML Pulse Panel
- Prevention: Strategies to Address Modern Threats Against Canadians
- The Law of Information Sharing
- Financial Crime Casework
- Virtual Assets and Financial Crime Investigations
Day 3
- Asset Seizure and Criminal Forfeiture
- Transnational Asset Recovery and Sharing: Effective Use of Mutual Legal Assistance in Canadian Financial Crimes Investigations and Prosecutions
- Project KOLONIZE: An International Money Laundering and Vehicle Exportation Investigation
- Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit (PAFU) Updated State of Affairs
- Update on the Canada Financial Crimes Agency
Day 4
- Deconstructing a Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution Challenges
- Foreign funding of threats to Canada: trends, gaps and opportunities
- Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) Panel: Freezing Assets of Sanction Targets
- Leveraging FINTRAC Disclosures
- Fine in Lieu of Forfeiture: An Effective Tool for the Recovery of Proceeds of Crime and Criminal Assets
Day 5
- Expert Witnesses – What you need to know in a Financial Crime Investigation
- Tackling the Criminal Use of Crypto: Trends and Best Practices in the United States
Professional Development
Spin Cycle 2023 offered a unique professional development opportunity for both in-person and virtual attendees to earn up to 20.5 hours of claimable credits from the following organizations:
- Verifiable Continuing Professional Development for Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA)
- Fraud-Related Continuing Professional Education for Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Non-ACAMS credits for Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
- Continuing Professional Development for Certified Forensic Investigators (ACFI)
- CFCS Credits for Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS)
- Continuing Professional Development under substantive education for the purpose of Canadian Law Societies
For more information, please contact us at fc3-3cf@ps-sp.gc.ca.
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