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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crime

Last Update July 07, 2026
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  • Level: Intermediate
  • Duration: 2.5 Hours
  • Lectures: 0
  • Access: 1 Year
  • Language: English
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crime
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Course overview

Money laundering and financial crime can expose organizations to regulatory penalties, financial losses, reputational damage, and criminal activity. Employees and leaders must understand how suspicious transactions, weak controls, and inadequate customer verification can create serious compliance risks.

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crime course covers Canadian AML requirements, FINTRAC responsibilities, client due diligence, risk identification, suspicious activity, regulatory reporting, and financial crime risks across Canadian business sectors.

Learners will develop greater awareness of AML obligations, customer risk factors, reporting responsibilities, and appropriate responses to suspicious activity. Certification is provided upon successful completion of the course.

 

Key topics included

  • Understanding essential Canadian AML compliance requirements

  • Recognizing FINTRAC responsibilities for reporting entities

  • Conducting client due diligence and customer verification

  • Identifying client, transaction, and financial crime risks

  • Recognizing suspicious activity and completing FINTRAC reporting

  • Understanding financial crime exposure across Canadian sectors

Entry requirements

  • There are no formal academic prerequisites for this course. Learners should have basic English reading and comprehension skills to understand compliance requirements, financial terminology, reporting procedures, and assessment materials. A responsible attitude toward confidentiality, attention to detail, ethical awareness, and willingness to follow AML policies and regulatory procedures are recommended for successful participation.

Who is this course for

This course is suitable for employees, supervisors, managers, business owners, compliance professionals, financial services staff, accountants, administrators, customer-facing teams, and reporting entity personnel. It is relevant to individuals responsible for client onboarding, transaction review, risk assessment, suspicious activity identification, regulatory reporting, or supporting financial crime prevention procedures.

Certification

Certificate

Curriculum

0 2.5 Hours
  • Canadian AML Compliance Essentials
  • Module 1 Quiz
  • FINTRAC and Canadian Reporting Entity Duties
  • Module 2 Quiz
  • Client Due Diligence and Risk Identification
  • Module 3 Quiz
  • Suspicious Activity and FINTRAC Reporting
  • Module 4 Quiz
  • Financial Crime Risks Across Canadian Sectors
  • Module 5 Quiz
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crime Final Exam

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is open to employees, supervisors, managers, business owners, compliance professionals, financial services personnel, and workplace learners. It is suitable for anyone who handles clients, transactions, financial records, onboarding, risk reviews, or reporting responsibilities within a regulated organization.
You will learn about Canadian AML requirements, FINTRAC duties, client due diligence, customer risk identification, suspicious activity, and regulatory reporting. The course also explains how financial crime risks may affect different Canadian sectors and business activities.
Money laundering and financial crime can create legal, financial, operational, and reputational risks. This training helps learners recognize warning signs, understand compliance responsibilities, follow due diligence procedures, and support appropriate reporting of suspicious activity.
Yes. The course helps learners strengthen client verification, risk identification, transaction awareness, documentation, and reporting practices. These skills can support more consistent AML controls, better regulatory compliance, and more informed responses to potential financial crime concerns.
Yes. Certification is provided upon successful completion of the course and any required assessments. The certificate demonstrates your understanding of the key principles and practical applications covered in the training.