ACAMS Vancouver Chapter December 2025 Event: Year in Review: Canada’s Evolving AML Landscape

Overview

As Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) landscape continues to evolve, join the ACAMS Vancouver Chapter for a comprehensive review of the key legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments that defined 2025, and a forward look at what’s ahead for 2026.

Presented by Suhuyini Abudulai and Ross McGowan, partners at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), this session will unpack the most significant updates of the year, from modernization initiatives enhancing transparency and beneficial ownership reporting to evolving frameworks for information sharing across sectors.

Our expert speakers will explore how these developments align with broader global priorities - such as FATF’s strategic focus areas and deepening U.S.–Canada cooperation in combating financial crime. Key discussion topics will include:

• Legislative & Regulatory Updates: Major reforms, modernization efforts, and transparency measures shaping Canada’s AML/ATF regime.
• Enforcement & AMPs: Lessons learned from recent enforcement actions and trends in FINTRAC’s risk-based, data-driven supervision approach.
• Sector-Specific Insights: How banks, securities dealers, MSBs, casinos, real estate firms, and fintechs are adapting to new expectations and compliance challenges.
• Global Context: The impact of geopolitical shifts, sanctions expansion, and FATF reviews on policy and enforcement trends.
• Looking Ahead: Anticipated legislative and regulatory priorities for 2026 and beyond.

The program will conclude with a forward-looking discussion on what compliance professionals, regulators, and industry leaders can expect in the year ahead.

Wrap up the evening by connecting with peers and the ACAMS Vancouver Chapter board during a networking reception co-hosted with BLG.

Agenda

Presentations Start: 4:00 pm PT
Presentation Ends: 6:00 pm PT
Networking Ends: 7:30 pm PT

Venue

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard St #1200
Vancouver, BC V7X 1T2