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FINTRAC Compliance & Accounting · Canada-Wide

Canada’s premiercompliance + accounting
boutique firm.

We deliver iron-clad, risk-based FINTRAC-compliant AML programs, expert advice, tailored independent AML effectiveness reviews and specialized accounting oversight — to meet your business needs, all to protect you from regulatory exposure.

60-Second Assessment

How compliance-ready is your business?

Three quick questions to gauge your posture under the 2026 FINTRAC standards.

Q1 of 3
Are you a reporting entity under FINTRAC / PCMLTFA?
Q2 of 3
Have you had an effectiveness review in the last two years?
Q3 of 3
Are you confident your AML/ATF program meets 2026 standards?
Sectors We Serve

Purpose-built for every regulated sector

Frameworks engineered to the specific obligations, risk profiles, and 2026 requirements of each sector.

Real Estate

A leading focus of FINTRAC enforcement — beneficial ownership, large-cash reporting, and third-party determination.

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Mortgage Brokers

Reporting entities with distinct obligations — KYC, private-lending risk, down-payment source tracing, corporate beneficial ownership.

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Securities Dealers

The 2023 CIRO merger created new obligations — we align AML/ATF policy, sanctions screening, and digital-asset compliance to CIRO and FINTRAC.

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2026

MSBs

Bank-ready frameworks that satisfy institutional scrutiny, automated sanctions screening, and 24-month agent verification under Bill C-2.

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2026

Accounting Firms

Cross-referencing corporate records against the federal ISC registry to surface sanctioned persons hidden in ownership structures.

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What We Do

Multiple services. One boutique firm.

Compliance led by Subject Matter Experts and co-founders Amanda Archibald and Samantha Gooding; accounting by consulting CPA Anike Li — no junior intermediaries, no generic playbooks.

FINTRAC Compliance Programs

End-to-end regime design across all five PCMLTFA pillars, built to your sector and risk profile — documented and audit-ready, never a template.

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AML Risk Assessments

A defensible assessment of your full exposure — clients, products, channels, geography — modelling inherent vs. residual risk that holds up under examination.

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Policy & Procedures Writing

Complex AML/ATF legislation turned into clear, usable policies — rigorous enough for FINTRAC and current with Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, and new sanctions mandates.

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Independent Effectiveness Audits

The independent review FINTRAC mandates every two years — an objective test of whether your program works, with a documented gap analysis and remediation plan.

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Specialized Accounting

Financial reporting, audit risk, and compliance combined — led by Anike Li, CPA — surfacing fiscal vulnerabilities before CRA or an external audit does.

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Regulatory Training

Custom AML/ATF training built to your sector and your team’s roles — keeping compliance officers and front-line staff current on 2026 obligations.

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The 2026 Enforcement Reality

The cost of non-compliance just rose forty-fold.

On March 26, 2026, the reforms under Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, came into force. The maximum administrative monetary penalty for a very serious violation — long capped at $500,000 — now reaches $20 million per violation for an entity, with cumulative penalties capped at the greater of $20M or 3% of gross revenue.

$1M
Max entity criminal fine (summary conviction)
$26M+
Penalties FINTRAC issued in 2023–24
Maximum “very serious” AMP · per violation · entity
2008 – March 2026 $500,000
After March 26, 2026 $20,000,000
40× higher exposure for the same violation under the new framework.
Source: PCMLTFA AMP Regulations; reforms under Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, in force March 26, 2026.
The Framework

The five pillars of a FINTRAC compliance program

Every defensible AML/ATF regime rests on the same five mandated pillars. Remove one and the structure no longer stands — we build, document, and maintain each.

A Compliant AML / ATF Regime
01

Compliance Officer

A named individual with authority to run the program.

02

Policies & Procedures

Written, board-approved, and kept current with the law.

03

Risk Assessment

Inherent vs. residual risk across clients, products, geography.

04

Ongoing Training

Role-based AML/ATF training for every staff member.

05

Effectiveness Review

Independent two-year review proving the program works.

Risk-Based Foundation · Documented · Audit-Ready
What We Monitor

The red flags we screen for

Money laundering rarely announces itself. These are the behavioural and structural indicators we monitor across MSBs, securities dealers, accountants, and other reporting entities — mapped to where each most often surfaces.

AML Risk Indicators taxonomy — risk signals mapped across MSB, securities dealers, accountants, and other reporting entities
Inherent-Risk Matrix

Where the exposure concentrates, sector by sector

A defensible program starts by mapping inherent risk. The ratings below reflect AA+’s risk framework across the four dimensions FINTRAC weighs most heavily.

Sector
Client / BO
Products
Cash Intensity
Enforcement
Real Estate
High
Elevated
High
High
Mortgage Brokers
High
Moderate
Moderate
Elevated
Securities Dealers
Elevated
High
Moderate
High
MSBs
High
High
High
High
Accounting Firms
Elevated
Moderate
Moderate
Elevated
Legend High Elevated Moderate Illustrative inherent-risk ratings — AA+ framework.
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