Canadian Financial Crime Professional (CFCP) - our Advanced Certification for Financial Crime Professionals in Canada

The Canadian Financial Crime Professional (CFCP) designation is our advanced credential for experienced professionals operating at the strategic, managerial, and leadership level within financial crime, compliance, and investigative functions.

The CFCP is not an entry-level qualification. It is a capstone designation intended for professionals who already possess foundational knowledge and are now responsible for designing programs, leading teams, managing risk, and making defensible decisions in complex financial crime environments.

Recognizing that senior professionals operate in different functional roles, the CFCP offers two distinct specialization streams, allowing candidates to align the designation with their career focus:

• Compliance Stream

• Investigations Stream

Both streams share a common leadership and risk foundation, while allowing depth in either compliance governance or investigative practice.

Two Specialized Streams - One Advanced Designation

To achieve the CFCP designation, candidates complete one specialization stream plus three advanced cross-functional pillars.

Candidates must complete one of the following advanced specialist certifications:

• Financial Crime Compliance Specialist (FCCS)
  Designed for professionals leading or overseeing AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention, regulatory compliance, and enterprise financial crime programs.

or

• Financial Crime Investigation Specialist (FCIS)
  Designed for professionals responsible for complex investigations, intelligence analysis, case management, evidentiary assessment, and law-enforcement or regulatory liaison.

In addition to their chosen specialization stream, all CFCP candidates complete training in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Data Analysis, Risk Management, and Leadership and Management, reflecting the realities of senior financial crime roles. These components are designed not to teach basic tools or procedures, but to develop the judgment required to oversee intelligence outputs, assess and defend financial crime risk decisions, and lead compliance or investigative teams under regulatory, operational, and ethical pressure. Together, they ensure CFCP holders can integrate technical expertise with strategic oversight, governance, and leadership at the management and executive-adjacent level.