The Canadian Financial Crime Academy is a member of The CPD Certification Service, reflecting our commitment to delivering structured, high-quality professional development for individuals working across the Financial Crime sector in Canada.
A number of CFCA certifications have been independently assessed and CPD certified. This provides learners with formal recognition of the time invested in developing their professional knowledge and confirms that the programs meet established standards for continuing professional development.
What Does CPD Certification Mean?
Continuing professional development helps professionals maintain, improve, and expand the knowledge and capabilities required in their roles.
CPD-certified training can support:
Annual professional development requirements
Individual learning and development records
Employer competency frameworks
Career progression
Regulatory and compliance capability building
Evidence of structured professional learning
Professional membership requirements, where accepted by the relevant body
Learners should confirm the specific CPD requirements of their employer, regulator, professional association, or membership body.
Explore our CPD-certified certifications and select the program that best supports your professional development goals.
CPD-Certified CFCA Certifications
Financial Crime Investigation Specialist (FCIS)
The Financial Crime Investigation Specialist (FCIS) certification is designed for professionals who need more than high-level awareness or checklist-driven compliance training. It provides a deep, structured, and investigation-focused understanding of financial crime, reflecting how crimes actually occur, how they are concealed, and how they are uncovered in practice. Rather than treating financial crime as a series of disconnected risks, the FCIS presents it as an interconnected ecosystem, equipping learners to recognize patterns that span money laundering, fraud, corruption, sanctions evasion, cybercrime, and terrorist financing
Successful completion provides 36 CPD Credits.
Financial Crime Compliance Specialist (FCCS)
The Financial Crime Compliance Specialist (FCCS) certification is designed for professionals who operate, oversee, or evaluate financial crime compliance programs. The FCCS takes a comprehensive, lifecycle-based approach to financial crime compliance, examining how organizations identify, assess, manage, monitor, escalate, and report financial crime risk. Rather than focusing on investigating suspected offences, the certification emphasizes the design and operation of proportionate, risk-based controls and the ability to make documented and defensible compliance decisions.
Successful completion provides 36 CPD Credits.