March 10, 2011
Christine J. Mingie Duhaime is chairing the 2011 Anti-Money Laundering Law CLE in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 27, 2011 with the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia. The Agenda is as follows:
- Ten Years Later: Reflections on the Anti-Terrorism Act. This session will consider Canada’s implementation of its obligations to prevent, investigate, and prosecute terrorist activities and terrorist financing under Security Council Resolution 1373 in the days following 9/11. It will:
- Review the development of the United Nations Suppression of Terrorism Regulations and the Anti-Terrorism Act, focus on amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada and the then Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act;
- consider the experience to date under Canada’s terrorist financing regimes; and
- Offer a few reflections, from today’s perspective.
- Anti-Money Laundering and Lawyers: Legal and Ethical Obligations
- Accepting cash from clients;
- Review of the client identification and client verification rules;
- Other relevant professional rules applicable to lawyers in the anti-money laundering context; and
- How lawyers can protect themselves from being used as money laundering vehicles.
Barbara K. Buchanan — Law Society of BC, Vancouver
- Financial Crime—Money Laundering and Organized Crime: Law Enforcement Perspective
- Overview of money laundering methods frequently used by organized crime;
- Examination of the extent of the problem in British Columbia;
- Case studies of money laundering investigations; and
- Mitigating the money laundering threat from organized crime.
Peter M. German — Assistant Commissioner, RCMP
- Reconciling Privacy Law Interests with Anti-Money Laundering Obligations: Crown Corporation Perspective
- Privacy law obligations and client concerns;
- Discussion on how this Crown corporation manages privacy and reporting obligations; and
- Special privacy and anti-money laundering issues faced by casinos.
Constance E. Ladell — General Counsel, BC Lottery Corporation, Kamloops
- Case Study: Key Strategies for FINTRAC Examinations—the Casino Experience
- Preparing for the FINTRAC examination process;
- Identifying baseline measures of compliance;
- Working with FINTRAC through an examination; and
- Fine-tuning compliance plans for successful examinations.
Michel Hamel — Director, Compliance Services, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, Toronto
- Following the Money—Human Trafficking and Smuggling: Law Enforcement Perspectives from the US Department of Homeland Security
- Human trafficking—a global issue;
- Money laundering methods used by human traffickers and smugglers;
- Identifying red flags associated with human trafficking and human smuggling; and
- Case studies of recent investigations and prosecutions in the US.
Jeffrey M. Ellis — US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
- AML Compliance Regimes—Enhancing Effectiveness Through Compliance Reviews and Technology
- What are the common points of failure across all industries;
- How do you balance program effectiveness with your fiscal responsibility to your organization;
- How can technology enhance your compliance regime; and
- Compliance reviews—what makes your independent review effective.
Iain Kenny, CAMS, CISSP, CFE, CCE — Investigative and Forensic Services, Meyers, Norris, Penny LLP, Calgary
- Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime and Offence-Related Property
- A practical look at criminal forfeiture;
- The impact and consequences on a third party; and
- Review of current law.
Moderator: The Honourable Mr. Justice Selwyn Romilly — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Greg P. DelBigio — Defence Counsel, Vancouver
Raymond D. Leong — RCMP Integrated Market Team, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver