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Compliance Training for Financial Professionals in Canada: Staying Ahead of the Curve

Canada’s financial services industry is renowned for its strong compliance and risk management standards, making it a benchmark for others around the world. To help financial professionals in Canada stay ahead of the curve, CCUA Education & Professional Development offers comprehensive risk management and compliance training solutions.

Risk Management: Expert Support at Your Fingertips

The Risk Management Association (RMA) eMentor is an online resource that provides commercial credit, risk, industry, and analytical support information. CCUA members can participate in the group subscription to save big on subscription costs. For more information, email research@ccua.com.

Compliance Training: Meeting Current Requirements

CCUA’s compliance training package has been developed in partnership with Canadian credit unions and compliance experts to meet all current training requirements. The comprehensive program covers essential topics such as:

  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist Financing
  • Privacy
  • Information Security
  • Robbery
  • Elder Financial Abuse

Flag the Money: Award-Winning AML Training

CCUA’s award-winning anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing program, Flag the Money, continues to deliver relevant and memorable learning for credit union employees, executives, and directors. For 2024, an all-new Flag the Money One course is available now, featuring over 20 short video interviews with AML experts and specialists.

Micro-Learning: Bite-Sized Lessons on Financial Crime

The library of Flag Financial Crime micro-learning courses keeps anti-money laundering and financial crime issues at the forefront of your mind. The series includes:

  • 48 highly concentrated lessons, each 3-9 minutes long
  • Covering new financial crime subjects not addressed in annual AML training

Privacy Law: Navigating Canadian Regulations

Safeguarding member information is a top priority for Canadian credit unions. This 60-minute eLearning module provides employees with the knowledge they need to navigate:

  • Privacy Principles
  • Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
  • Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
  • Common Reporting Standards (CRS)

Information Security: Protecting Against Threats

The credit union sector is facing a growing need to keep member information secure. This 45-minute eLearning module provides employees with the skills they need to manage:

  • Malware, phishing, and social engineering attacks

Robbery Response: Prioritizing Safety

This 30-minute, fast-paced eLearning module outlines what financial professionals should do in a robbery situation, no matter their role, and how to keep themselves and others safe.

Financial Abuse of Older Adults: Recognize, Review, and Respond

As a credit union employee, you can identify the financial abuse of older adults. The eLearning course Financial Abuse of Older Adults: Recognize, Review and Respond, developed with Prevent Elder Abuse Manitoba (PEAM) and TAMLO, provides solutions, tools, and resources to help credit union employees respond and manage these situations.

Learn more about CCUA’s compliance training packages and register today to stay ahead of the curve in financial services.