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Is Your AML Compliance Program Ready for Its Two-Year Review?

Mortgage Professionals Canada AML Webinar

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EVENT DETAILS

Date October 8, 2026
Time 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET
Cost Free for Members
$99 Non-Members
Credits 1 PD hour

About the Webinar

Your two-year AML effectiveness review is an important part of maintaining your FINTRAC compliance program, but do you know what the review should include and whether your business is ready? Join MPC and Brains Capital for a practical webinar designed to help mortgage professionals better understand the two-year effectiveness review, what it involves and how to prepare.

During this session, we’ll cover:

  • What the two-year effectiveness review is and what it is intended to assess
  • What you should have in place before your review
  • Common areas to look at when assessing your compliance program
  • How to identify potential gaps before the review begins
  • What to consider as you prepare for your next review

PLUS: Practical resources to help you prepare
Following the webinar, attendees will receive two practical, co-branded resources designed to help you put what you've learned into action:

  • Two-Year Effectiveness Review Readiness Checklist
    A simple, one-page self-assessment to help you evaluate your compliance program, identify potential gaps and better understand where additional attention may be needed.
  • Two-Year Effectiveness Review How-To Guide
    A practical, step-by-step resource that walks you through the objective of the review, the rules and the seven-step review process, with current FINTRAC guidance incorporated throughout.

The webinar will also include a live Q&A, giving you the opportunity to ask questions directly of Brains Capital specialists.

Please note: FINTRAC requires effectiveness reviews at least every two years and recommends, as a best practice, that the person conducting the review be independent of the organization’s compliance program activities.

About the Speakers

Mélanie Gagne has been in the international and local financial crime industry for over 20 years. She founded Brains Capital in 2022 after roles at KPMG, Equifax, Interac, and RBC, specializing in building scalable programs, creating operations teams and implementing AML and fraud systems. Her current client base spans credit union associations, large mortgage brokerages, technology providers, and payment service providers, building custom compliance programs under FINTRAC's evolving framework.

Purvi Rastogi is an anti-financial crime professional with deep expertise in AML, fraud prevention, and sanctions compliance, including specialized experience in crypto-asset AML programs. A former KPMG and Grant Thornton advisor with 13+ years advising 50+ clients across financial services, casinos, MSBs, real estate, and hospitality. She has built and automated AML compliance frameworks from the ground up and she has performed dozens of effectiveness reviews for her clients.

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