Cost:

- Full Day (both Workshop 1 & 2)

  • $600 + HST (Before March 31, 2016)
  • $625 + HST (Before June 30, 2016)
  • $675 + HST (After June 30, 2016)

* CAMLI members receive a savings of $50 on the above pricing

- Half Day (either Workshop 1 or 2)

  • $325 + HST (Before March 31, 2016)
  • $350 + HST (Before June 30, 2016)
  • $375 + HST (After June 30, 2016)

* CAMLI members receive a savings of $25 on the above pricing

Seminar Presenters

Dr. Stephen Schneider
St. Mary's University

Stephen Schneider is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Saint Mary's University in Halifax. He has been involved in researching money laundering and its enforcement and prevention since 1989, when he co-authored a seminal report for the Solicitor General of Canada, along with Dr. Margaret Beare, entitled Tracing Illicit Funds: Money Laundering in Canada. Since that time, he has been involved in the creation and the evaluation of integrated proceeds of crime enforcement units, has developed policy for the federal government in the area of money laundering and terrorist financing enforcement, and has consulted with banks and other companies on AML compliance policies and procedures. He is the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on the subject of money laundering and, along with Dr. Margaret Beare of York University, co-authored the book Money Laundering in Canada: Chasing Dangerous and Dirty Dollars (University of Toronto Press). He is the author of five other books, including the best-selling Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada (John Wiley & Sons). Most recently, he has published a textbook on organized crime for Canadian Scholars Press.


Meg Townsend
Acadia University

Meg Townsend is the Equity Officer for Acadia University and part-time faculty in both the Sociology and Kinesiology departments. In her ten years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, she gained extensive investigative and interviewing experience. She then became a psychologist in 2008. Both careers honed her interest and expertise in interviewing practices and the detection of deception. Meg is currently completing her M.Sc. in clinical psychology at Acadia University.

CAMLI Post-Conference Workshop
Post-Conference Workshops 2016

Workshop Date/Location:
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel
Toronto, Ontario

Workshop 1 - Exploring Organized Crime: Canada's #1 Threat for Money Laundering


The Department of Finance 2015 Assessment of Inherent Risks of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Canada Report stated that "… transnational organized criminal groups (OCGs) are the most threatening [across Canada] both in terms of generating the most proceeds of crime and in the intensity of efforts to launder the proceeds. The most powerful transnational OCGs in Canada, consisting of factions with ties to Italy and Asia, and certain Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, are involved in multiple lines of profit-oriented crime and have the infrastructure and network to launder large amounts of proceeds of crime on an ongoing basis through multiple sectors using a diverse set of methods to avoid detection and disruption." This statement reinforces the long-held belief by law enforcement agencies in Canada that organized crime launders its dirty money through exploiting businesses across the country when and wherever the opportunities arise.

Building on well-received presentations given at the Money Laundering in Canada conference, Dr. Schneider will use this seminar to examine the trends in relation to organized crime and money laundering in Canada. This workshop will examine a variety of topics, including:

  • the emerging organized crime groups and networks operating in Canada;
  • their main and emerging organized criminal activities; and
  • how current and emerging technology is changing the face of organized crime and money laundering.

The seminar will examine the implications of these trends and developments, and how they are affecting money laundering as well as the form and disbursement of the proceeds of crime. Dr. Schneider will discuss the impacts of OCG activities on those sectors vulnerable to money laundering; the techniques used; and how technology and the Internet have influenced money laundering practices and the business sectors caught up in these technology advances.

Exploring Organized Crime

Workshop 2 - Finding and Confirming the Truth: Effective Interviewing Techniques and Detecting Deception

Every day, compliance officers, auditors, investigators and other professionals are required to interview and elicit information from people as part of their jobs. Similarly, many business services require employees to meet with and interview customers wanting to access those services. In all situations, it is critical that the information requested and given be representative of fact and not tainted by deception and efforts to veil or disguise the truth.

Drawing on her interviewing experience and skills developed during her career in law enforcement, Ms. Townsend will lead this interactive seminar and:

  • Explore the psychology of the interview process;
  • Discuss the mechanics of an interview; and
  • Identify and discuss the skills necessary to become a better communicator and a more effective interviewer.

She will also explore a variety of interview characteristics, including:

  • The diverse deceptions and lies used by individuals set on deception;
  • Picking up clues from nonverbal and verbal cues;
  • Identifying linguistic clues and correlates of deceptive speech; and
  • Managing interview obstacles.

Effective Interviewing Techniques