The ACFE

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is the world's largest anti-fraud organization.

Together with more than 100,000 members worldwide, the ACFE works to reduce business fraud, and other financial crime worldwide as well as inspire public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession. By delivering best-in-class training, offering the CFE credential, and fostering a dynamic, global community of anti-fraud professionals, the ACFE is reducing fraud, corruption, and other financial crime worldwide, and assisting the membership in its detection and deterrence.

In order to maintain their CFE credential, a Certified Fraud Examiner must have completed 20 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) annually and pay their annual credential/membership fee to the ACFE.

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To accomplish its mission, the ACFE:

• Provides bonafide qualifications for Certified Fraud Examiners through administration of the CFE Examination,
• Sets high standards for admission, including demonstrated competence through mandatory Continuing Professional Education,
• Requires Certified Fraud Examiners to adhere to a strict code of professional conduct and ethics
• Serves as the international representative for Certified Fraud Examiners to business, government, and academic institutions, and
• Provides leadership to inspire public confidence in the integrity, objectivity, and professionalism of Certified Fraud Examiners.

The ACFE-GTA Chapter

Serving primarily southern Ontario, Canada in the Greater Toronto Area and Beyond (from Kingston to Windsor and all points in-between), the ACFE-GTA Chapter is one of more than 200 ACFE chapters worldwide recognized by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

The ACFE-GTA Chapter supports the mission of the ACFE by:

• Delivering affordable, accessible, best-in-class training,
• Fostering a dynamic and interactive local network of anti-fraud professionals, and
• Encouraging the next generation of anti-fraud professionals through outreach programs to local colleges and universities.

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The ACFE-GTA Chapter maintains and builds upon its affiliation with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc., registered in the state of Texas, USA (www.acfe.com). The Chapter also works with the other Canadian ACFE Chapters. as well as "liked-minded" organizations domiciled in Canada that are dedicated to combatting fraud and other financial crime.

Incorporation History
“The Canadian Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) Inc.” (domiciled in Willowdale, Ontario) was created under the Canadian Business Corporations Act on September 30, 1991. This appears to be the first instance of an ACFE chapter in Canada. This registration was removed on March 1, 2000 in anticipation of a pending approval of an Ontario corporation noted in the following paragraph.

On November 18, 1999, an application for a proposed non-share corporation titled “ACFE Toronto Chapter Inc.” was received by the government of Ontario Companies Branch. This application was approved on March 9, 2000 as a non-share, non-profit entity under the Province of Ontario, assigned Corporation Number 1387030.

The corporation, which is now subject to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA 2010), was renamed the “Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Chapter Inc.” on March 9, 2019 through the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services after a resolution authorizing this change was passed by the Board of Directors on January 23, 2019.

On September 18, 2023, "ACFE - GTA Chapter" was registered with the Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery as a Business Name Registration for a Corporation, under the Ontario Business Names Act, under Business Identification Number 1000655441.

The ACFE-GTA Chapter is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency under the Business Name: "ACFE - GTA Chapter" and HST Number 13143 3971 RT0001.