GTA Chapter News

Austin, TX: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is pleased to highlight the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Chapter. The GTA Chapter was our first chapter formed in Canada, and created under the Canadian Business Corporation Act on September 30, 1991. They are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. Over the past 30 years, they have had no shortage of active board members who have helped shape the chapter over time to provide new and innovative events to local members.

Read our GTA Chapter Profile

The ACFE also prepared a special 30th Anniversary logo for the GTA Chapter, which is now being used on their website.

Toronto, Canada: The ACFE - Greater Toronto Area Chapter has announced the Chapter's Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Training Plan for 2022. Due to the ongoing pandemic, ALL training sessions in 2022 will continue to be hosted virtually using Zoom.

ACFE-GTA 2022 CPE Training Calendar.pdf

Some details for the Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT) 2022 Forum and the annual  September Workshop are in the process of being finalized; however, the dates are firm. The CPE Training Plan will be updated as these details become available.

The Chapter encourages all CFEs in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe Area, Southwestern Ontario, and Northwestern Ontario to save the dates of the training and register as soon as possible. As in past years, Chapter Members receive significant discounts on Chapter CPE training, and are reminded that they must log-into the ACFE-GTA website to obtain those Member prices. In  fact, if you join as a Chapter Member,you can save 50% of the cost of all Chapter CPE Training! Join today!

"We have worked diligently to continue to provide affordable, quality, and relevant training for all Certified Fraud Examiners," says Astra Williamson, the Chapter Senior Vice-President & Chief Learning Officer. "We look forward to the continuing strong support of all our Chapter Members as well as all Certified Fraud Examiners in the year ahead. We value the support of all CFEs in our Ontario region and across the country."

Anyone who is interested in the prevention, detection, deterrence, and investigation of fraud and fraud-related matters (including identity theft, scams, etc.) is welcome to attend any of the GTA Chapter's training sessions.

Further information is available by emailing the Chapter.

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Toronto, Canada: Dorian Dwyer, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Toronto Area Chapter has issued his 2022 New Year's Message. All CFEs in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe, Southwestern Ontario, and Northwestern Ontario will receive the message by email.

Click HERE for a PDF version

More details are available by emailing the Chapter.

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READ the Article HERE

"By 2030, connectivity will impact every aspect of daily life, on both the physical and psychological levels.

Malicious threat actors will evolve to use and abuse technological innovation – as they always do.

Among the predictions are:

• AI tools democratize cybercrime on a whole new scale to individuals with no technical skill

• Attacks cause chaos with supply chains and physical harm to humans through their cyber-implants
  
  
• Social engineering and misinformation become more visceral and harder to ignore when delivered via ubiquitous Heads Up Displays (HUDs)
  
  
• Massive Internet of Things (MIoT) environments attract sabotage and extortion attacks targeting manufacturing, logistics, transportation, healthcare, education, retail, and the home environment
  
  
• AI-powered obfuscation makes attribution virtually impossible, pushing the security industry's focus towards incident response and Identity & Access Management (IAM) at the edge
  
  
• 5G and 6G connectivity everywhere drive more sophisticated and precise attacks
  
  
• "Everything as a Service" turns cloud providers into hugely lucrative targets for cyber-attackers
  
  
• Grey markets emerge for those that want tools to confound workplace monitoring
  
  
• Techno-nationalism becomes a key geo-strategic tool of some of the world's most powerful nations, with the gulf between them and the "have-nots" widening further

Project 2030 is not a definitive vision of what will be, but a thought-provoking take on what could be — detailing a future that is plausible based on current technology and trends."

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Note: This is not an endorsement by the ACFE-GTA or the ACFE of Trend Micro Inc. or any other firm or organization.

This is an important notice for anyone involved in providing private investigation or related services.

Council of Professional Investigators Ontario (CPIO) - Foreign Agencies using Canadian PI's (cpiontario.ca)

From the President, ACFE (Austin, TX):

As a member of the anti-fraud profession and a CFE, you are encouraged to contribute to the 2021 Global Fraud Survey, which will form the basis for the 2022 edition of the Report to the Nations, the most widely quoted source of information on occupational fraud in the world.

When you complete the survey, you are not only helping create a resource used by anti-fraud professionals around the world every day, but you are eligible for up to two hours of ACFE (non-NASBA) CPE, and you are entered into a drawing to win a $250 Visa gift card or the grand prize, a $500 Visa gift card. (For contest rules and conditions, visit ACFE.com/2021SurveyRules.)

The deadline for submissions is September 5, 2021, but I urge you not to wait.

Thank you.

Bruce Dorris, J.D., CFE, CPA
President and CEO

Toronto, ON: Today, the Joint CPIO / ACFE-GTA Committee for the Fraud investigation Techniques (FIT) Forum 2021 announced their Sponsorship Opportunities package.

The annual training Forum will be held virtually this year, using Zoom, and is scheduled for Thursday April 22, 2021 from 8 am to 5 pm.

If a registrant attends all sessions, they will receive 7.0 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits

Companies and organizations that wish to be a sponsor for the Forum may click below to obtain further information.

FIT 2021 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Click on the link below to open the PDF version of the GTA Chapter President & CEO 2020 Year-End Message

ACFE-GTA CEO 2020 Year-End Message.pdf

Toronto, ON: Public Services and Procurement Canada have asked the ACFE-GTA Chapter to help inform our Chapter members, and all CFEs in the GTA about the current career opportunities in Forensic Accounting.