ACFE-GTA Chapter upcoming events

ACFE Calgary - Intercompany Transfers & the Movement of Vale (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT

For Canadian Chapter Affiliate Code:
Send an email to admin@acfe-gta.com

(7.0 CPEs) Symposium: Fighting Fraud in the 21st Century (Thursday, April 16, 2026)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The 2026 Symposium will be a HYBRID event.
The in-person will be hosted by MNP, LLP at their offices at
Suite 1900, One Adelaide St E, Toronto, Ontario.
The virtual will be hosted by Zoom.
Click on speaker's name to go to their LinkedIn profile

AGENDA

9:00 am – Welcome & introduction by Moderator
Kyle Kanstein
Executive Vice-President & Chief Compliance Officer
ACFE-GTA Chapter

9:05 am - 9:55 am – "Fraud Trends in the Toronto Area"
David Coffey
Detective, Financial Services Unit
Toronto Police Service

10 am - 10:50 am – "Update: Anti-Money Laundering & Countering Terrorist Financing"
Mondiu Jaiyesimi
Partner, AML Regulatory Compliance
MNP, Toronto

10:50 – 11:05 am - BREAK

11:05 am - 11:55 am – "Update on the ACFE & the new CFE Examination" (Virtual)
John Gill
President, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Joining us Virtually by Zoom from Austin, Texas, USA

11:55am – 1:00 pm: LUNCH BREAK - Lunch is NOT provided
Attendees may get take-out at various places & bring it to the Lunch Room next to the Training Room

1:00 pm to 1:55 pm – Topic to be announced shortly
Garth Sheriff
Principal
Sheriff Consulting, Toronto

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm -"Managing the Fraud and AML Risk"
Nick Ruggiero
Manager, Office of Law Enforcement & External Partnerships
Western Union

2:50 – 3:00 BREAK

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm – "An Update: Sanctions & Export Controls"
Alexander Marar
Director, Sanctions Evasion & Trade
RBC

4:00 am to 4:50 am – "Conducting a Fraud Risk Assessment"
Alessandra Leggio
Partner, Forensics & Litigation Support
MNP, Toronto

4:50 - 5:00 pm - Wrap-Up (Kyle Kanstein, CFE)

THANKS to our SPONSORS

(11.5 CPEs) PYTHON & AI Forensic Analysis (In-Person Only) (Tuesday, June 02, 2026)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The ACFE-GTA Chapter is excited to present Forensic Analytics with PYTHON & AI course with Professor Mark Nigrini from West Virginia University. Professor Nigrini presented our 2025 September Workshop on AI & Fraud Examination, which was extremely well received and many participants asked for follow-up training on Python.

Helpful Information
* Since you will need to download the Python software and framework, as well as have access to an AI program of your choice (e.g., Euria, Lumo, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, etc), attendees using a company/work laptop, may want to contact their IT Department well in advance to ensure compliance with company policies. Approved links to the free software will be provided in the Registration Confirmation Email.

* Your registration is transferable by sending an email to admin@acfe-gta.com and providing the name and contact details of the person who is assuming the registration by May 20, 2026 to give the new attendee time to complete the pre-work.

* A boxed lunch will be provided as part of the registration cost. Coffee, tea, water, and soft drinks are included and will be available throughout the day.

* Registration for the June 2 class is limited to 45 participants. This is an IN-PERSON ONLY event. A "spaces left" counter will be visible on the registration page. Once the class reaches capacity, you should still register and will be placed on a wait-list in case there is a cancellation.

Agenda (9.5 CPE credits)
8:00 am - 9:00 am - Participants are best to arrive earlier than 9 am & get set-up for the day. If for some unforeseen reason you have not been able to download the software, please arrive early and we will have a staff member available to help. This should be exceptional cases only. We do not have the resources or the time before the session starts to do this for all attendees.
9 :00 – 10:30 - Session 1
10:30 – 10:45 - Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm - Session 2
12:15 pm – 1 pm – Lunch Break
1 pm – 2:30 pm - Session 3
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm - Break
2:45 – 4:15 pm (90 minutes = 1.8 CPE) - Session 4
4:15 – 4:30 pm (15 minutes = 0.3 CPE) - Wrap-up and Question/Answer Period

Pre-Course Exercise (2.0 CPE credits included above)
Once you register, you will receive a Confirmation Email which will include some information on your Pre-Course work. it is NOT a difficult exercise and Professor Nigrini has estimated take you about 100 minutes.

Task 1: Watch a short introductory video. Link will be in the Confirmation Email.
Task 2: Download the Python software & framework. Links will be in Confirmation Email and an AI program of your choice (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)

(Optional) Post-Course Exercise (2.0 additional CPE credits)
Once the course is completed, Professor Nigrini will assign two small tasks:

Task 1: Complete a short, multiple choice/true or false quiz on the day's training.
Task 2: Complete a short exercise to help solidify the training with access to Professor Nigrini if necessary.

COURSE LEADER

Mark Nigrini, Ph.D., CA (SA)
Associate Professor of Accounting, West Virginia University
Author of Forensic Analytics, Second Edition (Wiley 2020)

Mark J. Nigrini is an associate professor of accounting at West Virginia University. His research passion for many years has been a phenomenon known as Benford’s Law which is related to the patterns of the digits in tabulated data. The smaller digits (1s, 2s, and 3s) are expected to occur more often in scientific and financial data and Benford’s Law has shown itself to be valuable to fraud examiners in their quest to uncover fraud in corporate data. His current research addresses insider threats, and more specifically the cybersecurity risks posed by former employees.

Nigrini is the author of Forensic Analytics (Wiley, 2020) which describes analytic tests used to detect fraud, errors, estimates, and biases in financial data, and Benford's Law (Wiley, 2012). In 2014 he published an article in the Journal of Accountancy that was co-authored with Nathan Mueller, a fraudster. That article won the Lawler award for the best article in the Journal of Accountancy in 2014. Included in his array of academic publications is the lead article in the new premier forensic accounting journal, the Journal of Forensic Accounting Research. His recent publications include the lead article in the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Fraud Magazine. His work has been featured in, amongst others, The Financial Times, New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. His radio interviews have included the BBC in London, and NPR in the United States. His television interviews have included an interview on a fraud saga for the Evil Twins series for the Investigation Discovery Channel. He is a regular presenter at the ACFE’s Global Conferences and at events overseas such as Brazil’s Inter-forensics 2023.

THANKS to our SPONSORS

Annual NETWORKING Event (and 2025 AGM & 2026 Special Members Meeting) (Thursday, June 11, 2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

More Details will be Posted as we approach the AGM/SMM

LOTS of FREE PARKING

This is a great opportunity for you to meet your Chapter Board of Directors and to network with other Certified Fraud Examiners as well as our industry colleagues who are involved in fighting Financial Crimes.
Please come and bring a friend or co-worker!

It is ONLY $25.00 including HST

ONLY paid-up Members of the GTA Chapter
(as identified by their name badge)
may speak or vote at the
two separate meetings that are being held on June 11:

(a) Annual General Meeting ("AGM") (6:30 - 6:45 pm)
(b) Special Members Meeting (6:45 - 6:50 pm)

Meetings Documents
Will be posted in due course
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If you cannot attend these In-Person meetings, please submit a proxy form. Instructions & Deadlines for Proxy submission are found in the form.

(7.0 CPEs) The Fall Workshop (More details to follow) (Thursday, October 08, 2026)

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

THE FALL WORKSHOP
7.0 CPE Credits
Hold the Date
More details will be posted shortly.

2026 ACFE Fraud Conference Canada (Sunday, November 15, 2026)

Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT