Feds Moving Forward on Creating Agency to Tackle Financial Crimes Such as Money Laundering, Fraud

Feds Moving Forward on Creating Agency to Tackle Financial Crimes Such as Money Laundering, Fraud
Cash seized by police during a bust is displayed at RCMP headquarters In Surrey, B.C., on Dec. 7, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
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The federal government is moving forward with a plan to tackle financial crime by calling for consultants to assist with creating a Financial Crimes Agency, which the Liberals first promised in their 2021 election campaign platform.

“The Department of Public Safety has a requirement for a contractor to conduct research, analysis and undertake key stakeholder interviews in order to develop a final report outlining options for the organizational design of the Canadian Financial Crimes Agency,” the department said in a notice to contractors, obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.