Financial Crime

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The Financial Crime Program in the RCMP contributes to the security of the Canadian economy and seeks to protect Canadians and their governments from financial crimes perpetrated by organized crime and others.

The Financial Crime Program is delivered in partnership with international and domestic government agencies, domestic stakeholders and the community at large.

The Financial Crime Program comprises the following Branches:

Commercial Crime Branch’s role is to reduce, control and prevent business-related or white-collar crimes. These may include fraud and false pretenses, offences against the Government of Canada, the corruption of public officials, the insolvency process, counterfeiting and numerous others.

Proceeds of Crime Branch oversees the RCMP’s contribution to the Integrated Proceeds of Crime (IPOC) partnership against money laundering, which is coordinated by the Solicitor General of Canada. The objectives of IPOC are to identify, restrain and forfeit illicit and unreported wealth accumulated through criminal activity. It is also an integral partner in the Federal Government’s National Money Laundering Strategy.

Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMETs) represent a new Government of Canada initiative focusing on the most serious cases of corporate and market fraud. The teams include highly qualified RCMP financial investigators, lawyers and other investigative experts. The teams are jointly managed by the RCMP and partner departments and agencies.