Program Overview

Financial Services Compliance Administration (FCA)

Overview

There is a growing need for compliance and risk management professionals in the financial services industry, particularly due to the rise in identity theft, money laundering, and securities fraud.

Program Details

• Duration: 2 Semesters (8 Months)
• Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
• School: Seneca Business
• Campus: Newnham
• Delivery: Flexible

About the Program

In this eight-month graduate certificate program, you will gain the technical and professional skills that are necessary to become a compliance officer. This program covers Canadian regulatory requirements for the banking, insurance, and securities industries. You will acquire critical skills such as policies and procedures management, privacy management, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) investigation.

Skills

Throughout this program, you will develop the following skills:

• Research
• Communications
• Relationship building
• Hands-on industry software experience

Work Experience

The Financial Services Compliance Administration program does more than just equip graduates with the tools of the trade. It provides you with the opportunity to gain important experience. You are required to complete a compliance administration field placement or industry-related project as part of the program requirements.

Program Availability

• Start Date: September 2025
• Location: Newnham
• Availability: Open

Program and Course Delivery

This program is offered in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Using interactive learning spaces, professors teach in person to students in a physical classroom or lab and stream to students online at the same time.

Your Career

Graduates of the program can explore the following career options:

• Compliance administrator
• Compliance analyst
• Privacy officer
• Regulatory reporting associate
• AML investigator
• AML analyst
• Registration officer
• Anti-Corruption & anti-bribery officer

Affiliations/Associations

This program is supported by the following partners. Seneca students receive discounts for memberships and certifications.

• Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
• Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS)
• Toronto Compliance & AML Enterprise (TCAE)

Sustainability

We’ve made a bold commitment to embed principles of sustainability into every business program we offer.

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