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Money laundering and public safety

Last updated on April 21, 2026

Public Safety icon Actions taken by the B.C. government

Upholding public safety requires strategic, connected and measurable efforts to detect, prevent and prosecute money laundering activities.

 

Effective public safety efforts require:

  • Strong regulatory oversight
  • Transparent and ongoing collaboration among law enforcement agencies, and 
  • Anti-money laundering laws and regulations

Learn how B.C. is working to prevent, detect, and disrupt money laundering to protect people and communities from the harms of financial crime.   

Coordinating focus on anti-money laundering efforts

Information-sharing partnerships, especially around financial information, are recognized worldwide as effective tools in dealing with financial crimes.

BC Supports partnerships that help law enforcement, regulators, and industry share intelligence to disrupt illicit activity.

Key initiatives include:

Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing (AML/ATF) Working Group

  • Co-chaired by the B.C. Ministry of Finance and Finance Canada
  • Brings together governments across Canada to advance anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing efforts

The Counter Illicit Finance Alliance of British Columbia (CIFA-BC)

  • The CIFA-BC is a multi-sector partnership led by the RCMP
  • Includes public and private sector members
  • Focuses on the lawful exchange of financial intelligence
  • Aims to protect B.C.’s economy from illicit financial activity

The FPT Working Group on Improving Beneficial Ownership Transparency

  • Brings together governments across Canada
  • Works to develop a national platform for beneficial ownership data
  • Will allow users to search across all registries (federal and provincial) in one place

Collaborative investigative and intelligence activities

The Province, regulators and law enforcement bodies participate in collaborative investigative and intelligence collection initiatives related to money laundering. An example of this is through the Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team.

The Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team (JIGIT)

The Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team (JIGIT) is an integrated team under the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C., comprising RCMP, municipal police, the Organized Crime Agency of B.C., and investigators from the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch. JIGIT focuses on investigating illegal gambling operations and preventing the use of casinos for money laundering.

Building stronger relationships between law enforcement and the Law Society

The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) and law enforcement are working together to increase engagement between their respective areas of focus.

  • LSBC is an associate partner of CIFA-BC
  • LSBC actively shares intelligence with police across B.C.
  • The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has encouraged police services to refer appropriate cases to the LSBC and collaborate on investigations
  • The BC RCMP and LSBC signed an updated information-sharing MOU to define clearer terms, conditions, and privacy requirements for exchanging information. The update reflects significant changes in the AML landscape and strengthens coordination on matters involving potential lawyer misconduct and money-laundering risks

Collection and monitoring police data—the creation of a Superintendence and Evaluation Unit

The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has developed a new Superintendence and Evaluation Unit, which is responsible for collecting and monitoring policing metrics. This Unit collects data on the number of investigations for laundering proceeds of crime and the status of those investigations.