The New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission announced a set of Investor Education Month initiatives aimed at helping young adults identify deepfake scams and predatory or deceptive investment offers, including screenings of the documentary This is Not Financial Advice and new practical guidance on technology-driven fraud. Screenings will be held at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus on October 1 and Fredericton campus on October 2, both from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, and are free and open to the public. Each event will be followed by a live virtual Q&A with the film’s director, with advance registration required. The Commission also published a guide, Protecting Yourself from AI and Deepfake Scams, and will launch the third edition of its Permission to Pause multimedia campaign in October across social media, radio, cinema and billboards. The programme is positioned alongside the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ World Investor Week, running October 6 to 12, with a 2025 theme focused on technology and digital finance, artificial intelligence, and fraud and scam prevention.

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