The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada has published a Special Bulletin on human trafficking risks associated with major international sporting and entertainment events. The bulletin is intended to help businesses subject to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act identify transaction patterns linked to human trafficking and report suspicious transactions to FINTRAC. It focuses on periods when large events drive sharp increases in activity across hospitality, entertainment, transportation and tourism, sectors that may face heightened exposure to exploitation. FINTRAC linked the bulletin to its broader work with private sector and law enforcement partners to use financial intelligence to identify traffickers and related networks. In 2024–25, it generated 316 disclosures of actionable financial intelligence to municipal, provincial and federal law enforcement agencies for human trafficking investigations, identifying 538 subjects of interest and supporting 26 project-level investigations.
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada2026-05-28
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada publishes special bulletin on human trafficking money laundering risks at major sporting and entertainment events
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada has issued a Special Bulletin on human trafficking risks linked to major international sporting and entertainment events, to help entities under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act identify related transaction patterns and report suspicious activity. The bulletin highlights heightened exposure in hospitality, entertainment, transportation and tourism and forms part of FINTRAC’s broader work with private sector and law enforcement partners, which in 2024–25 generated 316 human trafficking-related intelligence disclosures and supported 26 project-level investigations.