Charles Gonzales

Charles is a member of MNP’s Forensic and Litigation Support Services in Montréal and Ottawa. An experienced compliance professional in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF), Charles assists clients in developing and managing their regulatory obligations and ensures effective application of legislative requirements to their business.  

Charles works with all businesses (financial intermediaries) with obligations under the Canadian PCMLTFA (Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act). His services include regulatory support for AML / ATF / Global Economic Sanctions and Anti-Corruption, through consultation, program development, program evaluation, and regulatory examination support.

Charles’ experience includes senior management with RBC Financial Crimes and more than 17 years with Canada’s Financial Intelligence Unit, and national AML supervisor FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), where he was a regional compliance manager in Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa. Charles was also a national project officer implementing Canada’s Cross-Border Currency reporting requirements with the CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency).

Charles earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Pacific and Asian Studies, with emphasis on commerce and economic development, from the University of Victoria in 1995. He received a Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering from the International Compliance Association, University of Manchester in 2023, in addition to numerous specialty courses in AML / ATF, bank supervision, investigation, and regulatory compliance.