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RPAA One Year In: What PSPs Should Be Doing Next

Hannah Winter on October 2, 2026

A year has passed since the Bank of Canada (BoC)’s operational framework for payment service providers (PSPs) came into force under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA) and Retail Payment Activities Regulations (RPAR) – collectively referred to as Retail Payments Supervision (RPS). A year ago, the focus for many PSPs was documenting operational risk and creating incident response and safeguarding frameworks. The first year has made something else clear, RPS compliance is not a one-time implementation project. It is an ongoing operating discipline and there are still PSPs without the appropriate processes in place.

13 Years Later: A New Chapter for Outlier

David Vijan, Co-Founder & CEO on September 14, 2026

This month, Outlier celebrates 13 years in business. When we founded Outlier, the goal was simple: build a firm that provided practical, senior-level compliance advice with integrity, independence, and technical excellence. Since then, we’ve had the privilege of supporting hundreds of organizations as the regulatory landscape has continued to evolve.

Your Real Estate Business Can’t Afford ‘Just-in-Time Compliance’

Rodney MacInnes, CRO & AML Compliance Ninja on August 10, 2026

Written with Heidi Unrau

In the past two years, 13 real estate brokerages faced a total of $1,041,936 in administrative monetary penalties (AMP) from FINTRAC, the federal agency that regulates anti-financial crime compliance and analyzes financial intelligence in Canada. That works out to an average fine of $80,148 per brokerage, with the single largest AMP reaching approximately $150,000.

Outlier Team Update: Promoting Maria Shamou

David Vijan, Co-Founder & CEO on July 9, 2026

We’re excited to announce the promotion of Maria Shamou to AML Project Coordinator!

Since joining Outlier, Maria has been an integral part of our team, providing exceptional support to both our clients and consultants. In her expanded role, she will continue her administrative responsibilities while also coordinating our AML projects, helping ensure seamless project delivery and a better, more seamless client experience.

Outlier Compliance Group welcomes Jasbir Dhillon and Wioletta Traynor!

David Vijan, Co-Founder & CEO on May 26, 2026

The Outlier Compliance Group team is thrilled to welcome two of our newest members, Jasbir Dhillon and Wioletta Traynor.

Jasbir brings deep money services business (MSB) and real estate experience to the team, and Wioletta brings deep jewelry sector expertise and is a CPA.

Looking for Outlier AI? You’ve Reached the Wrong Company

David Vijan, Co-Founder & CEO on May 4, 2026

If you searched for “Outlier AI” and ended up here, you’re not alone – but you are in the wrong place.

Outlier Compliance Canada Inc. (operating as Outlier Compliance Group) is a Canadian compliance consulting firm based in Canada. We help reporting entities navigate their regulatory obligations under Canadian financial compliance frameworks. We are not affiliated with, related to, or connected to Outlier AI in any way.

RPAA Annual Reporting – Reminder and Key Requirements

David Vijan, Co-Founder & CEO on February 18, 2026

Background

Under the RPAA and the Retail Payment Activities Regulations (RPAR), Payment service providers (PSPs) must submit an annual report through the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) online portal using the prescribed reporting form. Reports must be filed annually by March 31 and must cover retail payment activities conducted during the prior calendar year.

New Beneficial Ownership Discrepancy Reporting

David Vijan, Co-Founder & CEO on October 7, 2025

Effective October 1, 2025, Canadian anti-money laundering (AML) reporting entities regulated by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) are required to report to Corporations Canada any material discrepancies identified between the beneficial ownership information that they have obtained and that is listed in Corporations Canada’s database.

Stronger Together

Amber D. Scott, Co-Founder, Chairperson & Strategic Advisor on September 12, 2025

Opening remarks from Outlier Compliance Group Co-Founder and Chairperson Amber D. Scott at TCAE 2025 Toronto Compliance & AML Conference

Many of us remember exactly where we were on this day 24 years ago.

Outlier Compliance Group welcomes Maria Shamou!

David Vijan, Co-Founder & CEO on August 22, 2025

The Outlier Compliance Group team is excited to welcome our newest member, Maria Shamou, as our administrative ninja.
Maria brings broad compliance knowledge complemented by over eight years of comprehensive customer service experience, paired with a strong foundation in administrative support and a strong interest in compliance along with a background in administrative support. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and later completed a post-graduate program in Financial Services Compliance Administration at Seneca College. Through this program, she expanded her knowledge in anti-money laundering (AML) administration, risk management, privacy management, and financial services product knowledge. Her interest in financial services products led her to complete the Canadian Securities Course (CSC).

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