Regulatory Compliance & Enforcement Council

Advanced Strategies for Investigative Interviewing
2026-05-13 08:00 - 16:00 UTC
This is a very valuable 3 day course. Held one day per week.

Are you required to conduct interviews with stakeholders, licensees, witnesses, victims or accused persons? Interviewing entails a host of skills that need to be honed consistently. Our science-based learning modules enhance the efficacy of our approach and help participants improve their abilities. Our model is in line with recent UN recommendations and Canadian laws.

The Advanced Investigative Interviewing course will help participants develop legal and ethical interviewing strategies while using evidence-based approaches to generate the maximum amount of accurate information from interviewees. A modern, four-step model is the foundation that helps participants develop effective interview or interrogation strategies through a host of scenarios and Interview Scrums.

WHO: Are you required to conduct interviews with stakeholders, licensees, witnesses, victims or accused persons? This course is for anyone conducting interviews including regulatory investigators, inspectors, regulators, by-law, security, clearance officers, intelligence officers, police officers or human resources.

GOAL: Refine and accelerate interviewing skills through evidence-based training and a model that includes the following key learning competencies/skill enhancements:

Interview strategies

Building rapport

Free narrative

Question strategies

Memory enhancement

Self-assessments & profiles

Skillsets & challenges

Practical scenarios & interview scrums

Human behaviour

Legal implications

Recording the interview

Assess veracity of information

Articulation of the model.

This is a VIRTUAL offering with three sessions occurring on May 13, 20 & 27, 2026. Joining instructions will be sent by the instructor closer to the event.

Advanced Testifying in Court and Tribunals
2026-05-19 09:00 - 16:00
The objective of this brand new offering is to provide a comprehensive day of training designed to strengthen overall skills when testifying in court or at tribunals. The participants will learn how to make the most of their testimony, what to expect and how to manage cross examination.

This program will be instructed by experienced legal counsel and subject matter experts in the regulatory environment.

Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals
2026-09-08 09:00 - 16:00
Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals is a 40-hour (5 days conducted once per week to ease workplace impacts) training program specifically designed for newer regulatory and enforcement personnel or those looking for a refresher. The training syllabus includes Intro to Law; Evidence; Interviewing; Search Warrants; POA (Ontario only classes); Investigations, Notetaking; Testimony

Training dates for this offering will be held on consecutive Tuesdays: September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6.

Investigating with Open Source Intelligence
2026-10-05 09:00 - 16:00
This program will cover off OSINT in regulatory environment including tools and practical exercises while integrating best practices.

This course provides a practical approach to using open-source tools and techniques to collect and analyze information in real-time. Whether you’re engaged in compliance, regulatory investigations, or enforcement activities, this training will elevate your investigative effectiveness.

The course includes:

• Hands-On Practice: Engage in real-time exercises led by experienced trainers

• Collaborative Learning: Connect with peers, share experiences, and expand your network

• Immediate Application: Gain practical knowledge that you can use in your investigations right away

Regulatory Search Warrant Training
2026-10-19 09:00 - 2026-10-20 16:00
This program will help navigate the ever increasing judicial scrutiny around Charter protections pertaining to searches.

In this program learners will be taken beyond the basic elements of search warrant preparation and execution. Structured as an intermediate course, the program will explore the following topics:

• Best practices for obtaining and planning search warrants.

• Current rules pertaining to obtaining and planning search warrants, including understanding Reasonable Expectations of Privacy.

• Focus on structure in preparing an effective and complete Information to Obtain (ITO).

This is a two-day course. Students will be required to complete independent work following the two day instructional sessions.

In order to successfully complete this course, each learner must demonstrate their knowledge by creating an ITO which will determine their final mark.

This program will be delivered virtually, in English.

Crossing the Rubicon
2026-10-20 09:00 - 16:00
Everything you will need to know about Crossing the Rubicon, and how to deal with the legal requirements that come from it.

This technical program identifies regulatory actions, quasi-criminal actions, and the point when a regulatory action (inspection) turns into an investigation. The program will help navigate the complicated landscape of the Regulatory world where issues may turn into court matters. There will be discussions on relevant case law and where we stand today.

Advanced Strategies for Investigative Interviewing
2026-10-21 08:30 - 16:30
This is a very valuable 3 day course. Held one day per week.

Are you required to conduct interviews with stakeholders, licensees, witnesses, victims or accused persons? Interviewing entails a host of skills that need to be honed consistently. Our science-based learning modules enhance the efficacy of our approach and help participants improve their abilities. Our model is in line with recent UN recommendations and Canadian laws.

The Advanced Investigative Interviewing course will help participants develop legal and ethical interviewing strategies while using evidence-based approaches to generate the maximum amount of accurate information from interviewees. A modern, four-step model is the foundation that helps participants develop effective interview or interrogation strategies through a host of scenarios and Interview Scrums.

WHO: Are you required to conduct interviews with stakeholders, licensees, witnesses, victims or accused persons? This course is for anyone conducting interviews including regulatory investigators, inspectors, regulators, by-law, security, clearance officers, intelligence officers, police officers or human resources.

GOAL: Refine and accelerate interviewing skills through evidence-based training and a model that includes the following key learning competencies/skill enhancements:

Interview strategies

Building rapport

Free narrative

Question strategies

Memory enhancement

Self-assessments & profiles

Skillsets & challenges

Practical scenarios & interview scrums

Human behaviour

Legal implications

Recording the interview

Assess veracity of information

Articulation of the model.

This is a VIRTUAL offering with the program instructed over three days occurring on October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026. Joining instructions will be sent by the instructor closer to the event.

Regulatory Interviewing
2026-10-27 09:00 - 16:00
Learn and practice skills and strategies for successful interviewing in a regulatory and enforcement environment.

All Regulatory personnel need to speak with people to be successful in their role. This one day course has been developed for staff in any regulatory role, whether or not it is an administrative or a field based assignment. Participants will be able to develop their skill sets in conducting an interviews, and understanding the responsibilities, categories, and strategies needed to become a successful interviewer.

The students will also be able to reflect on various interviewing strategies and how to shift between them.

The main objectives include: Discuss the Interviewers mindset; Controlling the Interview; Interviewing responsibly; Categories of interview subjects; Communication Strategies; Virtual Interviewing; Signs of possible deception; Practical exercises

This session is being offered virtually.
