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Toronto Centre is a non-profit organization that promotes global financial stability and inclusion through high-quality capacity-building programs.
Speakers have been announced for our Climate and Biodiversity Loss Risks Program.

Register here: shorturl.at/XZ5Qw

Early bird pricing ends this Friday, January 30. ODA-eligible participants can save US$375 on program fees.

#climatechange #financialsupervision
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Join our Virtual Executive Panel for International Development Week: The Nexus of Financial Inclusion, Resilience, and Supervision.

Barbara Curran has been confirmed to deliver the opening remarks, and Lindsay Wallace has been confirmed to moderate the panel.

Register now: shorturl.at/rSp2S
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Register now for our virtual executive panel “Innovation at the Frontier – How Emerging Technologies Are Reshaping Central Banking & Supervision” here: shorturl.at/piDGx

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
Time: 9am – 10am EST

#artificialintelligence #financialsupervision #innovation
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is Give To Gain, and Toronto Centre is giving women the opportunity to accelerate their careers by winning a scholarship for one of our 2026 CFS Level 2/Effective or CRC programs.

Apply by Friday, Feb. 27, 2026: forms.office.com/r/MUJ4mvzz54
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The agenda is now available for our Climate and Biodiversity Loss Risks Program. View the agenda and register here: shorturl.at/XZ5Qw

Early bird pricing has been extended until Friday, January 30. ODA-eligible participants can save US$375 on program fees.

#climatechange
January 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Join our Virtual Executive Panel for International Development Week: The Nexus of Financial Inclusion, Resilience, and Supervision

We’ll discuss how supervisors can strengthen inclusion and resilience through practical tools and collaboration.

Register now: shorturl.at/rSp2S
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Don't forget to register for our Advanced Inclusive Insurance Supervision Program.

It features topics to support supervisors in expanding inclusive insurance.

View the agenda and register now: shorturl.at/KfbS7

#inclusiveinsurance #supervision
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The agenda is now available for our Climate and Biodiversity Loss Risks Program. View the agenda and register here: shorturl.at/XZ5Qw

This is a Level 1/Foundation program of our Certified Financial Supervisor (CFS) Designation, and part of our Climate Risk Certification (CRC).

#climatechange
January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The deadline for our 2025 Essay Competition has been extended to January 31! Winner(s) will receive a scholarship to a 2026 virtual program.

Topic: "The supervision of credit intermediation undertaken by non-banks."

Review requirements, eligibility, and instructions here: shorturl.at/MSYOI
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Our latest monthly resource bundle is now available.

View all the content we published in December as well as our upcoming programs and events here: shorturl.at/59bCa
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Register now for our Effective Supervision Program, a mandatory Level 2 program for the CFS designation: shorturl.at/NxJQr

This cross-sectoral program equips participants with advanced techniques for risk-based supervision, including risk monitoring, stress testing, and business model analysis.
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We recently released the podcast "The Forum on Financial Supervision," featuring Pedro Duarte Neves, Banco de Portugal, and Andrea Enria, Prudential Regulation Authority; Member, Prudential Regulation Committee, Bank of England.

Listen to the full podcast here: shorturl.at/Ybou7
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
On behalf of everyone at Toronto Centre, we wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season.

Our office will be closed from December 25, 2025 to January 2, 2026.
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Congratulations to Nick Leswick on his appointment as Canada’s Deputy Minister of Finance. 

We wish him success in this pivotal role shaping Canada’s economic future.

Read the full press release here: shorturl.at/fM43j
Prime Minister Carney announces changes in the senior ranks of the public service
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service, to take effect early in the New Year:
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December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Last month, we released the podcast "The Forum on Financial Supervision," featuring Pedro Duarte Neves, Banco de Portugal, and Andrea Enria, Prudential Regulation Authority; Member, Prudential Regulation Committee, Bank of England.

Listen to the full podcast here: shorturl.at/Ybou7
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thank you to all speakers who contributed their expertise to our "Natural Catastrophes and the Significance of Insurance Guarantee Schemes" workshop.

Your insights enriched discussions on climate risk, insurer failure, and policyholder protection.
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Toronto Centre’s virtual workshop, “Natural Catastrophes and the Significance of Insurance Guarantee Schemes,” brought together 77 supervisors from 31 jurisdictions to discuss climate risk and insurance guarantee schemes as a safety net for policyholders.

Thank you to all speakers and participants!
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On October 24, 2025, we graduated the first class of Certified Financial Supervisors.

David Gwilym Annoh-Quarshie, Chief Manager, Banking Supervision, Bank of Ghana, shared his thoughts on the value of the CFS designation.

Listen to David's remarks here: shorturl.at/tkhu1
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Updated agenda!

Our Advanced Inclusive Insurance Supervision Program now features new topics to support supervisors in expanding inclusive insurance.

View the agenda and register now: shorturl.at/KfbS7

#inclusiveinsurance #supervision
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Register now for our Crisis Preparedness Program in Cape Town: shorturl.at/F0Z3x

Learn how financial crises evolve across sectors and build skills in preparedness, impact assessment, and crisis communication.

Open to CFS and non-CFS participants.
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New podcast!

Our latest podcast, "The Global Findex 2025," is available now. Listen here: shorturl.at/Eo5zu

The podcast, featuring Leora Klapper, highlights critical financial inclusion and digital connectivity insights across 141 economies.

#globalfindex #FinancialInclusion #DigitalConnectivity
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This week, Toronto Centre is in Freetown, Sierra Leone, delivering the program "Risk-based Supervision (RBS): Preparing for Pilots," in partnership with the Sierra Leone Insurance Commission.

Participants have gathered to learn RBS methodology. We look forward to the rest of the program together.
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Last Friday, we concluded our “Conglomerate Supervision and SupTech Support” program in Taipei, delivered in partnership with FSC Taiwan.

The program had closing remarks by Chen-chang Tong, Director General, Banking Bureau, FSC.

Congratulations to the 32 participants that completed this program.
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This week, Toronto Centre concluded its eighth risk-based supervision (RBS) program with the Bank of Sierra Leone.

Thank you to the program leaders and participants for their efforts, and we look forward to continuing this engagement with the Bank.
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Toronto Centre is committed to building stable, resilient, and inclusive financial systems that transform livelihoods.

Financial regulators and supervisors play a critical role. They help design and maintain systems that allow people to prosper.

Watch the video to learn more:
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December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM