
Are you responsible for ethics and compliance within your organization? Would you like to instill an ethical culture in your company and equip your talent with the skills needed to navigate the gray areas when they arise?
This unique certification offers you an overview of best practices in ethics and compliance, so that you can understand, integrate and manage these dimensions.
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All Certification in Ethics and Compliance program participants who complete the required number of training days and pass the final exam will be awarded the CEC professional designation, approved by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. They can then include these initials after their signature and in their
online profile to indicate that they have met the corresponding certification requirements.
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The successful completion of this program entitles you to a digital certificate. These credentials are trusted, secure, verifiable, and sustainable.
GOALS
- Implement and manage the ethical and compliance dimensions.
- Discover a company's legal obligations in these areas.
- Identify sensitive issues to monitor and the best approaches to deal with them.
- Build a toolbox to implement an ethics program in your organization.
- Promote the transfer of best practices in ethics and compliance at all levels.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Executives and professionals working at publicand private-sector organizations who have an interest in ethics and compliance issues and/or are expected to maintain a high level of integrity in their business dealings.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- High-level university certification in ethics and compliance
- Training whose eligibility has been confirmed by the Quebec Bar and that can be presented to various professional orders, namely the Ordre des ingénieurs, Ordre des Adm.A., Ordre des CRHA and Ordre des CPA, for professional development purposes
- Experienced trainers from the business world, and content based on ethics and compliance best practices
- Active and practical teaching that will help you take concrete action in your organization
* This training activity is now recognized as part of the requirement for members of the Barreau du Québec to take three hours of courses in ethics, professional conduct or professional practice.
Module 1
Basic principles of ethics and compliance
Day 1
- Ethics and compliance in a regulatory framework
- Ethics and compliance: a practical perspective
Day 2
- Ethics and compliance in a regulatory framework
- Applied ethics
Module 2
Compliance function and program
Day 1
- Organizational leadership and corporate culture
- Implementing a program
Day 2
- Compliance program: detection and monitoring
- Internal investigations
Module 3
Advanced topics
Day 1
- Fraud in organizations
- Corruption
- Public contracts (conference)
- International issues: fighting international corruption
Day 2
- Due diligence
- Compliance program: investigations
Module 4
Advanced topics
Day 1
- Cybersecurity and data protection
- Harassment prevention
Day 2
- Managing communication in a crisis
- Role of the media: investigative journalism in a crisis (conference)
- Managing complexity
- Online exam
Module 5
Simulation
- Team case studies
- Presentation to the judging panel
TRAINING APPROACH
This unique and practical program offers opportunities for meaningful discussions with participants and high-level experts. It also involves:
- Case studies
- Workshops/discussion groups
- Panels of professionals in the field
- Lunch and learns
- Analysis grids
- Team simulation
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR:


Professor, Governance and Business Law Chair and Vice-Dean, Université de Montréal Faculty of Law
CO-CREATORS AND JOINT COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEADS:

Corporate Director, Ethics and Compliance Expert

GODFATHER:

Former Chief Ethics Officer, L’Oréal Group
INSTRUCTORS:

LL.M., ASC
Executive Vice-President and Leader, Legal and Corporate Services, Beneva

Forensic Services Expert

Directrice – Affaires corporatives et gouvernance, et secrétaire adjointe, Hydro-Québec

Associé, Services-conseils – Risques technologiques, KPMG

Associée, Fasken

Partner, Osler

Partner Fasken

Chef de la conformité et de l’éthique, WSP Global Inc.

Partner KPMG

Professeur HEC Montréal

Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal

MSc (Management), PhD (Management)
Associate Professor, Department of Management, HEC Montréal

Directeur de la sécurité corporative, Hydro-Québec

Expert in Financial Security and Sustainable Investment

Vice-présidente, cheffe de la conformité et de la protection des renseignements personnels, iA Groupe financier


DEA (History and Civilization), PhD (Management Sciences)
Professor and Director, Department of Management and Director, Pierre Péladeau Center - Leadership and Management, HEC Montréal

Lead Counsel, Commission d'enquête sur la gestion de la modernisation des systèmes informatiques de la Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Partner, Langlois Avocats
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GOALS
- Implement and manage the ethical and compliance dimensions.
- Discover a company's legal obligations in these areas.
- Identify sensitive issues to monitor and the best approaches to deal with them.
- Build a toolbox to implement an ethics program in your organization.
- Promote the transfer of best practices in ethics and compliance at all levels.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Executives and professionals working at publicand private-sector organizations who have an interest in ethics and compliance issues and/or are expected to maintain a high level of integrity in their business dealings.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- High-level university certification in ethics and compliance
- Training whose eligibility has been confirmed by the Quebec Bar and that can be presented to various professional orders, namely the Ordre des ingénieurs, Ordre des Adm.A., Ordre des CRHA and Ordre des CPA, for professional development purposes
- Experienced trainers from the business world, and content based on ethics and compliance best practices
- Active and practical teaching that will help you take concrete action in your organization
* This training activity is now recognized as part of the requirement for members of the Barreau du Québec to take three hours of courses in ethics, professional conduct or professional practice.
Module 1
Basic principles of ethics and compliance
Day 1
- Ethics and compliance in a regulatory framework
- Ethics and compliance: a practical perspective
Day 2
- Ethics and compliance in a regulatory framework
- Applied ethics
Module 2
Compliance function and program
Day 1
- Organizational leadership and corporate culture
- Implementing a program
Day 2
- Compliance program: detection and monitoring
- Internal investigations
Module 3
Advanced topics
Day 1
- Fraud in organizations
- Corruption
- Public contracts (conference)
- International issues: fighting international corruption
Day 2
- Due diligence
- Compliance program: investigations
Module 4
Advanced topics
Day 1
- Cybersecurity and data protection
- Harassment prevention
Day 2
- Managing communication in a crisis
- Role of the media: investigative journalism in a crisis (conference)
- Managing complexity
- Online exam
Module 5
Simulation
- Team case studies
- Presentation to the judging panel
TRAINING APPROACH
This unique and practical program offers opportunities for meaningful discussions with participants and high-level experts. It also involves:
- Case studies
- Workshops/discussion groups
- Panels of professionals in the field
- Lunch and learns
- Analysis grids
- Team simulation
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR:


Professor, Governance and Business Law Chair and Vice-Dean, Université de Montréal Faculty of Law
CO-CREATORS AND JOINT COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEADS:

Corporate Director, Ethics and Compliance Expert

GODFATHER:

Former Chief Ethics Officer, L’Oréal Group
INSTRUCTORS:

LL.M., ASC
Executive Vice-President and Leader, Legal and Corporate Services, Beneva

Forensic Services Expert

Directrice – Affaires corporatives et gouvernance, et secrétaire adjointe, Hydro-Québec

Associé, Services-conseils – Risques technologiques, KPMG

Associée, Fasken

Partner, Osler

Partner Fasken

Chef de la conformité et de l’éthique, WSP Global Inc.

Partner KPMG

Professeur HEC Montréal

Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal

MSc (Management), PhD (Management)
Associate Professor, Department of Management, HEC Montréal

Directeur de la sécurité corporative, Hydro-Québec

Expert in Financial Security and Sustainable Investment

Vice-présidente, cheffe de la conformité et de la protection des renseignements personnels, iA Groupe financier


DEA (History and Civilization), PhD (Management Sciences)
Professor and Director, Department of Management and Director, Pierre Péladeau Center - Leadership and Management, HEC Montréal

Lead Counsel, Commission d'enquête sur la gestion de la modernisation des systèmes informatiques de la Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Partner, Langlois Avocats