08:04 AM EST, 12/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Global financial crime auditors interviewed Canadian financial companies and 13 government agencies over three weeks in November, five sources with knowledge of the visit said, Reuters is reporting Wednesday

It said the interviews included executives at TD Bank (TD.TO, TD), which last year paid the largest-ever fine to settle a U.S. money laundering case.

What would normally be a routine once a decade review has caused concerns in Ottawa and in Toronto's financial sector, as Canada reckons with TD's $3 billion fine, sources told Reuters.

It noted the visit also coincided with new indictments against fugitive Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding.

Reuters noted a negative report from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international crime watchdog, could hurt Canada's foreign investments and the country's reputation as Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to boost productivity and make the Canadian economy less reliant on the United States.

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