Canada's Maple Disruption 2.0 Targets Fraud Tools With 50+ Partners
Canada's Anti-Fraud Centre and the RCMP's National Cybercrime Coordination Centre have launched Maple Disruption 2.0, running November 2–6, 2026. More than 50 partners from police, banks, telecoms, tech, crypto and regulators are working to disable malicious emails, phone numbers, bank and crypto accounts, and fraud websites. That is double the first sprint, which took 3,021 actions in December 2025.
Canada's federal police and its national anti-fraud agency have launched Maple Disruption 2.0, a five-day operation running from November 2 to 6, 2026, to take down the tools fraudsters use to reach Canadians: malicious email addresses, phone numbers, bank accounts, cryptocurrency accounts and fraudulent websites.
The operation, known in French as Opération Érable 2.0, is led by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's National Cybercrime Coordination Centre (NC3). It brings together more than 50 partner organizations, double the number in the first edition held in December 2025.
Disrupting the Enablers
The CAFC describes the operation as a cross-sector initiative aimed at "disrupting or degrading key enablers that fraudsters and cybercriminals rely on to commit their crimes."
Unlike investigations that identify and charge offenders, disruption removes the infrastructure behind the fraud. "Disruption focuses on making it harder for criminals to reach potential victims and continue their activities," the CAFC said. Targets can include fraudulent websites, email addresses, phone numbers, social media accounts and other online services used to commit fraud.
"Nobody can fight fraud and cybercrime alone," the agency added, saying the combined capabilities of different sectors help law enforcement "understand every angle of the crimes threatening Canadians online."
WinnipegToday.com reported on November 2 that the week-long operation forms part of broader efforts to address the continued growth of cyber fraud in Canada.
More Than 50 Partners
Participants include law enforcement, banks, telecommunications providers, technology companies, cryptocurrency exchanges, regulators, non-profit organizations and academic institutions. Partners named by the CAFC include:
- Police: Ontario Provincial Police, Calgary Police Service, Peel Regional Police, Peterborough Police and Saskatoon Police Service
- Banks and payments: BMO Financial Group, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Toronto Dominion Bank, National Bank, Central 1 and Interac
- Regulators and government: Autorité des marchés financiers, British Columbia Financial Services Authority, British Columbia Securities Commission, Ontario Securities Commission, Canada Revenue Agency and Competition Bureau Canada
- Cryptocurrency and blockchain intelligence: Coinbase, Coinflip, LocalCoin, Chainalysis, Crystal Intelligence and Cube3.AI
- Technology and internet security: Meta, Netcraft, Spamhaus, NetBeacon Institute and Overwatch Data
- Academia: Université de Montréal's Clinique de cyber-criminologie
The operation is also supported by financial intelligence from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC).
The British Columbia Financial Services Authority confirmed its participation on November 2, saying the effort helps identify and disrupt "malicious websites, email accounts, and phone numbers."
Building on the First Sprint
The first Maple Disruption sprint ran from December 8 to 11, 2025, with more than 25 partners. According to CAFC and RCMP figures, partners handled 1,622 fraud reports and took 3,021 disruptive actions linked to C$4.7 million in reported losses. Actions included shutting down malicious email accounts, blocking phone numbers, taking down phishing websites, flagging suspicious transactions and blocklisting cryptocurrency addresses linked to fraud.
Phishing and smishing made up the bulk of that work, with 1,433 reports and 2,423 actions. Bank investigator fraud accounted for 119 reports and 324 actions, and cryptocurrency investment fraud for 70 reports and 274 actions.
Chris Lynam, Director General of the National Cybercrime Coordination Centre and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology on June 11, 2026, that the 2026 edition would be held "on a much bigger scale," adding: "We have to be able to do this almost in real time if we're going to make a difference operationally."
Canadians reported more than C$648 million in fraud losses to the CAFC in 2024, according to the RCMP.
Results of Maple Disruption 2.0 had not been published at the time of writing.
How to Report
The RCMP, NC3 and CAFC urge anyone who has experienced or witnessed fraud or cybercrime to contact local police immediately and report it online through Report Cybercrime and Fraud (reportcyberandfraud.canada.ca) or by phone at 1-888-495-8501. Officials say public reports help build a fuller picture of fraud trends and direct prevention and disruption efforts.