Myriam Duguay

Partner and National Service Line Leader, Forensic

KPMG in Canada

Myriam Duguay is a Partner and National Service Line Leader for Forensics. Starting at KPMG in 2003 in the Forensic practice, she has experience in a wide range of client engagements related to risk management, ethics and compliance, fraud and workplace harassment investigations, and fraud prevention. She is also leading the whistleblower line services for KPMG Canada.

During her career, she has led professional negligence engagements, quantification of damages engagements for litigation cases (including a variety of class action engagements) and insurance claims and has been involved in cybersecurity litigation cases. In September 2009, Myriam Duguay was appointed as an expert witness by the Superior Court – Montreal District for the first time.

Myriam has given numerous investigation and forensic accounting presentations and has extensive experience as an instructor and speaker, including the following:

  • Presentations to Laval University’s Board Member Program from 2008 to date;
  • Training to the Corporate Ethics Management Council of the Conference Board of Canada on Forced Labor in Canadian Supply Chains in 2024;
  • Conference on Bill C-59 – Greenwashing in 2024;
  • Conferences at the ACFE and ACFI on The dark side of ESG reporting 2022-2023; and
  • Various trainings on ethics, fraud, and corruption to several Canadian and international companies.
  • Investigative Forensic Accountant since 2011

  • Chartered Business Valuator since 2009

  • Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, 2001

  • Bachelor Degree in Accounting, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, 2000

  • Certificate in Ethics and Compliance since 2023

  • CPA

  • Member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec

  • Member of the CICA Alliance for Excellence in Investigative and Forensic Accounting

  • Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (“CBV”)

  • Conferences at Collège des administrateurs des sociétés (Board Director Education Program) of Laval University on fraud and misconduct, since 2008

  • Presentations on data analytics for the construction industry in 2016

  • Conference on data analytics for litigation purposes, in 2015-2016

  • Various presentations on financial statement analysis in several law firms located in the Montreal area, since 2004

  • Conferences on expert witness role within the context of the Reform of the Code of Civil Procedure in 2014