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2023 Corruption Perceptions Index results | Les résultats 2023 de l’Indice de perception de la corruption

2023 Corruption Perceptions Index results | Les résultats 2023 de l’Indice de perception de la corruption

CANADA EDGES UP IN LIST OF LEAST CORRUPT NATIONS – BUT STILL NOT BACK IN TOP TEN TIER 

For Canadians there is good news and bad news in today’s release of Transparency International’s 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)

The good news: Canada has moved up to 76 points and 12th place after scoring 74 points and ranking 14th last year.

The bad news: We have still not returned to the top ten least corrupt list that Canada consistently ranked in prior to 2019. 

Appointment of New Executive Director | Nomination de la nouvelle directrice générale

The Board of Directors of Transparency International Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Niamh Leonard as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective November 27, 2023. An unwavering advocate for human rights and democracy, Niamh is a lawyer who brings a background in non-profit management to this leadership role.

Canada passes landmark legislation to fight corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, and terrorist financing.

Canada passes landmark legislation to fight corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, and terrorist financing.

OTTAWA: Today, Bill C-42 successfully received Royal Assent, paving the way for Canada to have a publicly accessible registry that lists the ultimate beneficial owners of companies. Earlier last month, Senate members heard from the ‘End Snow-washing’ Coalition: Publish What You Pay Canada, Transparency International Canada, and Canadians For Tax Fairness who provided a strong endorsement for the legislation and urged members to ensure it gets through Canada’s Senate without delay. Yesterday, the bill successfully passed all stages of reading in Canada’s Parliament and today it received Royal Assent.

Substandard enforcement plagues Canada’s anti-corruption efforts

Substandard enforcement plagues Canada’s anti-corruption efforts

Transparency International Canada (TI Canada) continues to identify the inadequate level of enforcement for corruption offences as the greatest barrier to combatting corruption in Canada. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) signalled its agreement with this in its Phase IV report on Canada’s implementation of the Anti-Bribery Convention, calling enforcement “exceedingly low”. Almost 25 years after the adoption of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), Canada’s criminal law prohibiting foreign bribery, charges have been laid in only nine cases – a paltry number especially considering the size and dominant industry sector of Canada’s economy.  

Coalition appears before Canada’s Senate to support federal legislation for a publicly accessible corporate beneficial ownership registry.

Coalition appears before Canada’s Senate to support federal legislation for a publicly accessible corporate beneficial ownership registry.

OTTAWA: Yesterday, Canada’s Standing Senate committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy (BANC) heard from the ‘End Snow-washing’ Coalition: Publish What You Pay Canada, Transparency International Canada, and Canadians For Tax Fairness. The Coalition provided strong support of long-awaited legislation (Bill C-42) for a corporate beneficial ownership, which the Senate is studying. Should this bill pass, it will be a massive blow against money laundering, corruption, tax evasion, and terrorist financing. 

Ethics violations found in Ontario Integrity Commissioner’s report on the Greenbelt

Ethics violations found in Ontario Integrity Commissioner’s report on the Greenbelt

Transparency International Canada (TI Canada) is calling on the Ontario government to act on the recommendations of the Ontario Integrity Commissioner (OIC), based on its finding that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark, violated the Member’s Integrity Act, 1994. TI Canada is a staunch proponent of the need to maintain integrity in government processes and to ensure that those holding public office are not involved in conflicts of interest.

TI Canada responds to the Ontario Auditor General's special report on the Greenbelt

TI Canada responds to the Ontario Auditor General's special report on the Greenbelt

Toronto, August 16, 2023 - Transparency International Canada (TI Canada) is concerned with the findings in the Ontario Auditor General’s special report on changes to the Greenbelt. TI Canada is a staunch proponent of the need for transparency in government processes and that matters such as these should be conducted in a consultative manner.  

TI Canada Coalition Response to AML Consultation 2023

TI Canada Coalition Response to AML Consultation 2023

TI Canada, together with our End Snow Washing Coalition partners Publish What You Pay Canada and Canadians for Tax Fairness, have together provided a submission to the Department of Finance in response to their Consultation on Strengthening Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime

Call for Nominations: Canadian Integrity Award 2023

Call for Nominations:   Canadian Integrity Award 2023

As part of Transparency International Canada’s mission to promote how Canadians can uphold transparency and combat corruption, TI Canada will be presenting the 3rd instalment of the Canadian Integrity Award at the Toronto Day of Dialogue on November 30, 2023.  

The Canadian Integrity Award recognizes an individual or organization who has demonstrated a commitment to tackle corruption and uphold transparency while setting an example for other Canadians to take action.  

TI Canada Welcomes its Newest Board Members and a New Chair and President.

During Transparency International Canada’s 26th Annual General Meeting on June 22nd, 2023, three new members were voted onto TI Canada’s volunteer Board of Directors by the TI Canada membership. These members bring with them a deep understanding of TI Canada’s mission and a dedication to strengthening transparency across Canada. TI Canada is very pleased to welcome these new Board Members, a new Chair and President, and a renewal.

White paper on establishing a Canadian Financial Crime Agency

Transparency International (TI) Canada releases its white paper on how Canada can develop a national financial crime agency.

Over the last two decades Canada has been criticized at home and internationally for its weak enforcement record in response to money laundering, foreign bribery, sanctions enforcement, and other criminal offences that could fall under the broad category of ‘financial crime’.

Canada’s Federal Government puts forward a suite of measures to tackle corruption and financial crime

Canada’s Federal Government puts forward a suite of measures to tackle corruption and financial crime

Budget 2023 introduces a number of reforms and elaborates on ongoing initiatives to strengthen Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime. These measures are welcomed by a coalition of civil society organizations – Publish What You Pay Canada, Transparency International Canada, and Canadians For Tax Fairness.