On November 10, 2015, TI Canada Chair and President, Peter Dent and Executive Director, Alesia Nahirny, met with members of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assessment team.The FATF conducts peer reviews of each member on an ongoing basis to assess levels of implementation of the FATF Recommendations with an in-depth description and analysis of each country's system for preventing criminal abuse of the financial system.The team was visiting Canada to assess Canada's anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing regime. While in Canada, the team sought the opinion of experts, including TI Canada, on the risk context of money laundering in Canada, specifically related to corruption.Their report should be published in a few months time and will be posted on our website.
What’s your party’s position on Whistleblower Protections in Canada?
TI Canada has sent an Open Letter to Political Party Leaders regarding Whistleblower Protection in Canada asking them what their party's position is on whistleblower protection.
TI Canada provides input into Government of Canada’s consultation regarding the Amendments of Regulations made under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, 2015
TI Releases its annual Exporting Corruption progress report 2015
107 organizations send letter on beneficial ownership to World Bank
On 8 June, 107 organizations, including TI Canada, sent a letter to the World Bank, urging it to require that all legal entity bidders on Bank-financed procurements disclose their beneficial ownership information and also publish the information.
TI Canada publishes research on state of whistleblower protections in Canada
The Whistleblower Report was prepared for TI Canada to assist it in better understanding the state of whistleblower protection in Canada as compared to other jurisdictions and the extent to which different whistleblower protection mechanisms could effectively support the battle against corruption.The Report examines whistleblower protections in Canada at the provincial and federal levels as compared to those in the US, Australia, and the UK. It also looks at Canada's international commitments under the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, and the G20 as well as the international principles for whistleblower legislation provided by Transparency International.
Paul Lalonde discusses OSC's proposal to financially reward whistle-blowers
Board member of TI Canada and partner at Denton's Canada, Paul Lalonde, commented on the recent Ontario Securities Commission announcement that it is interested in adopting a whistle-blower program. The OSC proposes to offer whistle-blowers financial rewards for coming forth with timely an credible information that leads to the imposition of monetary sanctions.TI Canada's soon-to-be-published paper concludes that whistle-blower protections in Canada are insufficient and fall short of Canada's international commitments to adopt more robust whistle-blower protection laws.
Transparency International: Blatter Must Stand Down and Elections Suspended
Following the announcement by Swiss and US investigators of criminal proceedings against FIFA for alleged money laundering in connection with the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and allegations of “systematic” corruption in the United States and Latin America, Transparency International has said Sepp Blatter must now stand down and upcoming presidential elections suspended.
TI-Canada letter to Minister Diane Finley re PWGSC Integrity Framework
TI-Canada has sent this letter to The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), with regard to observations concerning amendments to PWGSC’s Integrity Framework, which governs accountability and integrity in government procurement and real property transactions.TI-Canada believes in striking the right balance and arriving at a durable Canadian solution that is effective in fighting corruption, induces positive change in business practices and enjoys broad support, all of which will take time and careful consideration. As PWGSC reviews the Integrity Framework, TI-Canada, with its considerable anti-corruption and transparency expertise, believes that it can play a useful role in this process.
TI-Canada Anti-Corruption Compliance Checklist
TI-Canada's work in the anti-corruption field has convinced us that Canadian firms and the governments that work with them need to stay abreast of the latest developments on this topic. In line with Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, the TI-Canada Anti-Corruption Compliance Checklist Third Edition (TI-Canada ACC) is a critical tool for those Canadian corporations seeking to significantly enhance their risk management processes.Read more (PDF): 2014-TI-Canada_Anti-Corruption_Compliance_Checklist-Third_Edition-20140506
Fourth Annual Day of Dialogue Rapporeur Reports, Whistleblowing: Creating Legislation that Works, Curbing Corruption in Public Procurement
Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group (RRTWG) released its recommendation
TI-Canada launches Third Edition of Anti-Corruption Compliance Checklist,TI Recommendations to the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group...
The TI-Canada Anti-Corruption Compliance Checklist Third Edition (ACC) is now available at the following link: click here. The risk management tools, which make up the ACC, are relevant to corporations of any size, are available at no cost and are flexible to be tailored for business purposes.
Three new books from within the Transparency International community
Dear TI-Canada Colleagues:
Recently, three books have been written by individuals in the Transparency International community: Laurence Cockcroft: Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World. Global Corruption represents the author's accumulated experience working extensively in the developing world, co-founding TI and developing strategies to combat governmental and corporate indifference to corruption issues in both the developed world and developing world.