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October Newsletter: Anti-Money Laundering in the News
Following the release of the Pandora Papers, an investigative report published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Executive Director of Transparency International Canada James Cohen provided comments to CBC-Radio One program The Current.
Press Release: FATF Recommendation 24 – Response from TI Canada
TI Canada makes submissions with TI movement and the ‘End Snow Washing’ Coalition for FATF consultation on Recommendation 24: Transparency and Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons.
TI Canada testifies before the House Standing Committee on Finance about Combatting Tax Avoidance and Evasion
TI Canada's Executive Director, James Cohen, testified yesterday before Canada's House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. The subject was the Canada Revenue Agency's efforts to combat tax avoidance and evasion.
Civil Society Coalition Welcomes Release of Federal Government Beneficial Ownership Consultation Report And Challenges Excessive Risk-Averse Approach
Insights from summary report are welcome, yet concerns regarding publicly accessible registries are too cautious and jeopardize chances for Canada to deter dirty money.
TI Canada testifies before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance about COVID-19 spending
Transparency International Canada (TI Canada) was summoned by the House of Commons Standing Committee of Finance to testify on their study of COVID-19 spending and programs last Thursday, April 1st.
La société civile exige les résultats des consultations fédérales tenues sur le registre public il y a un an
Canadiens pour une fiscalité équitable, Transparency International Canada et Publish What You Pay Canada exhortent Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada (ISDE) de publier dans les plus brefs délais les résultats des consultations menées à l’hiver 2020 concernant la possibilité d’établir un registre public sur la propriété effective des sociétés afin de résoudre le problème de blanchiment d’argent, dit « blanchiment neige », au Canada.
Civil society calls for results of Federal consultation on public registry one year later
Canadians For Tax Fairness, Transparency International Canada, and Publish What You Pay Canada are calling upon the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) to immediately publish the results of its consultation from winter 2020 about how a publicly accessible registry listing beneficial ownership information for private corporations can address Canada’s money laundering or “snow-washing” problem.
Canada continues to sit out of the top of the Corruption Perceptions Index
Canada scored 77 out of 100 on the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International. This is the same score Canada received in 2019, keeping it out of the coveted top 10 least corrupt countries. Canada ranks 11th out of 180 countries on the 2020 CPI. Canada still trails behind leaders including Denmark and New Zealand.
TI Canada Submits Letter to Minister Yurek on Ontario Environmental Assessments
TI Canada submitted a letter to Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Jeff Yurek, cc’ing Ontario Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, Greg Rickford.
TI Canada submits comments to the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE)
Transparency International Canada submitted a letter to the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) as part of an open consultation for their proposed Operating Procedures for the Compliance and Dispute Resolution Mechanism (CDRM).
Transparency International Canada uncovers transparency and accountability gaps in environmental assessment processes
Through the Accountable Mining Program, TI Canada releases a new study analyzing mining environmental assessment processes in Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
Les plus grands exportateurs du monde font piètre figure en matière de sanction de la corruption à l’étranger
Un nouveau rapport de Transparency International constate que l'application de la loi contre la corruption à l’étranger est déplorablement faible dans la moitié des pays du G20, dont le Canada.