Toronto, November 14th 2018 —Canadians for Tax Fairness, Publish What You Pay Canada, and Transparency International Canada, welcome the House of Commons Finance Committee’s report and recommendations of its recent review of Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA).
Vancouver Day of Dialogue Agenda
TI Canada supports beneficial ownership transparency of corporations and trusts – Radio Canada investigative report “Enquête”
Toronto, ON (November 2, 2018) – On Thursday, November 1st, 2018, Radio-Canada aired on its investigative program “Enquête” a report on how superficial the security checks have been on owners of companies that produce and distribute cannabis.
Transparency International Canada and Canadians for Tax Fairness Respond to British Columbia Consultation on Proposed Land Owner Transparency
Transparency International Canada and Canadians for Tax Fairness have made a joint submission in response the Government of British Columbia’s open call for consultations on a proposed Land Owner Transparency Act.
Canada Falls Further Behind on Fighting Foreign Bribery
Canada has fallen from ‘Moderate’ to ‘Limited’ enforcement of the Corruption of Foreign and Public Officials Act, placing it at the back of the pack of OECD countries on foreign bribery enforcement as highlighted in a new Transparency International’s Exporting Corruption Report 2018: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention (linked here).
TI Canada Supports the Senate’s proposed amendment to the Cannabis Bill (Bill C-45) on disclosure of beneficial ownership
Toronto, ON (June 13, 2018) – On Tuesday, June 5th, 2018, the Senate of Canada approved several amendments to the Cannabis Bill (Bill C-45) that have now been referred to the House of Commons for consideration. One of these amendments would require that names of individuals who directly or indirectly own or control the corporations or trusts holding a licence or permit for cannabis production be made public.
TI Canada Makes Submission to House Standing Committee on Finance on PCMLTFA
Transparency International Canada followed up on its testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, by providing formal submissions on the government’s review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act to Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair, Standing Committee on Finance, and to Ms. Lisa Pezzack, Director General, Financial Systems Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch, at the Department of Finance.
G20 Countries Moving Too Slowly to Combat Financial Crime
Berlin, Thursday 19 April – Just over two years since the Panama Papers revealed widespread use of anonymous shell companies to facilitate corruption and financial crime, governments in the world’s largest economies are still moving too slowly to ensure that citizens and law enforcement can find out who really owns companies operating within their borders.
TI Canada Testimony to House of Commons on PCMLTFA
On Tuesday, March 27, Transparency International Canada Senior Advisor, Anti-Money Laundering/Beneficial Ownership Transparency, Denis Meunier, testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Mr. Meunier spoke on behalf of TI Canada to provide insight on the government’s review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA).
TI Canada in the News
‘Offshore tax havens set to overtake Canada in corporate transparency’– The Star (18/05/06)
‘A special adviser will help RCMP tackle B.C.’s ‘infamous’ money laundering industry’– National Post (18/05/03)
‘Transparency International report slams Canada’– CKNW (18/05/03)
MEDIA RELEASE: Budget 2018 – Canada Needs to be More Courageous in Fighting Snow Washing
Feel Proud About Canada’s CPI Score, But Don’t Get Complacent
Media Release – Civil Society Response to Finance Ministers Announcement on Beneficial Ownership
‘Snow Washing’ and ‘The Vancouver Model’: 2017 in Canadian Corruption
At the beginning of 2017, Transparency International ranked Canada 9 out of 176 on the 2016 Corruption Perception Index. Taking this International Anti-Corruption Day to reflect on 2017, this year revealed that Canada’s top CPI position can make the country a target if we do not remain vigilant against corruption, particularly beneficial ownership transparency.