Transparency International Canada (TI Canada) made a submission on Friday, August 21 to the Government of Ontario’s open consultation for Class EA amendments for Activities of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines under the Mining Act (Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines.

On April 30, Transparency International Canada joined Publish What You Pay Canada and Canadians for Tax Fairness in providing a submission to the Federal Government’s consultation on a public beneficial ownership registry.

L'excellent reportage de l'émission d'affaires publiques de Radio-Canada, Enquête, illustre que le Québec, comme le reste du Canada, est non seulement vulnérable au blanchiment d'argent, comme l’ont abondamment illustré les révélations des Panama Papers en 2016, mais également que certaines industries démontrent une banalisation de cette forme de criminalité grave pour l’économique canadienne.

Transparency International Canada (TI Canada), Publiez ce que vous payez Canada (PCQVP-Canada) et Les Canadiens pour l'équité fiscale (C4TF) applaudissent avec enthousiasme le gouvernement du Québec pour sa proposition dans le budget provincial 2020-2021 qui vise a à recueillir et mettre à la disposition du public par le biais du registre des entreprises des informations sur les bénéficiaires effectifs ultime (BEU) de certaines entités juridiques.

Canada has fallen from its coveted position within the top 10 least corrupt countries on Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published today.

Transparency International (TI) Canada regrets that charges of bribery under Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) against SNC-Lavalin have been dropped.

Transparency International Canada welcomes the outcome of the trial against former SNC Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi. Mr. Bebawi was found guilty for his role in paying bribes to obtain contracts in Libya during the regime of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

This forum provides an opportunity for Canadian corporations to discuss strategies to promote transparency and fight corruption at home and abroad.

A new survey by the Angus Reid Institute finds that a majority of Canadians think money laundering is a problem and want action taken. The survey found:

Three-quarters of Canadians say money laundering is an issue within their own province (74%). Even more, say the [sic] on a national level (81%) it is a challenge that Canada needs to address.

TI Canada is happy to announce Susan Côté-Freeman as the new Chair and President of Transparency International Canada.Susan is an experienced anti-corruption professional whose career with the international Secretariat of Transparency International spanned almost two decades.

Toronto: Publish What You Pay Canada, Transparency International Canada, and Canadians For Tax Fairness applaud Federal Government commitments to tackle money laundering particularly through anonymous companies.