Canada is not known for developments in anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. However, 2017 has been a busy year of advancements and developments. Looking back on 2017, persons with a real and substantial link to Canada should be more concerned about compliance with Canada’s anti-bribery laws. In you have not done so already, it is
Ontario’s highest court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, issued a decision on July 6, 2017 in R. v. Karigar, which takes enforcement of foreign bribery to another level in Canada. In 2013, Mr. Karigar was convicted of offering to bribe a foreign public official contrary to paragraph 3(1)(b) of the Corruption of Foreign Public
On February 10, 2017, three former executives of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. saw Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) charges withdrawn in the Ontario Superior Court. Former SNC vice-president of energy and infrastructure Kevin Wallace, former SNC vice-president of international development Ramesh Shah, and Bangladeshi-Canadian businessman Zulfiquar Ali Bhuiyana were charged with bribing an official
There is no question that for several years now, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been working closely with the Dept. of Justice to prosecute companies that bribe government officials. In the context of consolidating its efforts, the SEC created a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit which has been highly successful. One needs