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ARTICLE · 12 DECEMBER 2017

International Anti-Corruption Day: 9 December

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International Anti-Corruption Day has been recognized on an annual basis since the passage of the United Nations Convention against Corruption – which Canada has ratified – in 2003.

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Kayla Theeuwen
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International Anti-Corruption Day has been recognized on an annual basis since the passage of the United Nations Convention against Corruption – which Canada has ratified – in 2003. This year, International Anti-Corruption Day falls on 9 December 2017.

A number of judicial and legislative developments over the last six months demonstrate that Canada remains committed to eradicating corruption both domestically and abroad, in accordance with its international commitments. We examine three of these developments below.

Facilitation Payments are now a Criminal Offence

Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, SC 1998, c 34 ("CFPOA"), which deals exclusively with foreign corruption, makes bribing a foreign public official a criminal offence (see s. 3(1)).

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