SNC-Lavalin Probation Order Sets Out Key Anti-Corruption Compliance Measures

The end of 2019 was marked by the announcement that the case brought by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada ("PPSC") against SNC-Lavalin had come to an end with a guilty plea to fraud by an SNC subsidiary, SNC-Lavalin Construction Inc. ("SLCI") in connection with its activities in Libya. For general background of the case and its implications, please see our recent post here.

In its press-release, SNC-Lavalin called the settlement "fair" and stressed that "the company has changed a great deal" by embracing "a world-class integrity regime and culture".

Although the guilty plea by SLCI and its conviction was in respect of fraud under section 380 of the Criminal Code rather than an offence under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act ("CFPOA"), a Probation Order issued by the Court as an essential aspect of the settlement imposes requirements for anti-corruption compliance measures. The Probation Order, a copy of which we have posted here, remains in