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The Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (S.C., 1998, c.34 [Can.]) (the "Act") was enacted in 1999 and made it an offence in Canada to bribe a foreign public official in order to obtain or retain...

These include offences of fraud, insider trading, tipping, making a false prospectus, corruption, paying or receiving secret commissions, laundering the proceeds of crime, criminal breach of trust...

An ongoing challenge for compliance officers is determining whether a contractor, vendor or agent represents a low or high risk of corruption for the corporation and what steps to take to ensure...

Canadian white collar criminals doing business abroad beware: offering bribes around the globe does not protect you from prosecution here in Canada.

During the holiday season, many businesses will present gifts to clients, consultants, service providers and others with whom they do business.

As previously reported, the growth in cross-border transactions has been significant in 2017 thus far.

When people get older and their mental capacity dwindles, it can be a great relief to have someone else look after one's financial affairs.

According to the Canadian Department of Justice, approximately 10% of Canadian seniors are victims of consumer fraud each year. Seniors continue to be a rapidly increasing segment of the population

While many large public corporations have taken the necessary steps, many private businesses in the middle market have not turned their attention to this issue, yet.

Bill C-21, the "Standing Up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act", received Royal Assent just prior to May’s federal election. The Act introduces new sentencing provisions related to fraud, creating a two-year minimum sentence for fraud over C$1-million among other important amendments.

On May 23, 2014, Justice Charles Hackland of the Ontario Superior Court sentenced Nazir Karigar, a former executive, to three years imprisonment.

The digital revolution that has occurred since the invention of personal computers and mobile devices has led to numerous benefits for individuals and organizations seeking to maximize...

This week, White Collar Post features a guest post from internationally known compliance and anti-corruption expert Marc Y. Tassé.

Canada has been subject to ongoing criticism by NGOs, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD"), and others for lagging behind peer countries...

On October 21, 2019, the BC provincial government announced sweeping and significant changes to the BC Securities Act which are intended to give the BC Securities Commission ...

A Saskatchewan labourer has pleaded guilty to fraud after having been caught collecting workers compensation benefits following his return to work.

In a decision handed down on December 9, 2019, the Superior Court of Québec stressed the importance of keeping the identity of whistleblowers and their statements confidential in the context of investigations into wrongdoing ...