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Preventing corruption is a day-to-day challenge that requires society as a whole to become aware of the necessity to foster a real cultural shift.

Remediation Agreements are a welcome development in Canadian white-collar enforcement.

Canada did not shine on anti-corruption matters in 2019, dropping 3 spots in Transparency International's annual rankings

On June 24, 2011, Niko Resources Ltd., a Calgary-based oil and gas exploration and production company, entered a guilty plea under Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) with respect to charges of bribing a public official in Bangladesh.

The federal government has introduced Bill C-29 to establish a new Financial Crimes Agency dedicated to investigating complex financial crimes and recovering proceeds of crime.

More than two years ago, in the context of its procurement modernization initiative designed to ensure that it was doing business with ethical suppliers, the Government of Canada introduced a government-wide...

In a recent decision involving the sale of a residential property to well-known Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous Alexander, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the test for fraudulent misrepresentation in Ontario...

On December 6, the Ontario Divisional Court released its decision in Finkelstein v. Ontario, an appeal from the high-profile decision of the Ontario Securities Commission holding that a Bay Street lawyer...

The recent decision of the Divisional Court in Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. v. Kunicyn has clarified the test for the very narrow future crimes/fraud exception to solicitor-client privilege.

Over the course of two years, a retirement home administrator by the name of Melissa Gibson-Heath stole $229,000 from an elderly resident of the retirement home where she worked, the Fairfield Manor East.

Fraud risk poses a critical threat to First Nations governance, with increasing scrutiny from community members, funders, and courts demanding greater financial accountability. Strong internal controls, active oversight mechanisms, and proactive fraud prevention strategies are essential to protect collectively owned resources and maintain stakeholder trust.

There are various forms of serious misconduct committed by employees in the workplace which also constitute criminal offences. Fraud, theft and assault are common examples....

The government's increased focus on anti-corruption means that the risk of not being compliant with federal laws is simply too great.

Remediation agreements, known as deferred prosecution agreements in the United States and United Kingdom, are a new tool for enforcing and resolving corporate crime in Canada.

The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act is one of several anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws aimed at fighting corruption in the extractive resource sector ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released what appears to be the final chapter in the Ontario Securities Commission's (OSC) prosecution of Daniel Emerson Tiffin and Tiffin Financial Corporation.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) recently released its decision in R. v. Arapakota. The decision provides comprehensive guidance about the foreign bribery prohibitions...