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CANADA'S JURISDICTION
OVER FOREIGN BRIBERY
• A Canadian citizen
• A permanent resident of Canada
• A corporation, company, firm or part-
nership that is incorporated, formed or
otherwise organized under the laws of
Canada or a province
The
Corruption of Foreign Public Officials
Act
(1998) is broad and captures acts
committed anywhere in the world by:
SOURCE: Gowling WLG
Investigation, enforcement and
prosecution
Canada's track record for enforcement of
criminal negligence and offences such as
bribery and fraud are "moderate to maybe
even a little tepid," says Jull.
He says that there has been too little
prosecution, or "underenforcement," of
corporate crime such as fraud. Jull also says
he is concerned by the increasing use of
administrative monetary penalties against
companies found to have committed secu-
rities fraud — such as Sino-Forest, Bre-X
Minerals, YBM Magnex, Philip Services
