White-collar crime enforcement in Canada: Making headway?
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In this article – “White-collar crime enforcement in Canada: Making headway?” – we review the significant developments in the regulation and enforcement of white-collar crime in Canada in 2022. These include the first court-approved deferred prosecution agreement in the country, in the SNC-Lavalin case; findings from the final report of the Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia; Canada’s impending modern slavery legislation, Bill S-211; RCMP-led enforcement activities against complex financial crimes; and several other initiatives in the space.
This article is authored by Stéphane Eljarrat, Lawrence E. Ritchie, Frédéric Plamondon, partners, Malcolm Aboud, counsel, and Sarah Firestone and Emilie Dillon, associates, all Litigation.
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