In Canada, as in most other OECD countries, there is broad legislation to guard against a range of “foreign corrupt practices” such as bribery and generally enriching public officials.
Part of the background of this is that the OECD convention on Anti-Bribery came into effect on 1999. Countries have been implementing and amending their corresponding legislation since then.
The most notable pieces of legislation are:
|
Country |
Title |
Penalties |
Link |
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Canada |
CFPOA – Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act |
Fines and jail time (up to five years) |
|
|
US |
FCPA – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
Fines and Jail time |
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, US
|
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United Kingdom |
Bribery Act 2010 |
Fines and Jail time |
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