International Corruption

Under Canadian law, it is illegal to bribe a foreign public official to obtain or retain advantage in the course of business. For further details, please see the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

Pursuant to Canada's October 2007 ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the RCMP Commercial Crime Program implemented two anti-corruption investigative teams.

To report an offence under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, please contact the RCMP Anti-Corruption Unit in Ottawa (613-991-4331) or go to the RCMP's Reporting Economic Crime On -Line website.

Links

For information on these organizations and the global anti-corruption movement, follow these links:

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
• GOPAC - Global Organization for Parliamentarians Against Corruption
• Handbook for parliamentarians on controlling corruption
• Organization of American States
• Inter-American Convention Against Corruption
• OECD Convention Against Bribery
• Transparency International
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada