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New Report Calls for Beneficial Ownership Registries Across Canada Ahead of Meeting between Advocates and B.C. Finance Minister on Revenue Transparency
Hundreds of Mining, Oil and Gas Companies Reveal Payments to Governments for the first time, in Canada and around the world
Budget 2017: Canada Commits to Strengthen Beneficial Ownership Transparency
PWYP-Canada Welcomes Government Move
PWYP-Canada Welcomes Proposed Transparency Legislation
Progress on Extractive Transparency
Mining Industry Associations and Civil Society Release Draft Recommendations to Improve Mining Transparency
Canada right to commit to new mandatory reporting requirements for Canadian extractive companies
Reporting requirements for Canadian extractive companies
PWYP-Canada Welcomes Canadian Effort to Increase Transparency in the Extractive Sector
Publish What You Pay-Canada Welcomes SEC Approval of Transparency Rules
Canada Should Adopt U.S. Legislation Which Sheds Light on Oil and Mineral Revenues
Lifting the Veil: PWYP Canada Scrutinizes Disclosure Rules in the Mining, Oil and Gas Sectors

News Coverage

Rural Alberta coping with $81-million shortfall in oil and gas taxes. How did we get here?
The Narwhal - September 26, 2019

‘Only reason we exist’: why an energy transition is hard to fathom in parts of Alberta
The Narwhal - September 21, 2019

How Alberta’s biggest oil companies are still raking in billions
The Narwhal - June 12, 2019

"Publish What You Pay" Standards Now In Force For Canada's Extractive Industries
Mondaq (registration needed) - June 3, 2015

Canadian Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act comes into force
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - June 1, 2015

How Canada Can Help Combat the 'Resource Curse'
Huffington Post, November 20, 2014

Federal bill to boost transparency of public, private resource companies
Globe and Mail - October 24, 2014

Quebec backs federal 'publish-what-you-pay' plan for resource companies
Globe and Mail - June 6, 2014

Ottawa to force energy companies to report payments made to native bands 
Globe and Mail - April 21, 2014

Resource rich developed nations told to ‘Practice What You Preach”
ICIJ – March 26, 2014

Transparency is vital to relationship between oil industry and aboriginals
Financial Post – March 20 2014

Ottawa brings aboriginal governments into the resource transparency trend
iPolitics – March 13, 2014

Good first step to shine light on mining, oil, gas – now jump further
Embassy – March 12, 2014

Canada moves closer to transparency in mining and energy
The Star – March 7, 2014

Neighbors demand share of mining cash
Financial Post – March 6, 2014

Ottawa to press ahead with mining disclosure laws if provinces don’t
Globe and Mail - March 3, 2014

Joe Oliver wants miners to disclose foreign payments
CBC.ca – March 3, 2014

Provincial regulators cool to proposed mining transparency regime
Embassy – February 26, 2014

Requesting Regulation
Mining Journal – January 31, 2014

New transparency recommendations to influence Canadian disclosure laws
Miningweekly.com – January 30, 2014

Mining industry endorses ‘game-changer’ transparency rules
The Globe and Mail - January 16, 2014

Canadian Mining Groups, Activists Endorse Disclosure Framework
Wall Street Journal – January 16, 2014

Transparency in mining: Canadian working group issues recommendations
Mining.com - June 14, 2013

Harper Announces Transparency enhancements for mining sector
Mining Weekly - June 12, 2013

Canada urged to ensure miners publish what they pay
Embassy - May 15, 2013

Extractive Sector Transparency
Canadian Mining Journal - October 2012

Industry and Civil Society Find Common Ground in their Desire to Increase Transparency
Canadian Council for Africa - October 2012

Miners urge new rules, more transparency
The Globe and Mail - September 6, 2012

Mining industry decides more rules are the way to go
iPolitics - September 6, 2012