This policy note illustrates how to build a transparent, effective beneficial ownership registry using the lessons learned as well as emerging best practices from other jurisdictions. It is intended to be a prescriptive guide for the Government of Canada to help it to fulfill a promise outlined in the 2017 Budget.
Read MoreAuthor Mora Johnson reports that a number of laws in Canada enable actors involved in business transactions to obscure beneficial ownership, and are out of step with global efforts to address money-laundering and terrorism financing. This report advocates for the creation of beneficial ownership registries across federal, territorial and provincial jurisdictions.
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