2021 will offer an interesting spotlight on the Government of Canada’s commitment to its anti-corruption enforcement activity. 2020 was largely silent on anti-corruption activities and enforcement as compared to 2019, which had seen an uptick in cases from previous years, particularly when considering the SNC-Lavalin prosecution and legislation establishing the Canadian Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) regime (called ‘Remediation Agreements’ in Canada). 

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