Combatting the global crime of bribery: a report on Canadian foreign official anti-bribery policy

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide an updated review of Canadian foreign official anti-bribery policy.

Design/methodology/approach

To achieve this objective, seven factors were examined. Several factors have been emphasized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and others are original.

Findings

The results indicate that while Canada is making progress towards strengthening its foreign official anti-bribery policy, significant weaknesses still remain.

Originality/value

This study adds to the literature in this area by utilizing several new factors which attempt to gauge the effectiveness of foreign official anti-bribery policy.

Citation

Leasure, P. (2017), "Combatting the global crime of bribery: a report on Canadian foreign official anti-bribery policy", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 496-512. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-11-2015-0065