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Le lancement du nouveau registre canadien de la propriété effective est prévu pour 2023, mais les détails à son sujet demeurent vagues. Pour se préparer à ces changements, les sociétés peuvent déjà jeter un coup d’œil au mode de fonctionnement de registres similaires d’autres territoires.

La faiblesse relative du régime canadien de lutte contre le

Canada’s new beneficial ownership registry is slated to arrive in 2023 but the details remain uncertain. One way for corporations to prepare for these changes is by looking at how similar registries operate in other jurisdictions.

Canada has been criticized for having a relatively weak AML regime. Experts indicate that casinos, real estate, and shell

The Canadian federal government is bolstering Canada’s anti money laundering (AML) regime by bringing forward plans to introduce a beneficial ownership registry in 2023.

A beneficial ownership registry would require corporations to register and verify the identity of companies’ beneficial owners, making it more difficult to use shell companies to conceal criminal activity.

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