As the Canadian government contemplates further measures to combat financial crime, there is an increasing debate over whether Canada should follow the US, UK or the proposed Australian model by introducing a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) regime to help combat corporate wrongdoing, promote ethical business conduct, and encourage corporate self-reporting to and cooperation with Canadian government authorities.
Comparing the US, UK and the proposed Australian model for deferred prosecution agreements, Baker McKenzie’s Peter MacKay, Chris Burkett and Henry Garfield make the case for the DPA system Canada should adopt in Global Investigations Review’s latest edition.