Webinar: Transparent Governance – Navigating the Use of Beneficial Ownership Information by Canadian Governments

Summary:

A webinar is being hosted by Professor Zachary Spicer, supported by Transparency International Canada and the End Snow-Washing Coalition, to discuss the study on beneficial ownership information in contracting, licensing, and permitting processes in Canadian governments. The study will examine how federal, provincial, and municipal governments are handling beneficial ownership information and the challenges they face in identifying true owners behind entities with which they do business. The webinar will feature Professor Spicer and Sasha Caldera, Campaign Manager at Publish What You Pay Canada, as speakers. The discussion will focus on the results of the study, implications for anti-corruption efforts, and policy recommendations for enhancing transparency across various levels of government.