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Comparison of countries
Canada
Ireland
Indices
Overall Score:
75 out of 100
Rank:
15 out of 180
Rank:
28 out of 141
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,80 out of 1
Rank:
12 out of 142
Overall Score:
93 out of 150
Rank:
53 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,83 out of 10
Rank:
21 out of 119
Overall Score:
77 out of 100
Rank:
10 out of 180
Rank:
27 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,82 out of 1
Rank:
9 out of 142
Overall Score:
95 out of 150
Rank:
49 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,86 out of 10
Rank:
19 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Canada
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2010.
  • The documents adopted under Canada’s Presidency are available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2000.
Ireland
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2011.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2003.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 and Phase 1bis evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The reports are available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Canada
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 119-121, 122-125, 426, (English/French);

  2. Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act 1998, (English/French);

  3. Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2005, (English/French);

  4. Conflict of Interest Act 2006, (English/French);

  5. Directive on Conflict of Interest, (English/French).

 
Ireland
  1. Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995, (English);
  2. Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996, (English);
  3. Standards in Public Office Act, 2001, (English);
  4. Protected Disclosures Act, 2014, (English);
  5. Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act, 2018, (English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Canada
  1. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, (English/French);

  2. Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, (English/French);

  3. Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, (English/French).

  4. Canadian Conflict of Interest Network, (English/French).

Ireland
  1. Department of Justice
    (An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt), (English);

  2. Garda National Bureau of Economic Crime
    (Biúró Náisiúnta an Gharda Síochána um Choireacht Eacnamaíoch), (English);

  3. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
    (Oifig an Stiúrthóra Ionchúiseamh Poiblí), (English);

  4. Tackling Bribery and Corruption - A Cross-Departmental Approach by the Irish Government to Raise Awareness of Bribery and Corruption, (English).

 
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