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Comparison of countries
South Africa
Canada
Indices
Overall Score:
41 out of 100
Rank:
82 out of 180
Rank:
46 out of 141
Overall Score:
83 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,56 out of 1
Rank:
57 out of 142
Overall Score:
118 out of 150
Rank:
16 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
31 out of 119
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
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
FATF
BRICS
AU
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
South Africa
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second 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 2007.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2025.
  • Member of the FATF since 2003.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • BRICS Member since 2011.
  • Holds BRICS Presidency in 2023.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2005.
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.
Main Legislation
South Africa
  1. Public Service Act 103 of 1994, (English);

  2. Executive Members’ Ethics Act of 1998, (English);

  3. Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000, (English);

  4. Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004, (English);

  5. Public Service Amendment Act 30 of 2007, (English);

  6. Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 5 of 2017, (English);

  7. Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests for Assembly and Permanent Council Members, (English);

  8. Public Service Regulations, (English).

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).

 
Anti-Corruption Bodies
South Africa
  1. Investigating Directorate, (English);

  2. Public Service Commission, (English);

  3. Special Investigating Unit, (English);

  4. Special Tribunal, (English).

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).

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