A quick look at what’s been going on in North America…

Canada’s government has announced a public consultation to examine the possibility of a publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry of corporations.

The consultation, Strengthening Corporate Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Canada, was announced last week (13/02/20) by Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains and Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, with the aim of “protecting the safety and economic interests of Canadians through measures against illicit activities such as money laundering, terrorist financing, tax ...