Kevin Ackhurst

Jun 26, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Kevin Ackhurst |David Elder

Update: Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act, has been passed by Parliament and received Royal Assent on June 20, 2024. The only amendment made to the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act, as originally proposed in Bill C-70, was to require registration within 60 days of the Act coming into force with respect to arrangements with a foreign principal that are active, but were entered into prior to the law coming into force.

Jun 3, 2024 | lexpert.ca | David Elder |Kevin Ackhurst

Law would create broad new obligations for engaging with government entities on behalf of SOEs As part of a new bill intended to combat foreign interference in Canadian affairs, the Canadian government has proposed that any person advocating for certain types of foreign actors with respect to activities intended to influence political and governmental processes in Canada must publicly register and report their activities.

May 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Kevin Ackhurst |David Elder

As part of a new bill intended to combat foreign interference in Canadian affairs, the Canadian government has proposed that any person advocating for certain types of foreign actors with respect to activities intended to influence political and governmental processes in Canada must publicly register and report their activities.