Corporate Crime Reporter covered SNC-Lavalin’s campaign to have Canada adopt deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) following RCMP corruption charges against the firm. Under a DPA, a company avoids a criminal conviction — and potential exclusion from government contracts — by paying fines and implementing compliance programs. The article examines the debate around DPAs, including criticism from legal academics who argue that such agreements allow large corporations to avoid the reputational and legal consequences of criminal conduct, and reveals that the IRPP think tank’s call for Canadian DPAs was partially funded by SNC-Lavalin itself.
Corporate Crime Reporter: SNC-Lavalin Pushes for Deferred Prosecution Agreements in Canada
