Canada scores highly in the OECD's 2026 lobbying indicators, meeting 80% of criteria on regulation and 89% on practice.
However, in their 2023 report, “Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in Canada: Phase 4 report”, the OECD said that, under the Liberal government, “Canada's prosecutorial independence framework came into sharp focus during the SNC-Lavalin...case” and that allegations of political interference “triggered a public statement from the Working Group on 11 March 2019.”
Does this suggest that Canada's system may look strong on paper but still fails when real pressure is applied by well-connected insiders?