TOOL: CSR – Standards Navigation Tool for the Extractive Sector

TOOL: CSR – Standards Navigation Tool for the Extractive Sector

The CSR Standards Navigation Tool is designed to
help Canadian companies, civil society organizations,
communities, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
practitioners and host country governments more easily
access the best practices and guidance outlined in the
six international standards endorsed by the Government
of Canada in the enhanced 2014 CSR Strategy for
the Extractive Sector, Doing Business the Canadian
Way. The CSR Standards Navigation Tool supports
the Office of the Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor’s
mandate to proactively promote CSR to Canada’s
extractive companies operating abroad and to advise
companies on how to incorporate the standards into
their operations.

RESOURCE: Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA)

RESOURCE: Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA)

The Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) is the Canadian legislation implementing its obligations under the UN Convention against Corruption. The CFPOA applies to persons and companies and makes it a criminal offence for persons or companies to bribe foreign public officials to obtain or retain a business advantage.