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C-29 — An Act to establish the Financial Crimes Agency and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts and regulations
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C-29
An Act to establish the Financial Crimes Agency and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts and regulations
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BILL C-29
An Act to establish the Financial Crimes Agency and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts and regulations
Last activity : At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
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Commons · 1st2026-04-27Commons · 2nd2026-06-18Commons · 3rdSenate · 1stSenate · 2ndSenate · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Creates the Financial Crimes Agency, a specialized federal law enforcement body tasked with investigating serious and complex financial crimes and helping recover proceeds of crime.
- Places the Agency under the Minister of Finance, with its head office in the National Capital Region and the option to open other offices across Canada.
- Sets up a Commissioner appointed by the Governor in Council for terms of up to five years, renewable to a maximum of 10 years in total, ranking as a deputy head and acting as a peace officer anywhere in Canada.
- Lets the Commissioner designate staff as investigations officers or as police officers, with the latter gaining peace officer powers nationwide under criteria set by regulation.
- Requires the Agency's Commissioner and the RCMP Commissioner to sign an arrangement so the RCMP provides services and assistance to the Agency.
- Allows the Attorney General of Canada to prosecute financial crimes investigated by the Agency and to issue a "fiat" taking exclusive control of a case in a province, considering factors like cross-border or multi-province offences.
- Opens the door for anyone to file complaints about the conduct of Agency employees designated as police officers with the Public Complaints and Review Commission.
- Requires an annual report tabled in Parliament by September 30 each year, with that provision starting one year after royal assent, plus a review of the law after five years.
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Registered lobbying
1 communication · 1 organization
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 1 most recent +
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group1
2026-05-13 · Finance Canada (FIN)
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
Met with : Matthew O'Connell — Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy
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