Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities

The Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities Act (the Act) came into force on July 13, 2019. The Act authorizes the Governor in Council to issue written directions to deputy heads regarding:

1. the disclosure of information to any foreign entity that would result in a substantial risk of mistreatment of an individual
2. the making of requests to any foreign entity for information that would result in a substantial risk of mistreatment of an individual
3. the use of information that is likely to have been obtained through the mistreatment of an individual by a foreign entity

On September 4, 2019, pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Act, the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety Canada, issued the Order in Council Directions for Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities (the Directions) to the Commissioner of the RCMP. In accordance with subsection 7(1) of the Act, the Commissioner must provide an annual report on the implementation of the Directions during the previous calendar year to the Minister before March 1.

The following annual reports detail the RCMP's implementation of the Directions for the year indicated:

• 2023 Annual Report Directions for Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities
• 2022 Annual Report Directions for Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities
• 2021 RCMP Annual Public Report on the Ministerial Direction Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities
• 2020 RCMP Annual Public Report on the Ministerial Direction Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities
• 2018-2019 RCMP Annual Public Report on the Ministerial Direction Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities
• 2017-2018 RCMP Annual Public Report on the Ministerial Direction Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities