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reprisals against whistleblowers

By Sandy Boucher, Senior Investigator at Grant Thornton LLP | 6 Minutes Read February 22, 2018

Whistleblower protection: Employers need to create a speak-up environment

It is incumbent on Canadian employers to take whatever steps they can to implement systems that would allow whistleblowers to step forward without fear, and speak-up without punishment.

Article by Sandy Boucher, Senior Investigator at Grant Thornton LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Privacy / anonimity for whistleblowers, anti-reprisal measures and anonymity for whistleblowers, Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, reprisals against whistleblowers, speak-up culture, speak-up environment, whistleblower confidentiality, Whistleblower Protection, whistleblowing, whistleblowing policy

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read June 20, 2017

SEC awards whistleblower reduced amount citing whistleblower culpability

The February 28, 2017 order emphasized that the reduced award was a result of the whistleblower’s culpability in connection with the securities law violations and the whistleblower’s delay in reporting the violation to the SEC.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / anonimity for whistleblowers, financial rewards for whistleblowers, monetary incentives for whistleblowers, Osler, reprisals against whistleblowers, securities act, whistleblower, whistleblower culpability, whistleblower protections

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read September 19, 2016

A review of new whistleblower protections under Ontario’s Securities Act

In connection with the establishment of the Ontario Securities Commission’s new Whistleblower Program in July 2016, which includes monetary incentives for whistleblowers in Ontario, the Ontario government has approved amendments to the Securities Act (Ontario) to provide additional protection to persons who report a potential violation of Ontario securities law or a by-law or other instrument of a self-regulatory organization. The amendments were proclaimed into force on June 28, 2016.

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