Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Regulations (SOR/2026-152)

Marginal note:Updates

5 For the purpose of subsection 5(2) of the Act, the person must provide the Commissioner with an update setting out any change to the information referred to in section 4 no later than 14 days after the change occurs.

Marginal note:Contents

6 The registry must contain the information provided under section 5 of the Act that is included in the following classes, other than information for which there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it is false or misleading or that making it public would present a threat to an individual’s personal safety:

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  (a) in respect of each individual who has entered into an arrangement, the information referred to in subparagraph 4(1)(a)(i) and the country and province, state or other political subdivision of their primary civic address referred to in subparagraph 4(1)(a)(iii);

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  (b) in respect of every other person who has entered into an arrangement,

  • (i) the information referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(b)(i), (vi) and (vii),

  • (ii) the country and province, state or other political subdivision of their primary civic address referred to in subparagraph 4(1)(b)(ii), and

  • (iii) as applicable, the information referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(b)(iv) and (v), other than the parent entity’s primary civic address;

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  (c) in respect of each individual referred to in subparagraph 4(1)(a)(iv) or (b)(viii), their full name and a description of the influence activities they have carried out or are expected to carry out;

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  (d) in respect of each foreign principal with which a person has entered into an arrangement, the information referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(c)(i) and (iii), the country and province, state or other political subdivision of their primary civic address referred to in subparagraph 4(1)(c)(ii) and the full name and position title of their primary representative referred to in subparagraph 4(1)(c)(iv); and

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  (e) in respect of each arrangement, the information referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(d)(i) to (v) and (vii), other than the amount of any compensation referred to in subparagraph 4(1)(d)(ii) and,

  • (i) if the arrangement involves influence activities described in paragraph (a) of the definition arrangement in section 2 of the Act, the information referred to in subsection 4(2),

  • (ii) if the arrangement involves influence activities described in paragraph (b) of the definition arrangement in section 2 of the Act, the information referred to in subsection 4(3), and

  • (iii) if the arrangement involves influence activities described in paragraph (c) of the definition arrangement in section 2 of the Act, the information referred to in subsection 4(4).

Marginal note:Retention of information

7 The Commissioner must retain the information contained in the registry for 20 years after the day on which the arrangement to which it relates ends.

Marginal note:Disclosure to the Commissioner

8 The following entities are authorized to disclose information to the Commissioner and any other individual referred to in subsection 11(1) of the Act for the purpose of assisting the Commissioner in the performance of their duties and functions under the Act:

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  (a) the government institutions set out in the schedule to the Privacy Act;

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  (b) the office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner;

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  (c) the office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections; and

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  (d) the Canadian Armed Forces.

Marginal note:Disclosure by the Commissioner

9 For the purpose of paragraph 15(e) of the Act, the Commissioner and any person acting on their behalf or under their direction may, if they are satisfied that the disclosure will not affect any person’s privacy interest more than is reasonably necessary in the circumstances, disclose information that comes to their knowledge in the performance of their duties and functions under the Act to

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  (a) a government institution set out in the schedule to the Privacy Act, the office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, the Canadian Armed Forces or any provincial, territorial or municipal body responsible for elections, lobbying or conflict of interest matters, if the disclosure is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, necessary to obtain from that institution other information that may assist in the performance of the Commissioner’s duties and functions under the Act; and

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  (b) a Government of Canada institution set out in column 1 of Schedule 3 to the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act, if the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure may assist that institution in identifying the existence of an activity that undermines the security of Canada, as defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act.

Marginal note:Penalties

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  10 (1) The range of administrative monetary penalties that may be imposed in respect of a violation is from $250 to $1,000,000.

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  Marginal note:Factors

  (2) The Commissioner must take into account the following factors in relation to the imposition of an administrative monetary penalty on a person who has committed a violation, including when determining the amount of the penalty to which the person is liable:

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    (a) the person’s history of compliance with the Act;

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    (b) the impact of the violation, including the severity of actual or potential harm to the transparency of foreign influence activities;

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    (c) whether the violation was intentional or inadvertent;

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    (d) any actual or potential benefit to the person arising from the violation;

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    (e) the person’s capacity to pay; and

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    (f) the person’s responsiveness to and cooperation with the Commissioner.

Marginal note:Compliance agreement

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  11 (1) The Commissioner may, in a notice of violation issued to a person or following representations made by the person to the Commissioner with respect to the violation or penalty, offer to enter into a compliance agreement with the person, whereby a lesser specified penalty, or no penalty, will be imposed if the person satisfies the requirements of the compliance agreement within the time specified in the agreement.

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  Marginal note:Non-satisfaction

  (2) The compliance agreement must specify the amount of the penalty that will be imposed if the person does not satisfy the requirements of the agreement, which amount must not exceed the amount set out in the notice of violation.

Marginal note:Service

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  12 (1) A notice of violation issued under subsection 19(1) of the Act or a notice of a decision made under subsection 20(2) or (3) of the Act may be in paper or electronic form and must be served using the most recent contact information provided to the Commissioner under section 5 of the Act or, if no contact information has been provided under that section, contact information that the Commissioner has obtained from a reliable source.

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  Marginal note:Presumption

  (2) The notice is presumed to be served 10 days after the day on which it is sent using the contact information referred to in subsection (1).

Marginal note:Debt due to His Majesty

13 An administrative monetary penalty that has been imposed on a person constitutes a debt due to His Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered in the Federal Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction.

Marginal note:Delegation of powers, duties and functions

14 An individual referred to in subsection 11(1) of the Act may exercise any of the Commissioner’s powers or perform any of their duties and functions under sections 19 to 21 of the Act in respect of which they have been designated — as an individual or as a member of a class of individuals — in writing by the Commissioner.