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In announcing a corporate beneficial ownership registry, Ontario is following the lead of Quebec and B.C. [British Columbia], which have made similar commitments to fight money laundering through anonymous corporate entities. Ottawa also has a beneficial ownership registry for federally registered companies. Ontario made its recent announcement amid heightened attention on fighting organized crime, said Christian Leuprecht, a security expert and professor at Queen's University and the Royal Military College. It also coincided with an onsite evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force, a global body that sets standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The organization is scheduled to release a final report next June. "I think politicians all of the sudden have an incentive to be more responsive to these concerns," said Prof. Leuprecht, who co-edited a book on financial crime in Canada.

2025 December 29, Jill Mahoney, “Experts call for public beneficial land ownership registry in Ontario. Such registries force disclosure of ultimate owners of properties, including those held by corporations, partners and trustees, and are a tool for fighting organized crime”, in The Globe and Mail, page A6