Government Response to the Fifteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Corporate Liability

November 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

• The Westray Disaster
• Workplace Safety and the Criminal Law

THE CRIMINAL LAW AND CORPORATIONS

• Common Law
• Corporate Mens Rea

THE CURRENT CANADIAN MODEL

• Previous Reform Proposals

THE HEARINGS

• Overview
• The Vicarious Liability Model
• Specific Corporate Offences
• Corporate Culture Approach and C-284
• Directors, Officers and Employees
• Sentencing

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

• 1. Engaging the Liability of the Corporation
• 2. Corporate Liability - Combining Fault and Misconduct
      Negligence offences
      Subjective intent offences
• 3. Ensuring Workplace Safety

SUMMARY

ENDNOTES

Discussion Paper (March 2002)

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