Money laundering in B.C.’s real estate market inflated home prices, government reports say GlobeBC
The British Columbia economy was used to wash more than $7-billion in dirty money last year — a large portion through real estate and enough to drive up the cost of buying a home by at least five per cent, according to reports released Wednesday by the B.C. government.
“It is alarming to know that Greater Vancouver has also acted as a laundromat for foreign organized crime, including a Mexican cartel, Iranian and Mainland Chinese organized crime, all seeking a safe and effective local in which to wash their proceeds of crime,” Dr. German’s report says. “Clearly this is a national issue,” said B.C. Attorney General David Eby. If B.C. closes loopholes, organized crime will simply move to the next vulnerable sector.The B.C. government has already taken steps to curb money laundering in real estate, introducing the Land Owner Transparency Act, the first of its kind in Canada. The legislation will create a public real estate registry, clearly listing who owns what.
Mr. German, has been investigating various aspects of money laundering for the provincial government since the fall of 2017.r laid out a dysfunctional regulatory regime for casinos that allowed large-scale, transnational money laundering by organized crime. He described “a decade of dirty money” flowing through Vancouver casinos.
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