Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand appears as a witness at a Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa on Nov. 27, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told a parliamentary committee this week the foreign agent registry is expected to be operational by year’s end, as a Tory MP cautioned that Canada will risk being viewed as a “playground for foreign interference” if delays continue.
Anand told the Foreign Affairs and International Development committee that Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree had assured her the Foreign Influence Transparency Registry would be operational before the end of the year. Opposition MPs voiced their skepticism about its finalization, however, noting that the necessary consultations to create the registry remain incomplete with only a few weeks left in the parliamentary session.
