As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That the Government of Canada work with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Statistics Canada, provincial governments, and police enforcement agencies across the country to improve the availability and accessibility of data on fraud calls in Canada.

Recommendation 2

That the Government of Canada work with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, telecommunications service providers, and police enforcement agencies to increase and improve information available to Canadians about fraud calls.

Recommendation 3

That the Government of Canada introduce legislation requiring businesses in federally regulated industries, such as banks and telecommunications carriers, to publicly disclose each year how many accounts they discovered had been opened using fraudulent information and how many individuals they contacted to notify them that their information was used for fraudulent purposes.

Recommendation 4

That the Government of Canada increase its collaboration with foreign governments and international organizations to close overseas fraud call centres and prosecute fraudsters targeting Canadians, and include fraud prevention considerations in any current and future trade agreements.

Recommendation 5

That the Government of Canada introduce legislation to facilitate the exchange of confidential information between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission, and other Canadian governmental bodies in order to coordinate an effective response against fraud calls while protecting privacy rights.

Recommendation 6

That the Government of Canada support the involvement of smaller carriers in the implementation of the STIR/SHAKEN framework in order to maintain competition in the telecommunications market.

Recommendation 7

That the Government of Canada request the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to examine potential privacy issues raised by the implementation of the STIR/SHAKEN framework.

Recommendation 8

That the Government of Canada support the development of industry-based solutions against fraud calls at a reasonable cost for consumers.

Recommendation 9

That the Government of Canada encourage the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to monitor and consider the cost of industry‑based solutions against fraud calls when making decisions that affect the affordability of telecommunications services.

Recommendation 10

That the Government of Canada review legislation pertaining to fraud to ensure that it adequately and explicitly prohibits fraud calls, including fraud calls initiated by robocalls, and further review criminal fines, penalties, and enforcement with regards to Canadian and international laws.

Recommendation 11

That the Government of Canada review directives and authorities issued to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to ensure that protection against fraud delivered through vocal telecommunications is sufficiently integrated in Canadian telecommunications policy in order to best protect the public.

Recommendation 12

That the Government of Canada support efforts by the Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission to conduct a public inquiry into unauthorized porting.

Recommendation 13

Should the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission fail to launch a public inquiry into unauthorized porting within six months, that the Government of Canada introduce legislation to protect Canadians against unauthorized porting.

Recommendation 14

That the Government of Canada launch a month-long, public awareness campaign in Canadian local and national media, to warn Canadians against COVID-19−related fraud.

Recommendation 15

That the Government of Canada work toward becoming an international leader in the prevention of fraud by reviewing progress on these recommendations one year from now with a report from all relevant ministers to the House of Commons, and then refer it to the appropriate Committee.