How to request an investigation

If you are a parliamentarian…

Senators and Members of the House of Commons who have reasonable grounds to believe someone has contravened the Conflict of Interest Act may ask the Commissioner to investigate.

Members of the House of Commons who have reasonable grounds to believe another Member has contravened the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons may ask the Commissioner to investigate.

You can ask the Commissioner to investigate someone under the Act by filling out the Examination Request Form for Parliamentarians.

You can ask the Commissioner to investigate someone under the Code by filling out the Inquiry Request Form for Parliamentarians.

If you are not a parliamentarian…

Members of the public who think someone may have contravened the Act or the Code are welcome to submit information for the Commissioner to consider. (He may also consider information from the public that a Senator or Member of the House of Commons brings to his attention.)

You can fill out the Investigation Request Form for Members of the Public.

All investigations are done in private. The Commissioner’s Office does not tell members of the public if or how it is following up on complaints they have made.