Ottawa, Ontario, June 17, 2026
The annual reports of the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner explain how it helps elected and appointed federal officials avoid and manage conflicts of interest. Its latest reports, covering April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, were tabled today in Parliament.
- 2025-2026 Annual Report under the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons
- 2025-2026 Annual Report under the Conflict of Interest Act
Activities in a range of areas supported three key objectives:
- Help elected and appointed federal officials manage their conflicts of interest so competent and qualified people can move in and out of public service without difficulty.
- Review and report on allegations of conflict of interest.
- Help Canadians trust that the actions of elected and appointed federal officials are free from conflicts of interest.
Activity highlights
- Advised elected and appointed officials over 2,500 times and completed 600 initial compliance processes. This number reflects high turnover among officials resulting from the April 2025 general election.
- Appeared 3 times before parliamentary committees, including as part of a review of the Conflict of Interest Act conducted by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
- Responded to over 1,800 public and media inquiries.
- Looked into 32 concerns about possible contraventions.
- Developed 2 online training modules and delivered 39 live educational sessions on the Conflict of Interest Act.
- April 2025 was the first general election after mandatory Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons training was introduced in 2023. Using the Commissioner’s Office online module, 328 Members elected in 2025-2026 completed the training.
Quote from Commissioner von Finckenstein
“Our annual reports explain what the Commissioner’s Office did in 2025-2026 to administer the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons and the Conflict of Interest Act. We helped elected and appointed officials understand the rules and advised on how to follow them. The reports also show how everything is aimed at helping Canadians trust that those officials are acting in the public interest.”
Quick facts
- The Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons applies to all 343 Members of Parliament. Members who are ministers or parliamentary secretaries must also follow the Conflict of Interest Act.
- The Conflict of Interest Act applies to about 3,000 people appointed to their position by the Governor in Council or a minister. On March 31, 2026, more than 2,800 people were subject to the Act.
- The Commissioner’s Office maintains a searchable public registry. It contains all the information about elected and appointed officials that the Commissioner can make public. There were over 190,000 visits to the registry in 2025-2026. The average for the last five years was 126,900 visits.
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