Public Declaration of Travel
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
12. No minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary, no member of his or her family and no ministerial adviser or ministerial staff shall accept travel on non-commercial chartered or private aircraft for any purpose unless required in his or her capacity as a public office holder or in exceptional circumstances or with the prior approval of the Commissioner.
25. (6) If travel has been accepted in accordance with section 12, from any source, the minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary concerned shall, within 30 days after the acceptance, make a public declaration that provides sufficient detail to identify the source and the circumstances under which the travel was accepted.
51. (1) The Commissioner shall maintain a registry consisting of the following documents for examination by the public:
(a)
public declarations made under section 25.
Harjit S. Sajjan
· Minister, King's Privy Council, Emergency Preparedness and PEC Agency
- Declaration type
- Travel
- Disclosure date
- September 18, 2023
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Travel on a non-commercial chartered or private aircraft
Three flights on September 11, 2023:
Yellowknife to Fort Smith
Fort Smith to Hay River
Hay River to Yellowknife
Offered by the government of Northwest Territories.
Circumstances:
I accompanied a minister of the Northwest Territories to visit communities impacted by wildfires in the territories.
This travel was required in my capacity as Minister of Emergency Preparedness.
Members of ministerial staff in attendance:
Andrew Green, Regional Advisor and Communications Advisor
Daniel Pereira, Communications Assistant and Photographer