Public Declaration of Agreed Compliance Measures (Section 29)
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
29. Before they are finalized, the Commissioner shall determine the appropriate measures by which a public office holder shall comply with this Act and, in doing so, shall try to achieve agreement with the public office holder.
51. (1) The Commissioner shall maintain a registry consisting of the following documents for examination by the public:
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any other documents that the Commissioner considers appropriate.Additional relevant information:
Excerpt from the 2013-2014 Annual Report:
Conflict of interest screens are generally used if reporting public office holders are in positions where there is a significant possibility that they will be involved in discussions or decision-making that could affect their own private interests or those of a relative or a friend or an organization with which they have been connected. These arrangements can be made during the initial compliance process, during the annual review process or as a result of a material change to a reporting public office holder’s situation.
Justin Trudeau
· Prime Minister of Canada
- Declaration type
- Compliance Measures
- Disclosure date
- January 18, 2018
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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In order to prevent a conflict of interest situation from arising and to avoid the perception of preferential treatment to His Highness the Aga Khan or one of his institutions, the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has determined that a conflict of interest screen is necessary. I must therefore abstain from any matter, discussion or decision, other than my participation in activities that are ceremonial in nature, specifically targeting the interests of the Aga Khan and his institutions.
Accordingly, a conflict of interest screen has been established and will be administered by my Chief of Staff and the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet to ensure that I will abstain from any participation in any discussion or decision-making process and any communication with government officials in relation to any matter or issue forming part of the subject matter of the conflict of interest screen.
I have undertaken to inform the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of all matters of which I become aware that relate to or should form part of the subject matter of the conflict of interest screen, in order to prevent a conflict of interest.
In the event that any issue or matter subject to the conflict of interest screen is not caught by that screen and comes before me, I undertake to recuse myself from that issue or matter as required by section 21 of the Conflict of Interest Act and inform the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.
Members of the Cabinet and members of the ministerial staff in my Office as well as the staff of the Privy Council Office have been notified accordingly.