Q1 – April to June 2021
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
| 338 | 1,418 | 1,464 |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the House of Commons | Reporting public office holders (full-time) | Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time) |
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(74 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
546 Governor-in-Council appointees,
798 ministerial staff ) |
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by: 0%.
Conflict of interests prevention
How does the Office help Members of the House of Commons and public office holders prevent and avoid conflicts between their public duties and private interests?
| Members of the House of Commons | Public office holders | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| By contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed | 0 communications |
187 communications
| |
| By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process | 0 processes | 87 processes | |
| By giving them advice | 215 instances | 733 instances | |
| By following up with them annually | 120 reminders/reviews | 207 reminders/reviews | |
| By posting declarable information in the public registry | 122 postings | 195 postings | |
| By reminding them of their post-employment obligations | N/A | 146 communications | |
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 91% of cases.
Confidential advice
| Advice was given to Members in 215 instances | Advice was given to public office holders in 733 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Material changes: 66% | Material changes: 40% | |
| General obligations: 24% | General obligations: 27% | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 6% | Gifts or other advantages: 3% | |
| Letters of support and fundraising: 4% | Post-employment obligations: 15% | |
| Outside activities: 15% | ||
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 90% of cases.
Public registry
| Declarations from Members were posted in 122 instances | Declaration from public office holders were posted in 181 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure summaries: 90 | Summary statements: 83 | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 6 | Outside activities: 42 | |
| Material changes: 26 | Gifts or other advantages: 3 | |
| Sponsored travel: 0 | Assets: 27 | |
| Private interest: 0 | Agreed compliance measure: 9 | |
| Recusals: 4 | ||
| Travel: 0 | ||
| Liabilities: 13 | ||
| Other: 0 | ||
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has increased by: 20%.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
146 public office holders left office this quarter
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Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period) |
228 former public office holders are still subject to additional rules |
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Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period |
3 post-employment exemptions, waivers or reductions granted |
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
| Filing deadlines | Notices of violation | Administrative monetary penalties |
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87% Percentage of newly appointed |
When a reporting public office holder does not meet a reporting requirement, they are sent a Notice of Violation and given 30 days to either pay the administrative monetary penalty or make written representations to the Commissioner 5 notices of violation sent to public office holders |
0 failures to report all relevant information 3 failures to report a material change 0 failures to sign a Summary Statement within 120 days of appointment All administrative monetary penalties can be found on our public registry |
Conducting investigations (Act & Code)
Case files opened and closed (a case file is a concern that is reviewed by the Office)
| 17 case files | 3 reports published | 10 case files closed |
| Who is the subject of these new case files? | What was the source of these new case files? |
| 8 Members of the House of Commons | 2 members of the general public |
| 2 public office holder | 1 within the Office |
| 7 ministers or parliamentary secretaries | 0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner |
| 0 persons not subject to Act or Code | 12 Members of the House of Commons |
| 0 media |
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
| Requests from the media & public | Mentions | |
| 629 requests from the public | 5,090 media mentions | 92 tweets |
| 25 media requests | 6,690 Twitter mentions | 3,298 followers |
| 6 articles | ||
| 2 interviews | ||
| Website | Parliament | Training |
| 9,234 website visitors | 1 appearance | 8 presentations |
| 11,937 public registry visits | 22% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned | 558 participants |
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 80% of cases.
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