Fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025-2026 – January to March 2026
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
| 340 Members of the House of Commons | 1,334 Reporting public office holders | 1,324 Public office holders without reporting obligations |
|---|---|---|
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(87 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
683 ministerial staff,
564 people appointed to other positions) | (part-time members of federal boards, commissions and tribunals, and some part-time ministerial staff) |
Members of the House of Commons are elected.
Public office holders are appointed.
Conflict of interests prevention
The Office helps Members of the House of Commons and Public office holders prevent conflicts of interests by:
| Members of the House of Commons | Public office holders | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contacting them as soon as they take office | 0 times |
155 times
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| Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process | 110 process | 215 processes | |
| Giving them advice | 107 times | 506 times | |
| Following up with them every year | 0 reminders | 222 reminders | |
| Posting information in the public registry | 133 times | 195 times | |
| Telling them about the post-employment rules | N/A | 52 times | |
48% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 87% of cases.
Confidential advice
When a Member or a public office holder has questions, they ask advisors at the Office for confidential advice.
| Members received advice 107 times | Public office holders received advice 506 times | |
|---|---|---|
| General obligations: 28% | General obligations: 32% | |
| Material changes: 30% | Material changes: 21% | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 28% | Post-employment obligations: 25% | |
| Letters of support and fundraising: 14% | Outside activities: 12% | |
| Gifts or other advantages: 10% | ||
The number of requests for advice was higher than the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 90% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
| Members of the House of Commons | Postings | Public office holders | Postings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure summaries | 105 | Agreed compliance measures | 5 | |
| Gifts and other benefits | 5 | Assets | 27 | |
| Material changes | 8 | Gifts or other advantages | 43 | |
| Sponsored travel | 15 | Liabilities | 8 | |
| Private interest | 0 | Outside activities | 23 | |
| Total | 133 | Recusals | 3 | |
| Summary statements | 81 | |||
| Travel | 1 | |||
| Other | 0 | |||
| Total | 191 | |||
The volume of postings was higher compared to the last quarter.
- The public registry is updated daily and can be accessed online.
- You can search it by date, type of declaration, regime, or an individual's name.
- The information in the registry is the only information the Office can make public.
8,500 public registry visitors
36,000 public registry views
After a Member leaves office, their information is removed from the registry.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
All public office holders are subject to some rules even after they leave their position.
113 public office holders left office this quarter
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Former reporting public office holders face extra rules for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period) |
740 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period |
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They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period |
1 exemption, waiver, or reduction granted |
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
4 notices of violation sent
Reporting public office holders who miss a reporting deadline may have to pay an administrative monetary penalty (fine). Before issuing a penalty, the Office sends them a notice of violation.
Administrative monetary penalties
One $200 penalty for failing to submit a Confidential Report within 60 days of appointment.
One $200 penalty for failing to provide, within 60 days of appointment, as part of the Confidential Report, all information that the Commissioner considers necessary to ensure compliance with the Act.
One $200 penalty for failing to provide a confirmation of sale or a copy of a contract or other instrument establishing a trust in respect of divestment of controlled assets.
One $200 penalty for failing to sign a Summary Statement within 120 days of appointment.
All penalties are posted in the public registry.
Investigations (Act & Code)
Case files opened and closed (a case file is a concern that is reviewed by the Office)
| 11 case files | 0 reports published | 6 case files closed |
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| Subject of new case files | Source of new case files |
|---|---|
| 0 ministers or parliamentary secretaries | 8 members of the general public |
| 5 Member of the House of Commons | 3 Member of the House of Commons |
| 6 public office holders | 0 media |
| 0 within the Commissioner's Office | |
| 0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner |
The Office's target is to finish investigations in 12 months.
Education and outreach
| Requests from the public | Requests from the media | Social media |
|---|---|---|
| 257 requests* | 48 media requests | 10 X posts |
| 189 outside mandate | 0 interviews granted | 4,445 X followers |
| 68 within mandate | 5,700 media mentions |
15,700 X mentions
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| *See case files for investigation requests. | 10 LinkedIn posts | |
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1,262 LinkedIn followers
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| Website | Parliament | Training and Education |
| 57,500 website visitors | 0 appearances | 14 presentations |
| 87,000 website views | 10% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned | 243 participants |
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 96% of cases.
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