Q4 – January to March 2023
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
| 333 | 1,451 | 1,493 |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the House of Commons | Reporting public office holders (full-time) | Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time) |
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(77 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
557 Governor-in-Council appointees,
817 ministerial staff) |
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by 2%.
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 | 1 communication |
171 communications
| |
| By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process | 0 processes | 78 processes | |
| By giving them advice | 503 instances | 754 instances | |
| By following up with them annually | 136 reminders/reviews | 538 reminders/reviews | |
| By posting declarable information in the public registry | 151 postings | 214 postings | |
| By reminding them of their post-employment obligations | N/A | 92 communications | |
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 94% of cases.
Confidential advice
| Advice was given to Members in 503 instances | Advice was given to public office holders in 754 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Material changes: 26% | Material changes: 32% | |
| General obligations: 17% | General obligations: 29% | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 53% | Gifts or other advantages: 16% | |
| Letters of support and fundraising: 4% | Post-employment obligations: 11% | |
| Outside activities: 12% | ||
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 92% of cases.
Public registry
| Declarations from Members were posted in 151 instances | Declaration from public office holders were posted in 214 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure summaries: 87 | Summary statements: 71 | |
| Material changes: 26 | Outside activities: 37 | |
| Sponsored travel: 21 | Gifts or other advantages: 49 | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 16 | Assets: 31 | |
| Private interest: 1 | Agreed compliance measure: 8 | |
| Recusals: 11 | ||
| Travel: 3 | ||
| Liabilities: 4 | ||
| Other: 0 | ||
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by 39%.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
92 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) |
248 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 |
1 post-employment exemption, waiver or reduction granted |
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
| Filing deadlines | Notices of violation | Administrative monetary penalties |
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83% 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 4 notices of violation sent to public office holders |
0 failures to report all relevant information as part of the Confidential Report 2 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)
| 6 case files | 2 reports published | 7 case files closed |
| Who is the subject of these new case files? | What was the source of these new case files? |
| 1 Member of the House of Commons | 2 members of the general public |
| 4 public office holders | 1 within the Commissioner's Office |
| 1 minister or parliamentary secretary | 2 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner |
| 0 persons not subject to Act or Code | 0 Members of the House of Commons |
| 3 media |
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
| Requests from the media & public | Mentions | |
| 616 requests from the public | 5,760 media mentions | 134 tweets |
| 62 media requests | 40,900 Twitter mentions | 3,969 followers |
| 8 interviews | ||
| 15 articles | ||
| Website | Parliament | Training |
| 17,861 website visitors | 0 appearances | 9 presentations |
| 27,318 public registry visits | 41% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned | 130 participants |
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 98% of cases.
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