Q1 – April to June 2023
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
| 333 | 1,513 | 1,494 |
|---|---|---|
| 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,
867 ministerial staff,
569 Governor-in-Council appointees) |
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 | 0 communications |
194 communications
| |
| By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process | 1 process | 67 processes | |
| By giving them advice | 279 instances | 770 instances | |
| By following up with them annually | 69 reminders/reviews | 350 reminders/reviews | |
| By posting declarable information in the public registry | 177 postings | 222 postings | |
| By reminding them of their post-employment obligations | N/A | 109 communications | |
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 96% of cases.
Confidential advice
| Advice was given to Members in 279 instances | Advice was given to public office holders in 770 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Material changes: 52% | Material changes: 30% | |
| General obligations: 28% | General obligations: 28% | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 13% | Gifts or other advantages: 16% | |
| Letters of support and fundraising: 7% | Post-employment obligations: 14% | |
| Outside activities: 12% | ||
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 94% of cases.
Public registry
| Declarations from Members were posted in 177 instances | Declaration from public office holders were posted in 222 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure summaries: 114 | Agreed compliance measure: 3 | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 17 | Assets: 23 | |
| Material changes: 16 | Gifts or other advantages: 55 | |
| Sponsored travel: 30 | Liabilities: 11 | |
| Private interest: 0 | Outside activities: 47 | |
| Recusals: 12 | ||
| Summary statements: 67 | ||
| Travel: 2 | ||
| Other: 0 | ||
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by 9%.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
109 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) |
265 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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94% 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 1 notice of violation sent to public office holders |
0 failures to report all relevant information 1 failure 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)
| 8 case files | 0 reports published | 0 case files closed |
| Who is the subject of these new case files? | What was the source of these new case files? |
| 1 minister or parliamentary secretaries | 2 members of the general public |
| 4 Member of the House of Commons | 4 Member of the House of Commons |
| 6 public office holder | 2 media |
| 0 person not subject to Act or Code | 0 within the Commissioner's Office |
| 0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner |
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
| Requests from the media & public | Mentions | |
| 363 requests from the public | 4,523 media mentions | 129 tweets |
| 40 media requests | 27,935 Twitter mentions | 4,075 followers |
| 0 interviews | ||
| 3 articles | ||
| Website | Parliament | Training |
| 18,889 website visitors | 2 appearances | 13 presentations |
| 27,120 public registry visits | 15% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned | 105 participants |
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 93% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 91% of cases.
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