Q3 – October to December 2024
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
| 337 | 1,404 | 1,556 |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the House of Commons (MPs) | Reporting public office holders | Public office holders without reporting obligations |
|
(75 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
765 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 | 2 times |
107 times
| |
| Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process | 1 process | 50 processes | |
| Giving them advice | 136 times | 531 times | |
| Following up with them every year | 15 reminders | 279 reminders | |
| Posting information in the public registry | 108 times | 178 times | |
| Telling them about the post-employment rules | N/A | 98 times | |
87% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 97% 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 136 times | Public office holders received advice 531 times | |
|---|---|---|
| General obligations: 24% | General obligations: 21% | |
| Material changes: 45% | Material changes: 33% | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 23% | Post-employment obligations: 21% | |
| Letters of support and fundraising: 8% | Outside activities: 13% | |
| Gifts or other advantages: 13% | ||
The number of requests for advice was similar to the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 86% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
| 108 times for MPs | 178 times from public office holders | |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure summaries: 75 | Agreed compliance measures: 6 | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 10 | Assets: 15 | |
| Material changes: 20 | Gifts or other advantages: 38 | |
| Sponsored travel: 3 | Liabilities: 7 | |
| Private interest: 0 | Outside activities: 49 | |
| Recusals: 7 | ||
| Summary statements: 47 | ||
| Travel: 1 | ||
| Other: 0 | ||
The volume of postings was similar 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.
3,150 public registry visitors
26,600 public registry views
After a Member or public office holder leaves office, their information is removed.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
All public office holders are subject to some rules even after they leave their position.
98 public office holders left office this quarter
|
Former reporting public office holders face extra rules for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period) |
250 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period |
|
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period |
3 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted |
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
|
5 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 Two $200 penalties paid for failing to submit a Confidential Report within 60 days of appointment. Two $200 penalties paid for failing to disclose a material change relating to assets. 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)
| 3 case files | 0 reports published | 0 case files closed |
| Subject of new case files | Source of new case files |
| 1 minister or parliamentary secretary | 2 members of the general public |
| 0 Members of the House of Commons | 1 Member of the House of Commons |
| 2 public office holders | 0 media |
| 0 persons 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 finish investigations in 12 months.
Education and outreach
| Requests from the public | Requests from the media | Social media |
| 81 requests* | 17 media requests | 10 X posts |
| 52 outside mandate | 0 interviews granted | 4,342 X followers |
| 29 within mandate | 3,700 media mentions |
8,500 X mentions
|
| *see case files for investigation requests | 10 LinkedIn posts | |
|
988 LinkedIn followers
| ||
| Website | Parliament | Training and Education |
| 39,600 website visitors | 1 appearance | 9 presentations |
| 68,650 website views | 87% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned | 161 participants |
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 91% of cases.
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