Q4 – January to March 2022
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
| 338 | 1,106 | 1,451 |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the House of Commons | Reporting public office holders (full-time) | Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time) |
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(78 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
513 Governor-in-Council appointees,
515 ministerial staff ) |
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by -7%
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 |
226 communications
| |
| By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process | 184 processes | 90 processes | |
| By giving them advice | 117 instances | 685 instances | |
| By following up with them annually | 0 reminders/reviews | 334 reminders/reviews | |
| By posting declarable information in the public registry | 214 postings | 277 postings | |
| By reminding them of their post-employment obligations | N/A | 166 communications | |
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 99% of cases.
Confidential advice
| Advice was given to Members in 117 instances | Advice was given to public office holders in 685 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Material changes: 23% | Material changes: 41% | |
| General obligations: 38% | General obligations: 28% | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 25% | Gifts or other advantages: 6% | |
| Letters of support and fundraising: 14% | Post-employment obligations: 16% | |
| Outside activities: 8% | ||
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 90% of cases.
Public registry
| Declarations from Members were posted in 214 instances | Declaration from public office holders were posted in 267 instances | |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure summaries: 184 | Summary statements: 114 | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 8 | Outside activities: 19 | |
| Material changes: 19 | Gifts or other advantages: 13 | |
| Sponsored travel: 3 | Assets: 45 | |
| Private interest: 0 | Agreed compliance measure: 9 | |
| Recusals: 4 | ||
| Travel: 1 | ||
| Liabilities: 60 | ||
| Other: 2 | ||
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by 119%
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
166 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) |
410 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 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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74% 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 8 notices of violation sent to public office holders |
0 failures to report all relevant information 5 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)
| 14 case files | 0 report published | 11 case files closed |
| Who is the subject of these new case files? | What was the source of these new case files? |
| 6 Members of the House of Commons | 6 members of the general public |
| 6 public office holder | 4 within the Office |
| 3 ministers or parliamentary secretaries | 0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner |
| 0 persons not subject to Act or Code | 2 Members of the House of Commons |
| 2 media |
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
| Requests from the media & public | Mentions | |
| 1,616 requests from the public | 2,118 media mentions | 217 tweets |
| 29 media requests | 11,688 Twitter mentions | 3,596 followers |
| 15 articles | ||
| 0 interview | ||
| Website | Parliament | Training |
| 28,261 website visitors | 1 appearance | 8 presentations |
| 26,754 public registry visits | 0% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned | 268 participants |
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 89% of cases.
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