Third quarter of fiscal year 2025-2026 – October to December 2025
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
| 343 Members of the House of Commons | 1,289 Reporting public office holders | 1,526 Public office holders without reporting obligations |
|---|---|---|
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(80 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
668 ministerial staff,
541 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 time |
156 times
| |
| Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process | 95 process | 183 processes | |
| Giving them advice | 109 times | 425 times | |
| Following up with them every year | 0 reminders | 192 reminders | |
| Posting information in the public registry | 118 times | 371 times | |
| Telling them about the post-employment rules | N/A | 124 times | |
50% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 99% 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 109 times | Public office holders received advice 425 times | |
|---|---|---|
| General obligations: 23% | General obligations: 20% | |
| Material changes: 30% | Material changes: 30% | |
| Gifts and other benefits: 25% | Post-employment obligations: 19% | |
| Letters of support and fundraising: 22% | Outside activities: 8% | |
| Gifts or other advantages: 23% | ||
The number of requests for advice was lower 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 | 102 | Agreed compliance measures | 10 | |
| Gifts and other benefits | 8 | Assets | 46 | |
| Material changes | 6 | Gifts or other advantages | 92 | |
| Sponsored travel | 2 | Liabilities | 50 | |
| Private interest | 0 | Outside activities | 32 | |
| Total | 118 | Recusals | 10 | |
| Summary statements | 130 | |||
| Travel | 0 | |||
| Other | 1 | |||
| Total | 371 | |||
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.
5,400 public registry visitors
34,700 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.
124 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) |
695 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)
0 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.
No administrative monetary penalties were issued.
Investigations (Act & Code)
Case files opened and closed (a case file is a concern that is reviewed by the Office)
| 6 case files | 0 reports published | 5 case files closed |
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| Subject of new case files | Source of new case files |
|---|---|
| 3 ministers or parliamentary secretaries | 4 members of the general public |
| 1 Member of the House of Commons | 1 Member of the House of Commons |
| 2 public office holders | 0 media |
| 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 983 requests* | 13 media requests | 12 X posts |
| 960 outside mandate | 1 interview granted | 4,436 X followers |
| 23 within mandate | 5,200 media mentions |
13,300 X mentions
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| *See case files for investigation requests. | 12 LinkedIn posts | |
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1,225 LinkedIn followers
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| Website | Parliament | Training and Education |
| 55,300 website visitors | 2 appearances | 12 presentations |
| 85,000 website views | 24% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned | 153 participants |
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 93% of cases.
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