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First quarter (April to June) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
First quarter of fiscal year 2026-2027 – April to June 2026
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
342Members of the House of Commons1,366Reporting public office holders1,586Public office holders without reporting obligations
(78 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
741 ministerial staff,547 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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office3 times
245 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process64 process203 processesGiving them advice139 times569 timesFollowing up with them every year0 reminders228 remindersPosting information in the public registry123 times239 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A62 times
51% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new Members and public office holders within 3 business days in 75% 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 139 timesPublic office holders received advice 569 timesGeneral obligations: 35%General obligations: 36%Material changes: 24%Material changes: 19%Gifts and other benefits: 31%Post-employment obligations: 16%Letters of support and fundraising: 10%Outside activities: 11% Gifts or other advantages: 18%
The number of requests for advice was higher than 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:
Members of the House of CommonsPostingsPublic office holdersPostingsDisclosure summaries 75Agreed compliance measures5Gifts and other benefits 14Assets37Material changes 25Gifts or other advantages62Sponsored travel9Liabilities9Private interest0Outside activities38Total123Recusals9 Summary statements76 Travel3 Other0 Total239
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.
5,000 public registry visitors
49,000 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.
133 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)
826 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period
2 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
1 notice 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 for failing to provide, within 60 days of appointment, as part of the Confidential Report, all information that the Commissioner considers necessary to ensure compliance with the Act.
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)
16 case files1 report published13 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files2 ministers or parliamentary secretaries9 members of the general public7 Members of the House of Commons5 Members of the House of Commons7 public office holders1 media 0 within the Commissioner's Office 1 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
The Office's target is to finish investigations in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the publicRequests from the mediaSocial media132 requests*53 media requests12 X posts 109 outside mandate0 interviews granted4,469 X followers23 within mandate2,150 media mentions
14,100 X mentions
*See case files for investigation requests. 12 LinkedIn posts
1,313 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education102,500 website visitors2 appearances9 presentations154,100 website views21% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned136 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 96% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 84% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Fourth quarter (January to March) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025-2026 – January to March 2026
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
340Members of the House of Commons1,334Reporting public office holders1,324Public office holders without reporting obligations
(87 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
683 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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office0 times
155 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process110 process215 processesGiving them advice107 times506 timesFollowing up with them every year0 reminders222 remindersPosting information in the public registry133 times195 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A52 times
48% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 87% 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 107 timesPublic office holders received advice 506 timesGeneral obligations: 28%General obligations: 32%Material changes: 30%Material changes: 21%Gifts and other benefits: 28%Post-employment obligations: 25%Letters of support and fundraising: 14%Outside activities: 12% Gifts or other advantages: 10%
The number of requests for advice was higher 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 CommonsPostingsPublic office holdersPostingsDisclosure summaries 105Agreed compliance measures5Gifts and other benefits 5Assets27Material changes 8Gifts or other advantages43Sponsored travel15Liabilities8Private interest0Outside activities23Total133Recusals3 Summary statements81 Travel1 Other0 Total191
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.
8,500 public registry visitors
36,000 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.
113 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)
740 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
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)
4 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
One $200 penalty for failing to submit a Confidential Report within 60 days of appointment.
One $200 penalty for failing to provide, within 60 days of appointment, as part of the Confidential Report, all information that the Commissioner considers necessary to ensure compliance with the Act.
One $200 penalty for failing to provide a confirmation of sale or a copy of a contract or other instrument establishing a trust in respect of divestment of controlled assets.
One $200 penalty for failing to sign a Summary Statement within 120 days of appointment.
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)
11 case files0 reports published6 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files0 ministers or parliamentary secretaries8 members of the general public5 Member of the House of Commons3 Member of the House of Commons6 public office holders0 media 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 publicRequests from the mediaSocial media257 requests*48 media requests10 X posts 189 outside mandate0 interviews granted4,445 X followers68 within mandate5,700 media mentions
15,700 X mentions
*See case files for investigation requests. 10 LinkedIn posts
1,262 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education57,500 website visitors0 appearances14 presentations87,000 website views10% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned243 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 96% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Third quarter (October to December) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Third quarter of fiscal year 2025-2026 – October to December 2025
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
343Members of the House of Commons1,289Reporting public office holders1,526Public office holders without reporting obligations
(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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office0 time
156 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process95 process183 processesGiving them advice109 times425 timesFollowing up with them every year0 reminders192 remindersPosting information in the public registry118 times371 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A124 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 timesPublic office holders received advice 425 timesGeneral 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 CommonsPostingsPublic office holdersPostingsDisclosure summaries 102Agreed compliance measures10Gifts and other benefits 8Assets46Material changes 6Gifts or other advantages92Sponsored travel2Liabilities50Private interest0Outside activities32Total118Recusals10 Summary statements130 Travel0 Other1 Total371
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
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
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 files0 reports published5 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files3 ministers or parliamentary secretaries4 members of the general public1 Member of the House of Commons1 Member of the House of Commons2 public office holders0 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 publicRequests from the mediaSocial media983 requests*13 media requests12 X posts 960 outside mandate1 interview granted4,436 X followers23 within mandate5,200 media mentions
13,300 X mentions
*See case files for investigation requests. 12 LinkedIn posts
1,225 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education55,300 website visitors2 appearances12 presentations85,000 website views24% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned153 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Second quarter (July to September) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Second quarter of fiscal year 2025-2026 – July to September 2025
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
343Members of the House of Commons1,282Reporting public office holders1,555Public office holders without reporting obligations
(79 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
636 ministerial staff,567 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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office1 time
192 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process56 process64 processesGiving them advice170 times569 timesFollowing up with them every year0 reminders166 remindersPosting information in the public registry93 times345 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A87 times
40% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 80% 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 170 timesPublic office holders received advice 569 timesGeneral obligations: 58%General obligations: 42%Material changes: 9%Material changes: 16%Gifts and other benefits: 16%Post-employment obligations: 23%Letters of support and fundraising: 1%Outside activities: 8% Gifts or other advantages: 11%
The number of requests for advice was higher than the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 87% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
Members of the House of CommonsPostingsPublic office holdersPostingsDisclosure summaries 64Agreed compliance measures4Gifts and other benefits 5Assets32Material changes 1Gifts or other advantages45Sponsored travel5Liabilities32Private interest0Outside activities22Total75Recusals4 Summary statements60 Travel0 Other0 Total199
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.
12,000 public registry visitors
97,00 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.
179 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)
644 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
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)
1 notice 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
One $200 penalty 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 files0 reports published7 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files0 minister or parliamentary secretary3 members of the general public1 Member of the House of Commons0 Members of the House of Commons2 public office holders0 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 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 publicRequests from the mediaSocial media261 requests*47 media requests14 X posts 221 outside mandate0 interviews granted4,401 X followers40 within mandate4,000 media mentions
9,800 X mentions
*See case files for investigation requests. 14 LinkedIn posts
1,200 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education53,000 website visitors1 appearance11 presentations90,000 website views10% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned171 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
First quarter (April to June) – Overvie
First quarter of fiscal year 2025-2026 – April to June 2025
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
342Members of the House of Commons1,069Reporting public office holders1,743Public office holders without reporting obligations
(79 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
420 ministerial staff,570 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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office343 times
132 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process9 process127 processesGiving them advice72 times551 timesFollowing up with them every year0 reminders195 remindersPosting information in the public registry19 times143 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A275 times
37% 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 72 timesPublic office holders received advice 551 timesGeneral obligations: 61%General obligations: 20%Material changes: 10%Material changes: 19%Gifts and other benefits: 28%Post-employment obligations: 31%Letters of support and fundraising: 1%Outside activities: 25% Gifts or other advantages: 5%
The number of requests for advice was lower compared to the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 84% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
Members of the House of CommonsPostingsPublic office holdersPostingsDisclosure summaries 14Agreed compliance measures4Gifts and other benefits 2Assets18Material changes 0Gifts or other advantages41Sponsored travel3Liabilities4Private interest0Outside activities22Total19Recusals6 Summary statements42 Travel1 Other0 Total138
The volume of postings was lower 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.
4,200 public registry visitors
48,130 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.
275 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)
571 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period
0 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
3 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 disclose a material change relating to assets.
One $200 penalty paid for failing to submit a Confidential Report within 120 days of appointment.
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)
12 case files (new and carried over)0 reports published8 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files9 minister or parliamentary secretary0 members of the general public1 Member of the House of Commons10 Members of the House of Commons2 public office holders0 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code1 within the Commissioner's Office 1 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
The Office's target is to finish investigations in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the publicRequests from the mediaSocial media167 requests*39 media requests6 X posts 129 outside mandate0 interviews granted4,387 X followers38 within mandate3,860 media mentions
5,268 X mentions
*See case files for investigation requests. 8 LinkedIn posts
1,120 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education52,900 website visitors0 appearance11 presentations104,500 website views35% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned169 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 95% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 73% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Fourth quarter (January to March) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024-2025 – January to March 2025
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
0Members of the House of Commons1,329Reporting public office holders1,539Public office holders without reporting obligations
(25 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
721 ministerial staff,583 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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office1 time
209 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process2 process160 processesGiving them advice105 times896 timesFollowing up with them every year34 reminders109 remindersPosting information in the public registry105 times146 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A204 times
73% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 85% 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 105 timesPublic office holders received advice 896 timesGeneral obligations: 30%General obligations: 23%Material changes: 50%Material changes: 21%Gifts and other benefits: 13%Post-employment obligations: 15%Letters of support and fundraising: 7%Outside activities: 36% Gifts or other advantages: 5%
The number of requests for advice was similar to the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 88% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
Members of the House of CommonsPostingsPublic office holdersPostingsDisclosure summaries 48Agreed compliance measures5Gifts and other benefits 7Assets5Material changes 18Gifts or other advantages31Sponsored travel0Liabilities5Private interest0Outside activities28Total105Recusals10 Summary statements46 Travel0 Other0 Total146
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.
8,610 public registry visitors
88,400 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.
204 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
0 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
1 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
Four $200 penalties paid for failing to disclose a material change relating to assets.
Two $200 penalties paid for failing to submit a Confidential Report within 60 days of appointment.
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)
Case files Reports publishedCase files closed51 7
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files3 minister or parliamentary secretary0 members of the general public0 Members of the House of Commons3 Member of the House of Commons2 public office holders0 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code2 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 publicRequests from the mediaSocial media103 requests*47 media requests* 14 X posts 85 outside mandate0 interviews granted4,357 X followers18 within mandate4,790 media mentions
16,000 X mentions
*See case files for investigation requests.*This data has been updated.14 LinkedIn posts
1,052 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education53,690 website visitors0 appearance7 presentations94,270 website viewsN/A percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned365 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 97% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 96% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Third quarter (October to December) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q3 – October to December 2024
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
3371,4041,556Members of the House of Commons(MPs)Reporting public office holdersPublic 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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office2 times
107 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process1 process50 processesGiving them advice136 times531 timesFollowing up with them every year15 reminders279 remindersPosting information in the public registry108 times178 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A98 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 timesPublic office holders received advice 531 timesGeneral 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 MPs178 times from public office holders Disclosure summaries: 75Agreed compliance measures: 6Gifts and other benefits: 10Assets: 15Material changes: 20Gifts or other advantages: 38Sponsored travel: 3Liabilities: 7Private interest: 0Outside 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 published0 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files1 minister or parliamentary secretary2 members of the general public0 Members of the House of Commons1 Member of the House of Commons2 public office holders0 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 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 publicRequests from the mediaSocial media81 requests*17 media requests 10 X posts 52 outside mandate0 interviews granted4,342 X followers29 within mandate3,700 media mentions
8,500 X mentions
*see case files for investigation requests 10 LinkedIn posts
988 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education39,600 website visitors1 appearance9 presentations68,650 website views87% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned161 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Second quarter (July to September) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q2 – July to September 2024
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
3341,4701,523Members of the House of Commons(MPs)Reporting public office holdersPublic office holders without reporting obligations
(77 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
815 ministerial staff,578 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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office1 time
243 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process3 processes118 processesGiving them advice104 times527 timesFollowing up with them every year25 reminders235 remindersPosting information in the public registry133 times223 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A207 times
82% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 93% 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 104 timesPublic office holders received advice 527 timesGeneral obligations: 31%General obligations: 29%Material changes: 29%Material changes: 23%Gifts and other benefits: 20%Post-employment obligations: 19%Letters of support and fundraising: 19%Outside activities: 15% Gifts or other advantages: 14%
The number of requests for advice was lower than the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 84% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
112 times for MPs216 times from public office holders Disclosure summaries: 78Agreed compliance measure: 1Gifts and other benefits: 9Assets: 28Material changes: 15Gifts or other advantages: 39Sponsored travel: 10Liabilities: 4Private interest: 0Outside activities: 48 Recusals: 6 Summary statements: 86 Travel: 0 Other: 4
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.
2,700 public registry visitors
22,900 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.
207 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)
279 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period
2 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
6 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 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)
4 case files 2 reports published5 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files2 ministers or parliamentary secretaries2 members of the general public1 Member of the House of Commons1 Member of the House of Commons1 public office holder1 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 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 publicRequests from the mediaSocial media82 requests*29 media requests 27 X posts 39 outside mandate0 interviews granted4,368 X followers43 within mandate3,420 media mentions
17,400 X mentions
*see case files for investigation requests 26 LinkedIn posts
904 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education16,270 website visitors4 appearances7 presentations62,740 website views70% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned48 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 90% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
First quarter (April to June) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q1 – April to June 2024
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
3341,4911,513Members of the House of Commons(MPs)Reporting public office holdersPublic office holders without reporting obligations
(79 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
838 ministerial staff,573 people appointed to other positions)
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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office1 time
166 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process2 processes94 processesGiving them advice222 times722 timesFollowing up with them every year75 reminders370 remindersPosting information in the public registry158 times270 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A91 times
80% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 88% 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 222 timesPublic office holders received advice 722 timesMaterial changes : 52%General obligations: 34%General obligations: 28%Material changes: 27%Gifts and other benefits: 15%Gifts or other advantages: 15%Letters of support and fundraising: 5%Post-employment obligations: 14% Outside activities: 10%
The number of requests for advice was about the same as the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 89% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
158 times for MPs265 times from public office holders Disclosure summaries: 126Agreed compliance measure: 13Gifts and other benefits: 13Assets: 13Material changes: 11Gifts or other advantages: 43Sponsored travel: 7Liabilities: 15Private interest: 1Outside activities: 51 Recusals: 17 Summary statements: 78 Travel: 2 Other: 0
There were more postings than in 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.
3,550 public registry visitors
32,600 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.
91 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)
323 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period
2 exemptions, waivers, or reductions 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.
Administrative monetary penalties
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)
7 case files 0 reports published3 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files2 ministers or parliamentary secretaries3 members of the general public2 Members of the House of Commons3 Member of the House of Commons3 public office holder1 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 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 publicRequests from the mediaSocial media108 requests*29 media requests 28 X posts 83 outside mandate1 interview granted4,326 X followers25 within mandate2,051 media mentions
6,697 X mentions
*see case files for investigation requests 30 LinkedIn posts
775 LinkedIn followers
WebsiteParliamentTraining and Education21,880 website visitors2 appearances6 presentations65,250 website views39% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned164 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 93% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 87% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Fourth quarter (January to March) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q4 – January to March 2024
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
3361,4671,506Members of the House of Commons(MPs)Reporting public office holdersPublic office holders without reporting obligations
(78 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
829 ministerial staff,560 people appointed to other positions)
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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office0 times
189 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process2 processes102 processesGiving them advice213 times658 timesFollowing up with them every year93 reminders376 remindersPosting information in the public registry73 times241 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A85 times
77% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 94% 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 213 timesPublic office holders received advice 658 timesMaterial changes: 48%Material changes: 32%General obligations: 30%General obligations: 29%Gifts and other benefits: 17%Post-employment obligations: 15%Letters of support and fundraising: 5%Gifts or other advantages: 12% Outside activities: 12%
The number of requests for advice was about the same than the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 88% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
73 times for MPs241 times from public office holders Disclosure summaries: 54Agreed compliance measure: 2Gifts and other benefits: 7Assets: 43Material changes: 4Gifts or other advantages: 16Sponsored travel: 8Liabilities: 26Private interest: 0Outside activities: 49 Recusals: 10 Summary statements: 95 Travel: 0 Other: 0
There were more postings about gifts and fewer postings overall than in 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.
4,000 public registry visitors
34,700 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.
85 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)
305 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period
0 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
4 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
No penalties this quarter.
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)
12 case files 0 reports published9 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files4 ministers or parliamentary secretaries8 members of the general public5 Member of the House of Commons4 Member of the House of Commons2 public office holder0 media1 person not subject to Act or Code0 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 media & publicMentionsSocial media1,664 requests from the public4,217 media mentions34 X/Twitter posts 55 media requests (resulted in 21 articles)17,300 X/Twitter mentions4,284 X/Twitter followers1 interview granted
28 LinkedIn posts
599 LinkedIn followersWebsiteParliamentTraining18,000 website visitors2 appearances9 presentations63,347 website visits17% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned114 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 91% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 88% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Third quarter (October to December) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q3 – October to December 2024
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
3401,4341,475Members of the House of Commons(MPs)Reporting public office holdersPublic office holders without reporting obligations
(77 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
798 ministerial staff,559 people appointed to other positions)
Public office holders are appointed by the Government.
Members of the House of Commons are elected.
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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office0 times
125 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process2 processes131 processesGiving them advice160 times675 timesFollowing up with them every year48 reminders257 remindersPosting information in the public registry97 times150 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A125 times
76% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 98% 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 160 timesPublic office holders received advice 675 timesMaterial changes: 36%Material changes: 25%General obligations: 33%General obligations: 35%Gifts and other benefits: 18%Post-employment obligations: 14%Letters of support and fundraising: 13%Gifts or other advantages: 16% Outside activities: 8%
The number of requests for advice was about the same than the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 93% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
97 times for MPs150 times from public office holders Disclosure summaries: 56Agreed compliance measure: 3Gifts and other benefits: 11Assets: 13Material changes: 17Gifts or other advantages: 54Sponsored travel: 11Liabilities: 5Private interest: 2Outside activities: 23 Recusals: 10 Summary statements: 41 Travel: 0 Other: 1
There were more postings about gifts and fewer postings overall than in 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.
2,193 public registry visitors
25,574 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.
125 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)
317 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period
1 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
3 notices of violation sent
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.
Administrative monetary penalties
Two $200 penalties paid for failing to disclose a material change.
All administrative monetary 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)
4 case files 0 reports published11 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files0 ministers or parliamentary secretaries2 members of the general public1 Member of the House of Commons2 Member of the House of Commons3 public office holder0 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 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 media & publicMentionsSocial media755 requests from the public1,783 media mentions136 X/Twitter posts 20 media requests (resulted in 6 articles)16,100 X/Twitter mentions4,194 X/Twitter followers2 interviews granted
91 LinkedIn posts
368 LinkedIn followersWebsiteParliamentTraining14,889 website visitors1 appearance7 presentations45,877 website visits30% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned75 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Second quarter (July to September) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q2 – July to September 2023
Individuals subject to conflict of interest regimes
3371,4111,465Members of the House of Commons(MPs)Reporting public office holdersPublic office holders without reporting obligations
(77 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
762 ministerial staff,572 people appointed to other positions)
Public office holders are appointed by the Government.
Members of the House of Commons are elected.
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 CommonsPublic office holdersContacting them as soon as they take office5 times
132 times
Ensuring they complete the initial compliance process0 processes84 processesGiving them advice210 times664 timesFollowing up with them every year6 reminders258 remindersPosting information in the public registry147 times165 timesTelling them about the post-employment rulesN/A211 times
86% of new reporting public office holders met all deadlines.
The Office contacted new public office holders and MPs within 3 business days in 95% 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 210 timesPublic office holders received advice 664 timesMaterial changes: 43%Material changes: 33%General obligations: 29%General obligations: 32%Gifts and other benefits: 19%Post-employment obligations: 16%Letters of support and fundraising: 9%Gifts or other advantages: 11% Outside activities: 8%
The number of requests for advice was about the same than the last quarter.
The Office responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 95% of cases.
Public registry
The Office added information to the public registry:
147 times for MPs165 times from public office holders Disclosure summaries: 94Agreed compliance measure: 1Gifts and other benefits: 6Assets: 24Material changes: 19Gifts or other advantages: 21Sponsored travel: 28Liabilities: 7Private interest: 0Outside activities: 34 Recusals: 6 Summary statements: 68 Travel: 3 Other: 0
There were fewer public declarations compared to last quarter.There were fewer declarations related to gifts compared to 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.
4,284 public registry visitors
41,081 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.
211 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)
300 former public office holders were in their cooling-off period
They can ask for an exemption, waiver, or reduction of their cooling-off period
0 exemptions, waivers, or reductions granted
Sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
1 notice of violation sent
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.
Administrative monetary penalties
A $250 penalty was paid for failing to disclose a material change.
Once paid, the administrative monetary penalty is 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 published5 case files closed
Subject of new case filesSource of new case files2 ministers or parliamentary secretaries3 members of the general public1 Member of the House of Commons0 Members of the House of Commons0 public office holder0 media0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 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 media & publicMentionsSocial media356 requests from the public1,907 media mentions141 X/Twitter posts 31 media requests (resulted in 9 articles)16,862 X/Twitter mentions4,122 X/Twitter followers0 interview granted
76 LinkedIn posts
175 LinkedIn followersWebsiteParliamentTraining16,023 website visitors1 appearance9 presentations45,478 website visits0% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned292 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 94% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
First quarter (April to June) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q1 – April to June 2023
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3331,5131,494Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
194 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process1 process67 processesBy giving them advice279 instances770 instancesBy following up with them annually69 reminders/reviews350 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry177 postings222 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A109 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 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 770 instancesMaterial 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 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 222 instancesDisclosure summaries: 114Agreed compliance measure: 3Gifts and other benefits: 17Assets: 23Material changes: 16Gifts or other advantages: 55Sponsored travel: 30Liabilities: 11Private interest: 0Outside 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
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
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 deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
94%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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 informationas part of the Confidential Report
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 published0 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 secretaries2 members of the general public4 Member of the House of Commons4 Member of the House of Commons6 public office holder2 media0 person not subject to Act or Code0 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 & publicMentionsTwitter363 requests from the public4,523 media mentions129 tweets 40 media requests27,935 Twitter mentions4,075 followers0 interviews 3 articles WebsiteParliamentTraining18,889 website visitors2 appearances13 presentations27,120 public registry visits15% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned105 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Fourth quarter (January to March) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q4 – January to March 2023
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3331,4511,493Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed1 communication
171 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process0 processes78 processesBy giving them advice503 instances754 instancesBy following up with them annually136 reminders/reviews538 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry151 postings214 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A92 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 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 754 instancesMaterial 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 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 214 instancesDisclosure summaries: 87Summary statements: 71Material changes: 26Outside activities: 37Sponsored travel: 21Gifts or other advantages: 49Gifts and other benefits: 16Assets: 31Private interest: 1Agreed 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
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
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 deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
83%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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 published7 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 Commons2 members of the general public4 public office holders1 within the Commissioner's Office1 minister or parliamentary secretary2 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 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 & publicMentionsTwitter616 requests from the public5,760 media mentions134 tweets 62 media requests40,900 Twitter mentions3,969 followers8 interviews 15 articles WebsiteParliamentTraining17,861 website visitors0 appearances9 presentations27,318 public registry visits41% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned130 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Third quarter (October to December) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q3 – October to December 2022
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3361,4151,447Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(78 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
536 Governor-in-Council appointees,801 ministerial staff )
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by 0%.
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
76 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process0 processes68 processesBy giving them advice139 instances592 instancesBy following up with them annually13 reminders/reviews266 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry82 postings181 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A95 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 93% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 139 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 592 instancesMaterial changes: 39%Material changes: 29%General obligations: 32%General obligations: 28%Gifts and other benefits: 16%Gifts or other advantages: 18%Letters of support and fundraising: 13%Post-employment obligations: 14% Outside activities: 11%
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 92% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 82 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 181 instancesDisclosure summaries: 29Summary statements: 58Gifts and other benefits: 12Outside activities: 40Material changes: 26Gifts or other advantages: 44Sponsored travel: 15Assets: 23Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measure: 5 Recusals: 5 Travel: 2 Liabilities: 2 Other: 0
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by -1%.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
95 public office holders left office this quarter
Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period)
269 former public office holders are still subject to additional rules
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
3 post-employment exemptions, waivers or reductions granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
79%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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 informationas part of the Confidential Report
0 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)
4 case files 2 reports published2 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 Commons3 members of the general public2 public office holders0 within the Commissioner's Office2 ministers or parliamentary secretaries0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 Members of the House of Commons 1 media
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the media & publicMentionsTwitter454 requests from the public3,337 media mentions141 tweets 28 media requests15,500 Twitter mentions3,831 followers3 articles 1 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining17,491 website visitors0 appearances13 presentations14,603 public registry visits7% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned163 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Second quarter (July to September) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q2 – July to September 2022
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3371,4231,430Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(78 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
738 Governor-in-Council appointees,501 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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
162 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process9 processes121 processesBy giving them advice108 instances540 instancesBy following up with them annually2 reminders/reviews214 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry77 postings202 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A157 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 97% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 108 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 540 instancesMaterial changes: 39%Material changes: 31%General obligations: 29%General obligations: 24%Gifts and other benefits: 26%Gifts or other advantages: 15%Letters of support and fundraising: 6%Post-employment obligations: 17% Outside activities: 13%
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 92% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 77 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 202 instancesDisclosure summaries: 34Summary statements: 95Gifts and other benefits: 26Outside activities: 35Material changes: 16Gifts or other advantages: 32Sponsored travel: 1Assets: 11Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measure: 5 Recusals: 4 Travel: 4 Liabilities: 3 Other: 0
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by -42%.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
157 public office holders left office this quarter
Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period)
325 former public office holders are still subject to additional rules
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
8 post-employment exemptions, waivers or reductions granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
87%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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
3 notices of violation sent to public office holders
2 failures to report all relevant informationas 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)
4 case files1 report published3 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?4 Members of the House of Commons2 members of the general public2 public office holders1 within the Commissioner's Office0 ministers or parliamentary secretaries1 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code0 Members of the House of Commons 0 media
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the media & publicMentionsTwitter326 requests from the public1,753 media mentions134 tweets 4 media requests7,137 Twitter mentions3,820 followers2 articles 0 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining10,537 website visitors0 appearances2 presentations14,693 public registry visits0% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned22 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
First quarter (April to June) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q1 – April to June 2022
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3371,4271,482Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(78 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
848 Governor-in-Council appointees,501 ministerial staff )
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by 12%.
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
291 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process74 processes175 processesBy giving them advice116 instances615 instancesBy following up with them annually0 reminders/reviews1,731 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry158 postings310 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A108 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 116 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 615 instancesMaterial changes: 32%Material changes: 28%General obligations: 27%General obligations: 25%Gifts and other benefits: 33%Gifts or other advantages: 17%Letters of support and fundraising: 8%Post-employment obligations: 17% Outside activities: 13%
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 91% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 158 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 302 instancesDisclosure summaries: 100Summary statements: 146Gifts and other benefits: 22Outside activities: 42Material changes: 30Gifts or other advantages: 42Sponsored travel: 6Assets: 39Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measure: 7 Recusals: 13 Travel: 0 Liabilities: 13 Other: 0
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by 52%.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
108 public office holders left office this quarter
Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period)
398 former public office holders are still subject to additional rules
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
4 post-employment exemptions, waivers or reductions granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
82%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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
5 notices of violation sent to public office holders
0 failures to report all relevant informationas 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)
17 case files 0 reports published9 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?7 Member of the House of Commons5 members of the general public6 public office holders2 within the Commissioner's Office4 ministers or parliamentary secretaries2 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code5 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 & publicMentionsTwitter345 requests from the public3,150 media mentions210 tweets 19 media requests15,200 Twitter mentions3,704 followers13 articles 0 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining10,296 website visitors1 appearance3 presentations23,651 public registry visits4% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned41 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 85% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Fourth quarter (January to March) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q4 – January to March 2022
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,1061,451Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
226 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process184 processes90 processesBy giving them advice117 instances685 instancesBy following up with them annually0 reminders/reviews334 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry214 postings277 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A166 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 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 685 instancesMaterial 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 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 267 instancesDisclosure summaries: 184Summary statements: 114Gifts and other benefits: 8Outside activities: 19Material changes: 19Gifts or other advantages: 13Sponsored travel: 3Assets: 45Private interest: 0Agreed 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
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
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 deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
74%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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 informationas part of the Confidential Report
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 files0 report published11 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 Commons6 members of the general public6 public office holder4 within the Office3 ministers or parliamentary secretaries0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code2 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 & publicMentionsTwitter1,616 requests from the public2,118 media mentions217 tweets 29 media requests11,688 Twitter mentions3,596 followers15 articles 0 interview WebsiteParliamentTraining28,261 website visitors1 appearance8 presentations26,754 public registry visits0% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned268 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.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Third quarter (October to December) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q3 – October to December 2021
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,2991,477Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(78 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
531 Governor-in-Council appointees,690 ministerial staff )
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by 11%
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed338 communications
136 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process71 processes120 processesBy giving them advice167 instances809 instancesBy following up with them annually0 reminders/reviews390 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry83 postings148 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A178 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 98% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 167 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 809 instancesMaterial changes: 11%Material changes: 38%General obligations: 49%General obligations: 28%Gifts and other benefits: 24%Gifts or other advantages: 4%Letters of support and fundraising: 17%Post-employment obligations: 21% Outside activities: 10%
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 97% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 122 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 181 instancesDisclosure summaries: 71Summary statements: 54Gifts and other benefits: 5Outside activities: 31Material changes: 5Gifts or other advantages: 9Sponsored travel: 2Assets: 29Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measure: 5 Recusals: 4 Travel: 0 Liabilities: 4 Other: 1
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by 11%
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
178 public office holders left office this quarter
Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period)
361 former public office holders are still subject to additional rules
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
2 post-employment exemptions, waivers or reductions granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
68%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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
5 notices of violation sent to public office holders
2 failures to report all relevant informationas part of the Confidential Report
4 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)
4 case files0 reports published10 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?1 Members of the House of Commons0 members of the general public1 public office holder3 within the Office2 ministers or parliamentary secretaries0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code1 Members of the House of Commons 0 media
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the media & publicMentionsTwitter712 requests from the public1,180 media mentions221 tweets 21 media requests14,200 Twitter mentions3,504 followers8 articles 2 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining7,985 website visitors1 appearance8 presentations13,056 public registry visits0% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned772 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 96% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Second quarter (July to September) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q2 – July to September 2021
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,3011,506Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(37 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
540 Governor-in-Council appointees,798 ministerial staff )
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by -11%
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
178 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process0 processes121 processesBy giving them advice116 instances1,109 instancesBy following up with them annually43 reminders/reviews393 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry27 postings182 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A196 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 91% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 116 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 1,109 instancesMaterial changes: 53%Material changes: 24%General obligations: 38%General obligations: 13%Gifts and other benefits: 5%Gifts or other advantages: 3%Letters of support and fundraising: 4%Post-employment obligations: 16% Outside activities: 45%
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 86% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 27 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 171 instancesDisclosure summaries: 22Summary statements: 69Gifts and other benefits: 2Outside activities: 28Material changes: 3Gifts or other advantages: 16Sponsored travel: 0Assets: 38Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measure: 2 Recusals: 9 Travel: 2 Liabilities: 5 Other: 2
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by -30%
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
196 public office holders left office this quarter
Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period)
317 former public office holders are still subject to additional rules
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
7 post-employment exemptions, waivers or reductions granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
73%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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 informationas 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)
23 case files0 reports published16 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?10 Members of the House of Commons16 members of the general public8 public office holder1 within the Office11 ministers or parliamentary secretaries0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code4 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 & publicMentionsTwitter426 requests from the public3,450 media mentions143 tweets 19 media requests23,800 Twitter mentions3,406 followers5 articles 2 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining8,710 website visitors0 appearances6 presentations10,774 public registry visitsN.A. percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned61 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 92% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
First quarter (April to June) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q1 – April to June 2021
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,4181,464Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(74 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
546 Governor-in-Council appointees,798 ministerial staff )
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by: 0%.
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
187 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process0 processes87 processesBy giving them advice215 instances733 instancesBy following up with them annually120 reminders/reviews207 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry122 postings195 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A146 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 91% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 215 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 733 instancesMaterial changes: 66%Material changes: 40%General obligations: 24%General obligations: 27%Gifts and other benefits: 6%Gifts or other advantages: 3%Letters of support and fundraising: 4%Post-employment obligations: 15% Outside activities: 15%
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 90% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 122 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 181 instancesDisclosure summaries: 90Summary statements: 83Gifts and other benefits: 6Outside activities: 42Material changes: 26Gifts or other advantages: 3Sponsored travel: 0Assets: 27Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measure: 9 Recusals: 4 Travel: 0 Liabilities: 13 Other: 0
Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has increased by: 20%.
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
146 public office holders left office this quarter
Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period)
228 former public office holders are still subject to additional rules
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
3 post-employment exemptions, waivers or reductions granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
87%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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
5 notices of violation sent to public office holders
0 failures to report all relevant informationas part of the Confidential Report
3 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)
17 case files3 reports published10 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?8 Members of the House of Commons2 members of the general public2 public office holder1 within the Office7 ministers or parliamentary secretaries0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 persons not subject to Act or Code12 Members of the House of Commons 0 media
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the media & publicMentionsTwitter629 requests from the public5,090 media mentions92 tweets 25 media requests6,690 Twitter mentions3,298 followers6 articles 2 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining9,234 website visitors1 appearance8 presentations11,937 public registry visits22% percentage of Question Periods where the Office was mentioned558 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 80% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Fourth quarter (January to March) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q4 – January to March 2021
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,3551,534Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(75 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
551 Governor-in-Council appointees,729 ministerial staff )
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
163 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process2 processes63 processesBy giving them advice153 instances729 instancesBy following up with them annually56 reminders/reviews186 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry99 postings199 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A96 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 92% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 153 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 729 instancesMaterial changes: 76Material changes: 299General obligations: 53General obligations: 185Gifts and other benefits: 12Gifts or other advantages: 22Letters of support and fundraising: 12Post-employment obligations: 129 Outside activities: 94
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 93% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 99 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 199 instancesDisclosure summaries: 50Summary statements: 63Material changes: 39Outside activities: 35Gifts and other benefits: 9Gifts or other advantages: 8Sponsored travel: 0Assets: 49Private interest: 1Agreed compliance measures: 5 Recusal: 4 Travel: 0 Liabilities: 5 Other: 1
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
96 public office holders left office this quarter
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
3 post-employment exemptions, waiver or reduction granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
91%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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
3 notices of violation sent to public office holders
1 failure to report all relevant informationas part of the Confidential Report
3 failures to report a material change
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)
12 case files0 report published13 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?4 Members of the House of Commons7 members of the general public2 public office holders0 within the Office6 ministers or parliamentary secretaries1 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 person not subject to Act or Code1 Member 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 & publicMentionsTwitter524 requests from the public2,210 media mentions77 tweets 32 media requests5,010 Twitter mentions3,093 followers8 articles 3 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining1,338 website visitors0 appearance11 presentations9,663 public registry visits14% Percentage of Question Periods during which the Office was mentioned 341 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 88% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 88% of cases.
To obtain the data used to produce this report, please contact us.
Third quarter (October to December) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q3 – October to December 2020
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,3361,529Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(77 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
547 Governor-in-Council appointees,712 ministerial staff )
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed2 communications
118 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process11 processes63 processesBy giving them advice157 instances666 instancesBy following up with them annually5 reminders/reviews313 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry117 postings190 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A43 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 89% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 157 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 666 instancesMaterial changes: 80Material changes: 359General obligations: 35General obligations: 153Gifts and other benefits: 31Gifts or other advantages: 41Letters of support and fundraising: 11Post-employment obligations: 71 Outside activities: 42
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 78% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 117 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 190 instancesDisclosure summaries: 54Summary statements: 54Material changes: 47Outside activities: 42Gifts and other benefits: 15Gifts or other advantages: 9Sponsored travel: 1Assets: 37Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measures: 8 Recusal: 18 Travel: 0 Liabilities: 0 Other: 9
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
43 public office holders left office this quarter
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
2 post-employment exemption, waiver or reduction granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
89%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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
1 failure to report all relevant informationas part of the Confidential Report
3 failures to report a material change
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)
5 case files1 report published8 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?2 Members of the House of Commons2 members of the general public3 public office holders2 within the Office0 ministers or parliamentary secretaries0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 person not subject to Act or Code1 Member of the House of Commons 0 media
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the media & publicMentionsTwitter269 requests from the public11,400 media mentions90 tweets 56 media requests4,770 Twitter mentions3,168 followers25 articles 4 interviews WebsiteParliamentTraining13,114 website visitors2 appearances6 presentations15,673 public registry visits16% Percentage of Question Periods during which the Office was mentioned 387 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 87% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 93% of cases.
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Second quarter (July to September) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q2 – July to September 2020
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,3081,512Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(75 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
531 Governor-in-Council appointees,702 ministerial staff )
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
49 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process100 processes83 processesBy giving them advice100 instances511 instancesBy following up with them annually0 reminders/reviews261 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry123 postings162 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A108 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 80% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 100 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 511 instancesMaterial changes: 33Material changes: 217General obligations: 28General obligations: 136Gifts and other benefits: 24Gifts or other advantages: 20Letters of support and fundraising: 15Post-employment obligations: 101 Outside activities : 37
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 87% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 123 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 162 instancesDisclosure summaries: 100Summary statements: 73Material changes: 19Outside activities: 20Gifts and other benefits: 4Gifts or other advantages: 2Sponsored travel: 0Assets: 33Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measures: 7 Recusal: 5 Travel: 0 Liabilities: 10 Other: 1
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
108 public office holders left office this quarter
Upon request, the Commissioner may grant an exemption, waiver or reduction regarding the duration of the cooling-off period
2 post-employment exemption, waiver or reduction granted
Imposing appropriate sanctions (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Filing deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
69%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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 failure to report all relevant informationas part of the Confidential Report
0 failure to report a material change
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)
16 case files2 reports published16 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?2 Members of the House of Commons8 members of the general public2 public office holders1 within the Office15 ministers or parliamentary secretaries0 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner0 person not subject to Act or Code7 Member of the House of Commons 0 media
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the media & publicMentionsTwitter806 requests from the public24,990 media mentions46 tweets 60 media requests14,274 Twitter mentions3,007 followers16 articles 1 interview WebsiteParliamentTraining16,475 website visitors0 appearance1 presentation18,610 public registry visits66% Percentage of Question Periods during which the Office was mentioned 6 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 87% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 67% of cases.
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First quarter (April to June) – Overview of statistical data and conflict of interest compliance for MPs and public office holders.
Q1 – April to June 2020
Who is subject to the regimes administered by the Office?
3381,3401,542Members of the House of CommonsReporting public office holders(full-time)Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
(76 ministers and parliamentary secretaries,
549 Governor-in-Council appointees,715 ministerial staff )
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 CommonsPublic office holdersBy contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed0 communications
137 communications
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process157 processes159 processesBy giving them advice80 instances331 instancesBy following up with them annually0 reminders/reviews376 reminders/reviewsBy posting declarable information in the public registry180 postings286 postingsBy reminding them of their post-employment obligationsN/A52 communications
First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 91% of cases.
Confidential advice
Advice was given to Members in 80 instancesAdvice was given to public office holders in 331 instancesMaterial changes: 27Material changes: 125General obligations: 34General obligations: 93Gifts and other benefits: 12Gifts or other advantages: 18Letters of support and fundraising: 7Post-employment obligations: 56 Outside activities: 39
Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 97% of cases.
Public registry
Declarations from Members were posted in 180 instancesDeclaration from public office holders were posted in 286 instancesDisclosure summaries: 159Summary statements: 155Material changes: 9Outside activities: 25Gifts and other benefits: 11Gifts or other advantages: 18Sponsored travel: 0Assets: 45Private interest: 0Agreed compliance measures: 4 Recusal: 1 Travel: 1 Liabilities: 33 Other: 1
Post-employment rules (Conflict of Interest Act only)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
52 public office holders left office this quarter
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 deadlinesNotices of violationAdministrative monetary penalties
61%
Percentage of newly appointedreporting public office holders whomet all filing deadlines
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
2 failures to report all relevant informationas part of the Confidential Report
1 failure to report a material change
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)
33 case files2 reports published15 case files closed
Who is the subject of these new case files?What was the source of these new case files?12 Members of the House of Commons3 members of the general public16 public office holders17 within the Office4 ministers or parliamentary secretaries4 Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner1 person not subject to Act or Code8 Member of the House of Commons 1 media
The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months.
Education and outreach
Requests from the media & publicMentionsTwitter444 requests from the public969 media mentions47 tweets 31 media requests907 Twitter mentions1,338 followers14 articles 1 interview WebsiteParliamentTraining7,088 website visitors0 appearances1 presentation14,940 public registry visits2 mentions during the questioning of ministers ofthe House of Commons Special Committeeon the COVID-19 Pandemic 5 participants
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 87% of cases.
Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 93% of cases.
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