History of the Office: 2023-present

Konrad von Finckenstein is appointed Interim Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner for a period of six months. (See Order in Council PC 2023-0870​)

Interim Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Lyne Robinson-Dalpé to brief the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. (See evidence​)

Interim Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein briefs the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, on the Office's 2022-2023 annual reports, issued on September 18, 2023. Former Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion also appears at the same time. (See evidence)​

Interim Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Director Lyne Robinso​n-Dalpé before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The focus is on rules for gifts under the Conflict of Interest Act.​ (See evidence)​​​

Konrad von Finckenstein is appointed Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner for a period of seven years. (See Order in Council PC 2024-0171)​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Michael Aquilino before the House of C​ommons Standing Committee on​ Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the decision of the RCMP to not pursue a criminal investigation in relation to the SNC-Lavalin Affair. (See evidence)​​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Director Melanie Rushworth a​​nd Director before the House of Commons Standing Committee on​ Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the 2024-2025 Main Estimates. (See evidence)​​​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Lyne Robinson-Dapé at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to discuss the Compliance of Minister Randy Boissonnault with the Conflic​t of Interest Act. (See evidence)​

Verschuren Report issued (under the Act - subsection ​6(1), decision making, section 9, influence, and section 21, duty to recuse).​

Ouimet Report issued (under the Act – subsection 6(1), decisio​n-making, and section 21, duty to recuse).​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Mich​​ael Aquilino at the Standing Committee of Public Accounts to discuss Report 1, ArriveCAN, of the 2024 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada. (See evidence)​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Michael Aquilino at the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology to discuss Recent Investigation and Reports on Sustainable Development Technology Canada. (See evidence)​​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears at the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance on the 2024-2025 Main Estimates  (See evidence)​​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears, in camera, with Lyne Robinson-Dalpé, at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on Forms and Procedural and Interpretative Guidelines from the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. (See Minutes)​​

Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appears with Michael Aquilino at the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Report 6, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, of the 2024 Reports 5 to 7 of the Auditor General of Canada. (See evidence)​​