While prevention is the major focus of the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the Commissioner also applies the enforcement provisions of the
Conflict of Interest Act and the
Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons as necessary.
There are several ways to enforce the Act. The Commissioner can impose
administrative monetary penalties and issue
compliance orders. The Commissioner can also launch
formal investigations of possible contraventions of the Act. These typically result in a report to the Prime Minister that is also made public.
The Commissioner can
investigate possible contraventions of the Code. The Commissioner cannot impose sanctions under the Code, but may recommend sanctions in
investigation reports when a contravention of the Code has been found.
Quarterly Statistical Reports 
