Q2 – July to September 2021
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WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE REGIMES ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE?
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Members of the House of Commons
| Reporting public office holders
(full-time)
| Public office holders without reporting obligations (part-time)
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| | (37 ministers and parliamentary secretaries, 540 Governor-in-Council appointees,
724 ministerial staff)
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Compared to the previous quarter, the number of regulatees changed by -11%
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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?
By contacting them as soon as they are elected or appointed
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| 178 communications |
By ensuring the complete the initial compliance process
| 0
| 121 processes
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By giving them advice
| 116 instances
| 1,109 instances
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By following up with them annually
| 43 reminders/reviews
| 393 reminders/reviews
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By posting declarable information in the public registry
| 27 postings
| 182 postings
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By reminding them of their post-employment obligations
| N/A
| 196 communications
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First contact with new public office holders and Members was established within 3 business days in 91% of cases
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Material changes: 53%
| Outside activities: 45%
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General obligations: 38%
| Material changes: 24%
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Gifts and other benefits: 5%
| Post-employment obligations: 16%
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Letters of support and fundraising: 4%
| General obligations: 13%
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| | Gifts or other advantages: 3%
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Responded to standard requests within 3 business days in 86% of cases
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Disclosure summaries: 22
| Agreed compliance measures: 2 |
Gifts and other benefits: 2
| Assets: 38
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| Material changes: 3 | Gifts or other advantages: 16
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Sponsored travel: 0
| Liabilities: 5
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Private interests: 0
| Outside activities: 28
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| Recusals: 9
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| Summary statements: 69
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| Travel: 2
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Compared to the previous quarter, the number of declarations has changed by -30%
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POST-EMPLOYMENT RULES (CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT ONLY)
Public office holders are subject to post-employment rules after they leave public office.
PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS WHO LEFT THIS QUARTER: 196
Additional rules apply to former reporting public office holders for one or two years after they leave office (cooling-off period)
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| 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 were granted |
IMPOSING APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS (CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT ONLY)
Filing deadlines
| Notices of violation
| Administrative monetary penalties
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73%
Percentage of newly appointed
reporting public office holders who
met 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
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All administrative monetary penalties are tweeted and can be found on our public registry
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CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS
How many case files were opened and closed this quarter?
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 23 case files
|  0 reports published
|  16 case files closed
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| Who is the subject of these case files? | What was the source of these case files? |
11 ministers or parliamentary secretaries
| 16 members of the general public
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10 Members of the House of Commons
| 4 members of the House of Commons
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8 public office holders
| 2 media
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| 0 persons not subject to the Act or the Code | 1 within the Office
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The Office's target is to conduct examinations and inquiries in 12 months
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Responded to standard media requests within 4 hours in 100% of cases
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Responded to standard public requests within 10 days in 92% of cases
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