Public Declaration of Agreed Compliance Measures (Section 29)
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
29. Before they are finalized, the Commissioner shall determine the appropriate measures by which a public office holder shall comply with this Act and, in doing so, shall try to achieve agreement with the public office holder.
51. (1) The Commissioner shall maintain a registry consisting of the following documents for examination by the public:
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any other documents that the Commissioner considers appropriate.Additional relevant information:
Excerpt from the 2013-2014 Annual Report:
Conflict of interest screens are generally used if reporting public office holders are in positions where there is a significant possibility that they will be involved in discussions or decision-making that could affect their own private interests or those of a relative or a friend or an organization with which they have been connected. These arrangements can be made during the initial compliance process, during the annual review process or as a result of a material change to a reporting public office holder’s situation.
François-Philippe Champagne
· Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
OCIEC Translation
No Longer Applicable
- Declaration type
- Compliance Measures
- Disclosure date
- 2021-02-25
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Even though no conflict of interest has arisen as of the date of this Agreed Compliance Measure, the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has determined, subsequent to a consultation at the initiative of my office, that a conflict of interest screen is required in order to avoid the perception of preferential treatment and prevent a conflict of interest situation from arising in the exercise of my duties as a Minister of the Crown. The conflict of interest screen is a preventive measure to assist with my obligation not to participate in any discussion, decision, debate or vote on any matters, other than those of general application or that affect me as one of a broad class of persons, relating to my father, President of the Board of Directors of Bionest Technologies, and to Bionest Technologies, its subsidiaries, affiliates and associates.
Accordingly, a conflict of interest screen has been established and will be administered by my Chief of Staff and Deputy Minister to ensure that I do not participate in any discussions or decision-making processes and any communication with government officials in relation to any matter or issue forming part of the subject matter of the conflict of interest screen.
I have undertaken to inform the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of all matters of which I become aware that relate to or should form part of the subject matter of the conflict of interest screen, in order to prevent a conflict of interest.
In the event that any issue or matter subject to the conflict of interest screen is not caught by the screen and comes before me, I am required under section 21 of the Conflict of Interest Act to recuse myself from that issue or matter and inform the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.
The Prime Minister of Canada, the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet, Parliamentary Secretary, as well as the members of my ministerial staff have been duly informed in writing of this conflict of interest screen.