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:
(e)
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.
Mélanie Joly
· Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Declaration type
- Compliance Measures
- Disclosure date
- 2026-03-27
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Conflict of interest screens are preventive compliance measures, agreed upon pursuant to section 29 of the Conflict of Interest Act (Act) by a public office holder and the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, to assist the public office holders in avoiding conflicts of interest. Screens also seek to minimize the possibility of conflicts arising between the public duties of the public office holder and their private interests or those of their relatives and friends.
The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and I have agreed that a conflict of interest screen is an appropriate measure aimed at preventing any opportunity to further the private interests of my brother, Mr. Jean-Sébastien Joly, Intelcom Courrier Canada Inc., Dragonfly Shipping, or Amazon while I exercise my duties and functions as Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions.
Accordingly, I have agreed to recuse myself from any discussion, decision, debate or vote in relation to my brother, Intelcom Courrier Canada Inc., Dragonfly Shipping, or Amazon. I understand that recusal means I must remove myself from the room, physically or virtually as the case may be. I also agree not to have any communication with government officials in relation to any matter or decision-making processes which I or the screen administrators know or reasonably should know to affect my brother’s private interests.
This screen is co-administered by the Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and my Chief of Staff to ensure that I am neither made aware of nor a participant in any discussions or decision-making processes pertaining to the private interests of my brother or of his companies, unless the interest in the decision or matter is one of general application. I will participate in decisions or matters of general application and those that may affect my brother’s private interests as a member of a broad class of persons unless those interests are disproportionate to the other members of the class.
The Prime Minister of Canada, the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet, the Parliamentary Secretaries to the Minister of Industry as well as the members of my ministerial staff have been informed in writing of this conflict of interest screen.
I have undertaken to inform the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of any additional matters I am made aware of in the future that should form part of the subject matter of this screen.
In the event that any relevant matter 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.