Public Declaration of Travel
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
12. No minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary, no member of his or her family and no ministerial adviser or ministerial staff shall accept travel on non-commercial chartered or private aircraft for any purpose unless required in his or her capacity as a public office holder or in exceptional circumstances or with the prior approval of the Commissioner.
25. (6) If travel has been accepted in accordance with section 12, from any source, the minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary concerned shall, within 30 days after the acceptance, make a public declaration that provides sufficient detail to identify the source and the circumstances under which the travel was accepted.
51. (1) The Commissioner shall maintain a registry consisting of the following documents for examination by the public:
(a)
public declarations made under section 25.
François-Philippe Champagne
· Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
- Declaration type
- Travel
- Disclosure date
- 2022-08-30
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Travel on a non-commercial chartered or private aircraft
Flight: From Montreal to Toronto
Date: 2022-08-22
Offered by: Government of Germany
Circumstances: I travelled on the same plane as the German delegation from Montreal to Toronto.
This flight was required in my official capacity as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and was pre-approved by the commissioner.