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.
François Massicotte
· Special Assistant
- Declaration type
- Compliance Measures
- Disclosure date
- 2020-09-25
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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I, Francois Massicotte, hereby declare that:
1. By reason of my position as Special Assistant in the Office of Minister of Foreign Affairs, I am a reporting public office holder subject to the Conflict of Interest Act (Act);
2. I have an ownership interest in 9274-5702 Québec Inc., a private corporation, whose assets include an account composed of “controlled assets” as defined in section 20 of the Act (controlled asset);
3. I agreed to place all of my shares of 9274-5702 Québec Inc. in a blind trust (my blind trust);
4. This declaration is a preventive compliance measure, agreed upon pursuant to section 29 of the 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;
5. The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and I have agreed that this declaration is an appropriate compliance measure for me, aimed at preventing any opportunity, while I exercise my official powers, duties and functions as a reporting public office holder, to further my private interests by giving instructions or receiving consultations with the directors or the trustee of my corporation, 9274-5702 Québec Inc.;
6. In order to comply with the requirements of the Act, the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner determined that the following additional compliance measures are required:
a. Except for general written investment instructions pre-approved by the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, I will not otherwise instruct, direct or advise the Trustees of my blind trust and 9274-5702 Québec Inc, including its director(s) or anyone else acting on the corporation’s behalf, with respect to the management, disposition or investment of the corporation’s controlled assets;
b. I will also refuse any request for consultation, instruction, direction or advice by the Trustees of my blind trust or 9274-5702 Québec Inc., including its director(s) or anyone else acting on the corporation’s behalf, with respect to the management, disposition or investment of the controlled assets held by the corporation;
c. I will not participate in any discussions or decision-making processes involving the management, disposition or investment of the controlled assets of 9274-5702 Québec Inc.;
d. I undertake to instruct the Trustees of my blind trust and 9274-5702 Québec Inc., its director(s) or anyone else acting on its behalf, that they are not to provide me with any information relating to the corporation’s controlled asset investments, other than information that is required by law to be filed by me and also periodic reports on the overall value of the corporation’s controlled assets;
e. I undertake to inform the Trustees of my blind trust and 9274-5702 Québec Inc. of the additional compliance measures set out in paragraphs a, b and c;
f. I will obtain the pre-approval of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner before appointing any other person or corporation as trustee of the blind trust; and
7. The terms of this agreed compliance measure will remain in place for as long as I am considered a reporting public office holder subject to the Act.