Acts of Founded Wrongdoing

Confirmed Misconduct

Official findings of government misconduct from federal institutions

Data last updated: February 01, 2026 from Open Canada

What is this? These are confirmed cases of wrongdoing in federal institutions - including gross mismanagement, misuse of public funds, and serious breaches of codes of conduct. Each case has been officially investigated and findings have been made.

Total Cases
67
Confirmed wrongdoing findings
Organizations
13
Federal institutions with findings
Years Covered
16
2007 - 2025

Cases by Year

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Recent Cases

Environment and Climate Change Canada

In January 2023, the Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) at the Department of the Environment received a disclosure pertaining to alleged wrongdoing by an executive. Specifically, the follow...

2025-04-15
National Defence

The Department of National Defence (DND) Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) received a disclosure of wrongdoing alleging misconduct under paragraph 8(e) of the Public Servants Disclosure Pr...

2024-03-20
Global Affairs Canada

The Global Affairs Canada Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure received a disclosure of wrongdoing under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA), alleging wrongdoing under section 8 (b...

2024-03-20
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

In the Fall of 2023, the Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received a protected disclosure alleging that an IRCC employee had committ...

2023-11-27
Global Affairs Canada

The Global Affairs Canada Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) received a disclosure of wrongdoing under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) alleging wrongdoing under sectio...

2023-08-02
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

In the Fall of 2023, IRCC’s office of internal disclosures launched an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing committed by an executive at NHQ. In light of additional information uncovered in th...

2023-07-31
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

In June of 2023, the Office of Internal Disclosures launched an investigation to determine whether an IRCC employee committed wrongdoing in relation to his use of the Global Case Management System (GC...

2023-06-22
National Defence

On 16 November 2017, the departmental Internal Disclosure Office (IDO) received a disclosure of wrongdoing pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) pertaining to alleged wrong...

2023-03-02
Public Services and Procurement Canada

A protected disclosure was received under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, alleging wrongdoing relating to a conflict of interest situation regarding the hiring of a “relative” and other...

2022-11-25
Canada Border Services Agency

The Canada Border Service Agency’s (CBSA) Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) received a disclosure of wrongdoing under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, alleging wrongdoing und...

2022-10-21

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