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The Senior Officer for Disclosure at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) completed an investigation under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) following the receipt of a disclosure of wrongdoing in the Public Sector. It was alleged that an employee had used departmental res...
A disclosure received under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) involved allegations that two employees were improperly using government equipment to arrange for the purchases and pick-ups of illegal substances during work hours. The organization immediately took action and prompt...
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 following allegation was made: · A serious breach of the departmental Code of Values and Ethics – ...
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) a misuse of public funds or a public asset and 8 (e) a serious breach of a Code of Conduct. The i...
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 Protection Act (PSDPA). The investigation concluded that the civilian employee failed to disclose a po...
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 committed significant time theft. The employee in question held two full time positions in the Government o...
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 section 8 (e) a serious breach of a Code of Conduct. The investigation concluded that an executive in one...
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 the course of the investigation, the scope of the investigation was expanded to include two additional...
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 (GCMS). The investigation found that the employee accessed GMCS on four occasions, over the course of a...
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 wrongdoings by a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member. Specifically, the following allegations were made:• ...
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 “associates” as defined under the Code of Conduct of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)...
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 under section 8 (c) (gross mismanagement) and (e) (a serious breach of the CBSA Code of Conduct).The in...
Protected disclosures were received under the PSDPA regarding three allegations. The investigation uncovered an additional eleven allegations, for a total of fourteen allegations, relating to Conflicts of Interest situations, gross mismanagement and/or abuse/misuse of financial authority and/or of P...
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) a misuse of public funds or a public asset, (c) a gross mismanagement in the public sector (e) a s...
The Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) received a disclosure of wrongdoing under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. An investigation determined that a senior executive committed wrongdoing pursuant to paragraphs 8 (e) of the Act, a serious breach of...
The Senior Officer for Disclosure at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) conducted an investigation under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) following the receipt of a disclosure of wrongdoing in the Public Sector. It was found that an employee had misused public assets b...
Apparent and/or Real Conflict of Interest in Staffing and Human Resources Management Activities. A protected disclosure was received under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, alleging wrongdoing relating to a conflict of interest situation regarding the hiring and supervision of an “as...
On 24 November 2016, the departmental Internal Disclosure Office (IDO) received a disclosure of wrongdoing pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) pertaining to alleged wrongdoings associated with hiring irregularities when staffing new Public Service (PS) positions. Specif...
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 three “relatives” as defined under PSPC Code of Conduct by a Staffing Sub-Delegated Manager. “Relatives” are defined i...
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 three “relatives” as defined under PSPC Code of Conduct by a Staffing Sub-Delegated Manager. “Relatives” are defined i...
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 section 8 (b) a misuse of public funds or a public asset and (e) a serious breach of a Code of Conduct. T...
On 15 March 2017, the departmental Internal Disclosure Office (IDO) received a disclosure of wrongdoing pursuant to the Canadian Armed Forces Disclosure Process (CAFDP) pertaining to alleged wrongdoings by multiple Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) units. Specifically, the following allegation was made:• ...
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 section 8 (b) a misuse of public funds or a public asset and (e) a serious breach of a Code of Conduct.Th...
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 section 8 (b) a misuse of public funds or a public asset, (c) a gross mismanagement in the public sector ...