Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
"An independent agent of Parliament created to investigate disclosures of wrongdoing and reprisal complaints in the federal public sector."
Why are you visiting us today?
What do we do
Our Office investigates allegations of wrongdoing and reprisal complaints in the federal public sector. When wrongdoing is found, we make recommendations for corrective action and table a case report in Parliament. We help protect whistleblowers and individuals who participate in wrongdoing investigations from reprisal in the workplace by facilitating conciliation and referring cases to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal.
Wrongdoing investigations
Our Office investigates allegations of wrongdoing that pose a serious threat to the integrity of the federal public sector. In other words, cases that could seriously impact the public’s confidence if not reported and corrected.
Learn more about reporting wrongdoing
Learn about the rights of people that have been accused of wrongdoing
Our latest case report
The Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, a Governor in Council appointee, repeatedly breached the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector and the Museum’s own Code of Conduct when she engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour, causing emotional harm to multiple employees over an extended period of time.
Our jurisdiction
Our Office has jurisdiction over most federal public sector organizations, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Crown Corporations.
Please, note that we don’t have jurisdiction over:
- The Canadian Forces
- The Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- The Communications Security Establishment
- Elected officials or their staff
- Employees of the House of Commons and the Senate
- Political parties
- Organizations falling under provincial, territorial, regional and municipal legislation, such as hospitals or schools
- The private sector
Reprisal protection
A reprisal may be any adverse action taken against you because you reported wrongdoing or cooperated in an investigation into an allegation of wrongdoing.
The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) outlines protections against reprisal for federal public servants, including members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and employees of federal Crown corporations.
Our Office is the only organization that investigates reprisal complaints under the PSDPA.