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Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Finds Wrongdoing at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

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Ottawa, December 10, 2025 - The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada, Harriet Solloway, tabled a Case Report in Parliament today regarding the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.

Following a disclosure, my Office launched an investigation into an allegation that the Chief Executive Officer of the Museum, a Governor in Council appointee, committed wrongdoing when she repeatedly breached the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector and the Museum’s own Code of Conduct.

The CEO engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour, causing emotional harm to multiple employees over an extended period of time. The misconduct was characterized by the following:

  • Using inappropriate and offensive language;
  • Raising her voice and yelling;
  • Instilling fear and intimidating employees; and
  • Mistreating and targeting some employees.

"While each incident on its own might not rise to the level of a serious breach of a code of conduct," Commissioner Solloway wrote, "the repeated nature of the CEO’s actions impacting multiple employees elevates their severity."

The CEO created an environment of fear that made employees reluctant to raise concerns and left many worried they would be reprimanded, or even lose their jobs, if they decided to speak up. This sort of breach poses a serious threat to confidence in the integrity of the public sector, and specifically the Museum.

Please refer to the Case Report for further details.

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For more information, contact:

Bronwyn Johns-O’Hara
Manager, Communications
613-415-5185
communications@psic-ispc.gc.ca

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