We are currently moving our web services and information to Canada.ca.

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website will remain available until this move is complete.

Annual Report on the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2008-09


Archived information

Archived information is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject à to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.

Introduction

The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) is a significant part of the federal government’s actions to increase the trust and confidence of Canadians in the public sector. While wrongdoing is rare in the Canadian public sector, it is important to have mechanisms in place that allow each case of suspected wrongdoing to be dealt with in a manner that maintains the effective and efficient operation of public sector organizations and Canadians’ confidence in those organizations.

Section 38.1 of the PSDPA requires that the Chief Human Resources Officer prepare an annual report for the President of the Treasury Board to table in Parliament. The report must provide information on activities related to the disclosures made in public sector organizations that are subject to the Act, including:

  • the number of general inquiries relating to the Act;
  • the number of disclosures received under the Act and whether they were acted upon;
  • the number of investigations commenced;
  • whether any systemic problems were found that lead to wrongdoing; and
  • any other matter that the Chief Human Resources Officer deems necessary.

This document, the second annual report under the PSDPA, covers these reporting requirements for the period of April 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009. It is divided into the following sections:

  • Background—A brief summary of the purpose of the Act and its key concepts.
  • Promoting Ethical Practices—A summary of activities related to the promotion of ethical practices in the public sector and a positive environment for disclosing wrongdoings, in light of section 4 of the Act.
  • Reported Disclosure Activity—Information about specific activities related to disclosures of possible wrongdoing reported by organizations subject to the Act.
  • Observations—An interpretation of reported activity under the Act in the context of other measures related to values and ethics, followed by a summary of next steps related to achieving the principal objectives of the Act.

An appendix provides more detailed information as reported by public sector organizations.



Date modified: