Disclosure of Information on Founded Wrongdoing

Natural Resources Canada is committed to strengthening the integrity of the federal public service by fostering an environment in which employees may disclose possible wrongdoing, and be protected from reprisal for having made such a disclosure.

The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) offers federal public sector employees and other persons a secure and confidential process for the disclosure of serious wrongdoing in the workplace, as well as protection against reprisal.

The PSDPA defines wrongdoing as follows:

• a contravention of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, or of any regulations made under any such Act;
• a misuse of public funds or a public asset;
• a gross mismanagement;
• a serious breach of a code of conduct;
• an act or omission that creates a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of persons, or to the environment;
• knowingly directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing.

Under paragraph 11(c) of the PSDPA, chief executives shall promptly provide public access to information on founded wrongdoing.

Information to which public access is provided must describe: the wrongdoing, including the identity of the person found to have committed it if necessary in order to describe the wrongdoing adequately; the recommendations, if any, set out in any report made to the chief executive; and any corrective action taken by the chief executive or the reasons why no corrective action was taken.

This Internet site will be updated quarterly in order to provide public access to information on wrongdoing found by an investigation under the PSDPA to have been committed.

• Reports