Office of the Integrity Commissioner (Ontario)


The Office of the Integrity Commissioner for the province of Ontario is the office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for preventing ethics violations before they occur for members of the Legislative Assembly.

Overview

The position was created by the province in 1988 with the passing of the Conflict of Interest Act in 1988. The headquarters for the office is located in Toronto at 2 Bloor Street West.
The office has other legislation that assists in its mandate to govern the actions of the members of the Legislative Assembly:
YearAllegationsFindings by Integrity CommissionerOther comments by Integrity Commissioner
2009-2010Conflict of interest related to hiringNo conflict of interest found.
2009-2010Meeting quality standards - gross mismanagement and grave danger regarding service deliveryNo gross mismanagement.
2010-2011Grave danger and gross mismanagement in relation to a regulatory matterNo grave danger.
2010-2011Wrongdoing in relation to a regulatory processLack of policy clarity and failure of the ministry to oversee the unit’s activities in relation to the issue resulted in inconsistent application of the regulatory program.
2010-2011TheftNo theft detectedProcedural weaknesses in the processes identified
2010-2011Conflict of interest allegation in relation to hiringNo wrongdoingReasonable basis to give rise to a perception that conflict of interest had occurred.
2011-2012Gross mismanagement and grave danger to the life, health and/or safety of a personNo wrongdoing.
2011-2012Improper investigationInsufficient basis for investigation.
2011-2012Improper conductNo improper conduct found.Lack of policy clarity within the Ministry
2011-2012Manipulation of attendance figuresNo wrongdoing as allegation were not substantiated.
2012-2013Gross mismanagement and conflict of interest in relation to procurementNo gross mismanagement or conflicts of interest.There were serious issues with the procurement practices.
2012-2013Conflict of InterestNo contravention of the conflict of interest rules.
2013-2014Gross mismanagement due to improper influence by a stakeholder over public servant staffingNo gross mismanagement.
2013-2014Criminal use of a computerNo use of work computer for any improper purpose.
2013-2014Gross mismanagement for management’s failure to address bullying and harassment in a particular work unit, and preferential treatment of a vendorNo gross mismanagement.
2013-2014Conflict of interest and gross mismanagementNo wrongdoing or any improper conduct found
2013-2014Cover up of loss of evidence held pursuant to court orderNo wrongdoing as prior investigation and corrective actions had already been taken.Commissioner recommended additional corrective action including: informing the court and the parties about the loss of evidence, informing police authorities of the circumstances, and conducting a further investigation relating to the conduct of another individual.
2014-2015Conflict of interest and gross mismanagement related to procurementNo wrongdoing.Deficiencies with overall procurement practices
2014-2015Interference of a licensing decisionNo wrongdoing.
2015-2016Conflict of interestNo wrongdoing.Integrity Commissioner did not investigate.
2015-2016Gross mismanagement - Improper use of Ministry resourcesNo wrongdoing.
2015-2016Gross mismanagement - Acting in a manner contrary to acceptable practices, failing to report an incident and counselling another public servant to engage in wrongdoing.Wrongdoing found.
2015-2016Conflict of interestNo wrongdoing.
2015-2016Conflict of interestNo wrongdoing.No investigation by Integrity Commissioner.