Integrity Regime consultation: Administering Canada's enhanced Integrity Regime

In the fall of 2017, the Government of Canada sought stakeholder views on enhancing the Integrity Regime, as part of a public consultation on addressing corporate wrongdoing.

Submissions were received from across various groups including the private sector, professional organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations, justice sector stakeholders, provinces and territories, and other targeted groups.

In the spring of 2018, the Government of Canada announced that the following enhancements to the Integrity Regime would be made, incorporating the feedback received during the fall 2017 consultation:

• introduction of greater flexibility in debarment decisions (rendering companies ineligible from receiving federal contracts or real property agreements)
• increasing the number of triggers that can lead to debarment
• exploring alternative measures to further mitigate the risk of doing business with organized crime
• expanding the scope of business ethics covered under the regime into key areas such as combatting human trafficking and the protection of labour rights and the environment

Purpose of this consultation

As the Government of Canada prepares to release the Integrity Regime's revised Ineligibility and Suspension Policy, a public consultation was held to seek comments on the application of the proposed draft Policy and any of its requirements. This consultation does not include the Remediation Agreement regime. Interested parties were asked for their feedback on the following question:

Question:

Please provide your concrete feedback on the application of the proposed draft policy and any of its requirements.

Consulting stakeholders

The Government of Canada sought feedback from suppliers, Canadians and all interested parties. This feedback was taken into consideration in further refining the draft policy before it became effective.

How participation was solicited

To participate in the consultation, interested parties were encouraged to review the proposed draft Ineligibility and Suspension Policy and to provide feedback through the online form, by email or by mail.

Privacy

Protection of privacy is important. The personal information on this consultation was collected on a voluntary basis. All personal identifiers were anonymized.

Related information

• About the Integrity Regime
• Current Ineligibility and Suspension Policy
• Consultation: Expanding Canada's toolkit to address corporate wrongdoing

Contact us

Organization:

Government of Canada

Address:

Portage III Tower A 10A1
11 Laurier St
Gatineau QC K1A 9S5

Email:

tpsgc.dgsiggjriconsulter-dobifamgirconsult.pwgsc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

From: Public Services and Procurement Canada