Our vision
The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada is a trusted place to disclose wrongdoing, to protect disclosers from reprisal and to take appropriate action that will ultimately enhance confidence in the integrity of public servants and public institutions.
Our mission
The Office provides a confidential, independent and effective response to:
- disclosures of wrongdoing in the federal public sector from public servants or members of the public; and
- complaints of reprisal from public servants and former public servants.
Our values
- Integrity in our actions and processes
- Respect for our clients and employees
- Fairness in our procedures and our decisions
- Professionalism in the manner we conduct ourselves and in our work
Our approach to our mandate
The mandate of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada is to establish a safe, confidential and independent mechanism for public servants or members of the public to disclose potential wrongdoing in the federal public sector. The Office investigates disclosures of alleged wrongdoing and complaints of reprisal. It also protects public servants from reprisal for making such disclosures or cooperating in investigations under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.
The Office’s work is guided by the following principles:
- Accessibility – We are approachable, our processes are transparent and we are forthcoming about our results
- Independence – We make our decisions impartially and independently
- Timeliness – We are efficient and we act in a timely manner
- Action Orientation – We pursue disclosures of wrongdoing and reprisal complaints diligently and take appropriate action whenever possible
- Confidentiality – We protect the confidentiality of the identity of disclosers and of information disclosed to the extent possible under the law
Building public confidence in our public institutions and in the integrity of public servants is a shared responsibility. It is a collective goal to which we are strongly committed, together with our many partners.