Bill C-11
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF WRONGDOINGS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, INCLUDING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WHO DISCLOSE THE WRONGDOINGS
Preamble
SHORT TITLE
1. Short title
INTERPRETATION
2. Definitions
2.1 Authority to act for Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
AMENDING THE SCHEDULES
3. Amending the schedules
PROMOTING ETHICAL PRACTICES
4. Promotion of ethical practices and dissemination of information
CODE OF CONDUCT
5. Obligation to establish — Treasury Board
6. Chief executives shall establish codes of conduct
7. Application
WRONGDOINGS
8. Wrongdoings
9. Disciplinary action
DISCLOSURE OF WRONGDOINGS
10. Establishment of internal disclosure procedures
11. Protection of identity
12. Disclosure to supervisor or senior officer
13. When disclosure can be made to the President
14. Disclosure concerning the Public Service Commission
14.1 Restriction re portions named in Schedule 2
15. Application of ss. 12 to 14
15.1 Requirements when making a disclosure
16. Disclosure to public
17. Exception — special operational information
18. Saving — journalists with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
18.1 Other obligations to report
PROTECTION OF PERSONS MAKING DISCLOSURES
19. Prohibition against reprisal
20. Definition of “Board”
20.1 Procedures for RCMP
21. Retroactivity
21.1 Power to temporarily assign other duties
DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
22. Duties
23. Restriction — general
24. Right to refuse
25. Staff and facilities
26. Delegation
INVESTIGATIONS
27. Purpose of investigations
28. Notice to chief executive
29. Access
30. Powers
31. Exception
32. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
33. Self-incrimination
34. Power to investigate other wrongdoings
35. Information outside public sector
36. Remittal of information
REPORTS
37. Request for notice of action
38. Report to appropriate Minister or governing council
39. Preparation of report
PROHIBITIONS
40. False statements
41. Obstruction
42. Destroying documents and things, etc.
CONFIDENTIALITY
43. Security requirements
44. Confidentiality
44.1 Canada Evidence Act
PROTECTION
45. Protection
46. Not compellable witness
47. Libel or slander
GENERAL
48. Disclosure not waiver
49. Restriction
50. Personal information
51. Saving
EXCLUDED ORGANIZATIONS
52. Obligation of excluded organizations
53. Order to make provisions of Act applicable
FIVE-YEAR REVIEW
54. Review
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
55. Access to Information Act
56. Canada Evidence Act
57. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
58. Privacy Act
COORDINATING AMENDMENTS
59. 2003, c. 22
COMING INTO FORCE
60. Order in council
SCHEDULES 1-3