Public Sector Integrity Commissioner

Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
Bureau du Commissaire à l'intégrité du secteur public
Agency overview
Formed	2007
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;
Employees	28
Annual budget	$5.6 million; (2019)
Website	www.psic-ispc.gc.ca/en

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
Commissariat à l’intégrité du secteur public du Canada
	Incumbent; Harriet Solloway; since September 27, 2023
Abbreviation	PSIC
Reports to	Parliament of Canada
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor in Council;
Term length	7 years; renewable once;
Constituting instrument	Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
First holder	Christiane Ouimet

The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada is one of the Independent Oversight Offices created by the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSPD Act) as part of the Canadian Federal Accountability Act. The Office investigates wrongdoing in the federal public sector and helps protect whistleblowers, and those who participate in investigations, from reprisal. Harriet Solloway is the current Commissioner, named on September 27, 2023.

The Act is intended to address wrongdoing that could seriously impact the public's confidence in the integrity of the public service. Reports of founded wrongdoing are presented before the House of Commons and the Senate in accordance with the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.