Parliament of Canada Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. P-1)

Marginal note:Appointment

• 81 (1) The Governor in Council shall, by commission under the Great Seal, appoint a Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner after consultation with the leader of every recognized party in the House of Commons and approval of the appointment by resolution of that House.

• Marginal note:Qualifications

  (2) In order to be appointed under subsection (1), a person must be

  • (a) a former judge of a superior court in Canada or of any other court whose members are appointed under an Act of the legislature of a province;

  • (b) a former member of a federal or provincial board, commission or tribunal who, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, has demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following:

    • (i) conflicts of interest,

    • (ii) financial arrangements,

    • (iii) professional regulation and discipline, or

    • (iv) ethics; or

  • (c) a former Senate Ethics Officer or former Ethics Commissioner.

• Marginal note:Reappointment

  (3) The Commissioner is eligible to be reappointed for one or more terms of up to seven years each.