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

Marginal note:Functions: public office holders

87 The Commissioner shall, in relation to public office holders, perform the duties and functions assigned to the Commissioner under the Conflict of Interest Act.

Marginal note:Use of personal information

• 88 (1) Personal information collected by the Commissioner shall not, without the consent of the individual to whom it relates, be used by the Commissioner except for the purpose for which the information was obtained or for a use consistent with that purpose.

• Marginal note:Clarification

  (2) The purpose for which information referred to in subsection (1) was obtained is determined by the section of this Act under which the Commissioner was acting when he or she obtained the information.

Marginal note:Delegation

89 The Commissioner may authorize any person to exercise or perform, subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Commissioner may specify, any of the powers, duties or functions of the Commissioner under this Act or the Conflict of Interest Act except the power to delegate under this section.

Marginal note:Annual reports

• 90 (1) Within three months after the end of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall submit

  • (a) a report on his or her activities under section 86 for that year to the Speaker of the House of Commons, who shall table the report in that House; and

  • (b) a report on his or her activities under section 87 for that year to the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, who shall each table the report in the House over which he or she presides.

• Marginal note:Confidentiality

  (2) The Commissioner may not include in the annual reports any information that he or she is required to keep confidential, including confidences of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.