Whistleblower Protection (Public Sector) Amendment Act
Bill C-15 in the 43rd Parliament 2nd Session (referring here to whistleblower protection rather than the better-known UNDRIP Act which was also C-15 in that session) sought to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (S.C. 2005, c. 46) to strengthen federal whistleblower protections. The PSDPA framework currently has been criticized by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner as having low-confidence-in-protection rates (an Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner 2022 review found that fewer than 10 percent of disclosures led to substantive findings). The amendment would have expanded protected-disclosure scope, increased financial penalties for retaliation, and created a binding Independent Whistleblower Tribunal. Did not pass.
Status
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Strengthens whistleblower protections for federal public-sector workers and updates the Access to Information Act to implement parts of the 2017 ATIA review committee report. Did not pass before the 43rd Parliament ended.
Issues this bill touches
- Democratic Renewal & Electoral Reform
Whistleblower Protection (Public Sector) Amendment Act. Earlier version of the modernized whistleblower protection regime.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Bill formally introduced; printed text becomes available.
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Sponsored by
Anita AnandLIBERALOfficial source
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