Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act came into force on April 15, 2007. Its purpose is to encourage employees in the public sector to come forward if they have reason to believe that serious wrongdoing has been committed or is about to be committed in the workplace, or if they have been asked to commit a wrongdoing. It also provides protection against reprisal if they do come forward, and offers a fair and objective process for those who are accused of wrongdoing.
This Act requires all organizations to provide public access to information concerning any wrongdoing found as a result of a disclosure. Therefore, the organization must describe: the wrongdoing, the recommendations made to the chief executive, and the corrective action taken by the organization's chief executive.
This space has been created to report on all founded claims involving the Department of Canadian Heritage.
To date, no claims of wrongdoing have been confirmed.