The Office of the Integrity Commissioner (french: Bureau du commissaire à l’intégrité) for the province of

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is the office of the

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responsible for preventing ethics violations before they occur for members of the Legislative Assembly.

Overview

The position was created by the province in 1988 with the passing of the ''Conflict of Interest Act'' (amended as ''Members' Integrity Act, 1994'') in 1988. The headquarters for the office is located in

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at 2 Bloor Street West. The office has other legislation that assists in its mandate to govern the actions of the members of the Legislative Assembly: * ''Lobbyists Registration Act, 1999'' * ''Cabinet Ministers and Opposition Leaders Expenses Review and Accountability Act, 2002'' * ''Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006'' * ''Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009''

Integrity Commissioners

* Gregory T. Evans (June 29, 1988 – November 30, 1997) * Robert C. Rutherford (December 1, 1997 – March 4, 2001) * Gregory T. Evans (2nd term: March 5, 2001 – September 16, 2001) *

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(September 17, 2001 – July 31, 2007) *

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(August 1, 2007 – December 31, 2015) * J. David Wake (January 1, 2016 – present)

Case summaries

References

External links

Official website
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Integrity Integrity is the practice of being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. Inte ...

Anti-corruption agencies 1988 establishments in Ontario