Proactive Disclosure
The Government of Canada is working hard to enhance the role of Parliament and the
proactive disclosure of information so that Canadians are better able to hold Parliament,
their Government, and public sector officials to account.
To this end, the Government announced the mandatory publication on departmental web
sites of travel and hospitality expenses for selected government officials; contracts
entered into by the Government of Canada for amounts over $10,000 (with only limited
exceptions such as national security) and grants and contributions over $25,000.
On March 23, 2004, the government announced a new policy on the mandatory publication
of contracts over $10,000. Every three months we will be reporting contracts awarded by
the institution in the previous three months.
On October 21, 2005, the Government announced its commitment to proactively disclose
the awarding of grants and contributions over $25,000 as part of its Management
Improvement Agenda. Every three months this Web site will be updated to include
information on grants and contributions awarded in the previous fiscal year quarter.
It is now a legal requirement for institutions to send written Public Opinion Research
(POR) reports to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) within six months of completion of data
collection to make them available to the public.
On December 12, 2003, the Prime Minister announced a new policy on the mandatory
publication of travel and hospitality expenses for selected government officials. This web
page provides information on the travel and hospitality expenses incurred by the President
and Vice-Presidents of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency according to the Treasury Board
Secretariat Proactive Disclosure: Transparency and Accountability Guidelines.
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