PSIC Advisory Committee

An Advisory Committee was established to provide a more permanent mechanism for stakeholder consultation on disclosure of wrongdoing and reprisal complaints. The Committee comprises representatives from the Office, unions, Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX), the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Senior Officers' community and academia. Specifically, the Committee's mandate is to provide:

• recommendations on broad strategic directions, policies and priorities of PSIC; 
• a challenge function to support PSIC being able to most effectively meet the needs of disclosers of wrongdoing and reprisal complainants;
• a forum for the provision of advice and the exchange of views of key stakeholders on issues affecting the management of disclosure of wrongdoing and complaints of reprisal.

The Committee’s mandate does not include reviewing or discussing specific files. 

Members include:

Joe Friday, Chair and Commissioner (PSIC)
Claude Archambault, Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)
Scott Chamberlain, Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO)
Diane Chartrand, Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal (PSDPT)
Adam Dodek, University of Ottawa
France Duquette, Executive Director (PSIC)
Ann Fraser, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Shirley Friesen, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
Chantal Homier-Nehme, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Angela Briginshaw, Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX)
Benedict Po, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Sally Thornton, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

The Committee’s first meeting was in May 2011. The Committee meets every few months.