Parliament of Canada Act

Marginal note:Mandate

72.07 The mandate of the Ethics Commissioner in relation to public office holders is

• (a) to administer any ethical principles, rules or obligations established by the Prime Minister for public office holders;

• (b) to provide confidential advice to the Prime Minister with respect to those ethical principles, rules or obligations and ethical issues in general; and

• (c) to provide confidential advice to a public office holder with respect to the application to him or her of those ethical principles, rules or obligations.