Government Operations committee  Thank you. Good morning. My name is Luc Bégin and I will speak to you on behalf of Health Canada in my capacity as senior integrity officer for this organization. To provide members of this committee with some context, the Health Canada ombudsman, integrity, and resolution off

Government Operations committee  Approximately 12,000 at Health Canada would be subject to the act.

Government Operations committee  Disclosures.

Government Operations committee  There were eight general inquiries and eight disclosures reported.

Government Operations committee  There have been no investigations under those eight disclosures. If you're referring to the tribunal, that refers to reprisal, a complaint of reprisal that was made to PSIC.

Government Operations committee  First of all, Health Canada really encourages employees to make the information known to their supervisors. That's what we encourage. Employees have an opportunity to come to my office. I have to preface that by saying the ombudsman, integrity, and resolution office has an opera

Government Operations committee  The process for dealing with wrongdoing is not different. We have one layer where we have an ombudsman who hears a lot of workplace issues.

Government Operations committee  It's distinct once a formal complaint or disclosure has been filed.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  No. Under the act, the deputy needs to appoint a senior official. The ombudsman becomes the senior integrity officer.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  This is the 2014 public service employee survey where it actually stated that, I believe, only 38% of employees at Health Canada would file a grievance or complaint without fear of reprisal. Don't quote me on this exactly.

Government Operations committee  That's what it....

Government Operations committee  What I can tell you is that my office has been very proactive in positioning this office with services, including the internal disclosure services, to be a trusted place where employees can actually raise and discuss those issues. An effective awareness strategy is making sure we

Government Operations committee  What document?