Christiane Fox

Why it is here

Christiane Fox, Deputy Minister of National Defence, is listed because the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner decided against them: Christiane Fox contravened section 9 of the Conflict of Interest Act by using her office to influence departmental officials to hire a man she had referred, with no government or access-to-information experience, at a management level for which the officials had advised he was not qualified. Law: Conflict of Interest Act, s. 9. Decision dated 8 April 2026.

Report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada: after an examination under the Conflict of Interest Act or the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, the Commissioner found that the public office holder or Member contravened the provisions named in the report.

Details

Public office holder

Christiane Fox

Office

Deputy Minister of National Defence

Authority

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner

Decision

Contravention

Finding, as published

Christiane Fox contravened section 9 of the Conflict of Interest Act by using her office to influence departmental officials to hire a man she had referred, with no government or access-to-information experience, at a management level for which the officials had advised he was not qualified.

Law

Conflict of Interest Act, s. 9

Date

8 April 2026

Source

https://www.ethicscanada.ca/en/report/16ac877a2bcc8310bfa3f24aed91bf44

Licence

Public reports of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (ethicscanada.ca)