Form - Disclosing wrongdoing

According to the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies, the following are considered wrongdoings:

  • Misuse of a public body’s funds or property;
  • Serious breach of ethics and professional conduct;
  • Serious mismanagement within a public body and abuse of authority;
  • Ordering or advising a person to commit a wrongdoing;
  • Damage or risk of damage to the health or safety of a person or the environment;
  • Contravention of a law or regulation applicable in Québec.

See the What is a wrongdoing? section for more details.

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The Protecteur du citoyen pledges to protect the confidentiality of the information transmitted. Under the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, the information obtained or created by the Protecteur du citoyen in the context of verification or investigation as the result of disclosure of wrongdoing cannot be communicated.

Please indicate the following informations :

  • Identity of the person who would've commited the act (position, direction)
  • Others people possibly concerned (collaborator, witnesses)
  • Unfolding of the events (acts commited, dates, places, consequences)
  • Reasons that lead you to disclose

In order to facilitate a speedy processing of your disclosure, please only provide the documents pertinent to the situation you are disclosing.

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Important : This form is intended only for disclosures of wrongdoings relating to Québec public bodies. Learn more about the Protecteur du citoyen du Québec.

The wrongdoing

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Do you wish to identify yourself?

If you choose to make a disclosure anonymously, please provide as many details as possible, as we will not be able to follow up with you. Without sufficient information to complete the necessary verification before the investigation, we may be unable to proceed with addressing your disclosure.

Your contact information

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Attach documents to support your disclosure (optional) Help

All attached files cannot exceed 90,000 Kb (90 MB). Note: You may also mail us your documents.

In submitting this form, you authorize the Québec Ombudsman to collect your personal information with a view to applying the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies.