Third parties once again main source of House workplace harassment, violence complaints in 2025

A total of 13 workplace harassment or violence complaints were filed in 2025, down from the record high of 18 complaints filed in 2024.

Members of Parliament have been the respondent in a single case of alleged workplace harassment or violence in each annual report going back to 2022-23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 4, 2026

Third parties continue to be the dominant source of workplace harassment and violence complaints filed by employees, interns, and volunteers working for Members of Parliament, with only one such complaint involving an MP in 2025.

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