Deputy minister broke conflict-of-interest rules by influencing hiring at IRCC, ethics commissioner finds

The investigation concluded 'the true intent' of Christiane Fox, then-deputy minister at the department, was to help Bjorn Charles 'find new employment, and this occurred under her watch through the creation of a position in her department to fit [his] needs.'
Christiane Fox
Ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein has determined Christiane Fox, then-deputy minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, improperly influenced a 2024 hiring decision.

Canada’s ethics watchdog has found high-ranking public servant Christiane Fox broke conflict-of-interest rules by encouraging an unqualified acquaintance be hired despite ...

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