Alberta Public Entities

• Gross mismanagement of public funds and public assets,
• Contraventions of provincial and federal acts and regulations, and
• Substantial and specific dangers to the life, health, and safety of individuals.

The Alberta Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act and Regulations apply to departments of the provincial government, offices of the legislature, and public entities including:

• Provincial agencies, boards, commissions, and crown corporations,
• Health sector organizations,
• Post-secondary institutions,
• Schools boards,
• Charter schools, and
• Private (independent) schools.

Each of these entities, no matter how small or large, is required to establish internal procedures and bring that organization into full compliance with the Act and Regulations.

If you are a reporting entity affected by the Alberta Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act and Regulations, you must:

• Identify your entity’s chief officer (the chief officer carries direct accountability for the entity’s compliance program but has the authority to delegate a number of responsibilities upon a designated officer),
• Establish prescribed policies and procedures to manage and investigate disclosures,
• Establish training and communication protocols to inform employees of the Act and Regulations,
• Submit required reports to the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner, and
• Investigate any reprisals or threats of reprisals against employees who disclose allegations of wrongdoings.

Many of these requirements are time sensitive, compelling the reporting entities to complete key milestone tasks within a defined period of time.

Clarium Fraud and Compliance Solutions Ltd. can provide your organization with the expertise, experience, training, and investigative capacities required to obtain and maintain full compliance with Alberta’s Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act and Regulations.

Ken Brander, Clarium’s president and principal consultant, is ideally suited to serve as your entity’s designated officer. You can trust Ken Brander to:

• Design your entity’s whistleblower policies and procedures,
• Design and deliver training to your employees,
• Receive employee disclosures,
• Investigate and manage disclosures, reprisals, and threats of reprisals,
• Complete your entity’s mandatory reporting requirements to the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner on behalf of your chief officer,
• Keep your chief officer fully informed with recent developments in the Act and Regulations that affect the entity, and
• Represent your entity in a professional and unbiased manner.

Call Clarium Fraud & Compliance Solutions at 780-719-0016 today to discuss your whistleblower program and protection requirements.