Federal Employees Say Fear of Reprisal Their Top Concern With Reporting Wrongdoing: Report

The West Block of Parliament Hill is pictured through the window of the Sir John A Macdonald building in Ottawa on May 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Federal employees are increasingly unlikely to report wrongdoing committed within the federal public sector out of fear of reprisal, says a report prepared for the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC).

“Not only is fear of reprisals the top concern associated with reporting a wrongdoing, it is also a real concern according to nearly all participants,” said the report, titled “Exploring The Culture Of Whistleblowing And The Fear Of Reprisal In The Federal Public Sector,” published on March 25.