The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA), B.C.’s whistleblower protection law, came into force on Dec. 1, 2019. One of the requirements is that “Each year, a chief executive, or a delegate of the chief executive, must prepare a report on all disclosures of wrongdoing that have been made in that year in respect of the ministry, government body or office for which the chief executive is responsible, including disclosures made to the Ombudsperson, if a designated officer of the relevant ministry, government body or office has been notified about the disclosures or investigations.”

This brief provides information for the reporting period of Dec. 1, 2019 to Mar. 31, 2020.