Canadian Whistleblowing Research Network

Research Conference on Whistleblowing in Canada on «Collaborating to Explore the Evolving Landscape of Whistleblowing in Canada»

Whistleblowing is generally defined as the disclosure by a member of an organization (former or current) of an illegal, immoral, or illegitimate practice to individuals or other organizations that have the power to take corrective action (Near and Miceli, 1985). 
Several Canadian whistleblowers have brought to light serious wrongdoings, such as Louis Robert, Richard Leblanc, Luc Sabourin, and Garry Clement. However, legal and institutional frameworks often fail to protect whistleblowers effectively and/or act appropriately on their disclosures. While several studies have been conducted on the topic, research on whistleblowing in Canada remains limited.
The ambition of this conference is to enrich our understanding of whistleblowing in Canada. 

Scope

We aim to foster a dialogue on whistleblowing and develop a network of researchers while capturing the diversity and complexity of the challenges and opportunities associated with whistleblowing in the Canadian context.

Keynote speaker 

Wim Vandekerckhove is (full) Professor of Business Ethics at EDHEC Business School in France. Wim has provided expertise on whistleblowing to various organizations, including Council of Europe, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Olympic Commitee, Transparency International, the UK Department of Health, and the British Standards Institute (BSI). He was the working group convenor for ISO37002:2021, the international standard for whistleblowing management systems. He published numerous studies on whistleblowing in Journal of Business Ethics, Organization Studies, Administrative Sciences, Philosophy of Management. He is the author of Whistleblowing and Organizational Social Responsibility (Ashgate / Routledge) and co-authored The Whistleblowing Guide: Speak-Up Arrangements, Challenges and Best Practices (Wiley). He is involved in coordinating the International Whistleblowing Research Network and is a section editor of the Journal of Business Ethics.