About Us
Democracy functions best when people are informed. Our mission is to take publicly available data about elected officials and make it easily accessible for all Canadians.
This website was created by Canadian Developers inspired by a data source originally compiled through the investigative work of Isaac Peltz and Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours and accessed via Discord.
Disclaimer
This site is a work-in-progress and updated regularly. While we strive for accuracy, there may be errors in the data.
If you notice any inaccuracies, please contact mplandlordcheck [ at ] protonmail [ dot ] com or Isaac Peltz.
Methodology
Federal data is sourced from a public registry which is maintained by the Office of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. This registry is updated yearly for current members of parliament when there is a relevant change in their summary statements, public declarations relating to gifts or other advantages, travel, outside activities and certain assets and liabilities, and other declarations as necessary.
We regularly update this site as new data is released. Please refer to the relevant public registry for further information.
For Provincial data, we use similar public registries which are listed accordingly on the relevant pages.
Recently we removed data regarding home ownership as it related to primary residence.
This data is inconsistent, particular in provincial jurisidictions, and representatives often do not need to declare their primary residence, especially if the mortgage is paid off.
Our research also found that nearly elected representative is a homeowner. We identified less than five cases to the contrary. As a result, we have removed this data from the page since it is often misleading.
Terminology
- Landlord
- An individual who owns a property they or their family do not reside in, and either collect or plan to collect rental income.
- Significant Assets/Investments
- An individual stock ownership of at least $10,000. Stocks or assets valued under this amount are not included, and there is no maximum cap.
- For Provincial representatives this threshold is typically much lower.