Safeguarding and reporting misconduct
As an organization working to build a more sustainable and inclusive world, IDRC has a collective responsibility to uphold and promote high ethical standards in our policies, programs and practices, as well as in our daily work and activities. IDRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) in the delivery of our research-for-development mandate. We are committed to preventing and responding wherever possible to SEAH and misconduct during all our research activities. As an organization working to build a more sustainable and inclusive world, IDRC has a collective responsibility to uphold and promote high ethical standards in our policies, programs and practices, as well as in our daily work and activities. IDRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) in the delivery of our research-for-development mandate. We are committed to preventing and responding wherever possible to SEAH and misconduct during all our research activities.
How to report misconduct
Reports can be made on our incident reporting platform regarding any of the following topics: sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment, fraud, theft, data security and privacy breaches, harm to property, conflicts of interest, disclosure of possible wrongdoing, other unethical conduct and/or violations of IDRC's Code of Conduct, policies, applicable laws, among others.
All report reviews and follow-up investigations will be conducted in a manner that respects confidentiality and fair process requirements (including, among others, informing the parties to a complaint, timely investigation, and providing the parties with an opportunity to provide their accounts).
Individuals can submit a report via the Centre’s incident reporting platform anonymously. However, individuals who choose this option should be aware that further enquiry and/or investigation, and any provision of support, may be limited.
If you are aware of instances of unethical conduct or SEAH relating to IDRC’s activities or mandate, we encourage you to report itIf you are aware of instances of unethical conduct or SEAH relating to IDRC’s activities or mandate, we encourage you to report it
Make a ReportMake a confidential report
To report misconduct or to access support, please:
submit a report via our incident reporting platform
call our incident reporting hotline at +1 (866) 737-3512 for assistance in English or French (toll-free in Canada and the US)
contact your manager or supervisor (as applicable to IDRC employees)
contact your IDRC program officer or program director (as applicable to IDRC grantees, research partners and third parties)
For concerns related to SEAH and disclosure of possible wrongdoing, you can also do any of the following:
Safeguarding, SEAH: contact the IDRC safeguarding specialist at safeguarding@idrc.ca
Disclosures of possible wrongdoing: contact the IDRC senior officer for disclosure at divulg@idrc.ca for incidents related to Canada’s Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
HOTLINE NUMBER
1 (866) 737-35121
SAFEGUARDING SPECIALIST
DISCLOSURE OF WRONGDOING