The Code of Ethics and Conduct
The Code of Ethics and Conduct identifies the core values that diocesan employees and volunteers must embody in their actions.
Reference document
The Diocesan Policy on Safe Environments provides a framework for the diocese’s pro-active actions on harm prevention and complaint management.
Resources for safe environments
The Safe Environment Coordinator is Monique Washnuk. She can be reached by e-mail at msecur@diocesegatineau.org. She assists the diocesan and parish teams in implementing the diocesan orientations for safe environments.
Report sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult
To report a sexual offence committed by a priest or other pastoral or diocesan worker against a minor or vulnerable adult, contact Ms. Lise Duguay by telephone at (819) 776-5112 or by email at duguayli@videotron.ca.
You can consult summaries of diocesan protocols for handling such allegations on this website. The full text of these protocols is available by contacting the Archdiocesan Chancery at (819) 771-8391 ext. 307 or by email at chancelier@diocesegatineau.org.
N.B.: To report a sexual offence committed or concealed by a Canadian bishop, you can file a report through a confidential website: Canadian Reporting System for Sexual Abuse or Cover-up by a Catholic Bishop |:
Reporting harassment in the workplace
To report a situation of harassment in the workplace (whether by an employee or volunteer, a member of the diocesan team or a member of a parish team), contact Ms. Jeannette Ndaya Tshibangu by telephone (819) 771-8391 ext. 310 or by e-mail RH@diocesegatineau.org.
You can consult an abridged version of the diocesan policy for handling such reports here:
Report other violations of the code of ethics and conduct
To report any violation of the Code of Ethics and Conduct (other than sexual abuse or harassment in the workplace), please contact Father Rodhain Kasuba
by telephone (819) 771-8391 ext. 303
or by e-mail kasubar@diocesegatineau.org