ManitobaManitoba’s ethics commissioner is stepping down from the role, the Manitoba Legislative Assembly announced Monday morning. Schnoor authored report recommending fines against former premier Heather Stefanson, cabinet ministersCBC News · Posted: Nov 03, 2025 12:30 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe Manitoba Legislative Assembly announced Monday morning that Jeffery Schnoor, the province’s ethics commissioner, has resigned. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)Manitoba’s ethics commissioner is stepping down from the role, the Manitoba Legislative Assembly announced Monday morning.Jeffrey Schnoor also served as lobbyist registrar and information and privacy adjudicator, a news release announcing his resignation said. Schnoor served in the roles for more than a decade.Schnoor is becoming B.C.’s conflict of interest commissioner, B.C. MLA Janet Routledge said in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday. He starts his new role on Jan. 5.In May, Schnoor ruled former Manitoba premier Heather Stefansson and two then Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers violated the province’s conflict-of-interest law and should be fined. In a 100-page report, Schnoor said Stefanson, then deputy premier Cliff Cullen and then economic development minister Jeff Wharton acted improperly by pushing for the approval of a silica sand mining project after the Tories lost the Oct. 3, 2023, election to the NDP.With files from The Canadian Press
Manitoba Ethics Commissioner Jeffrey Schnoor resigns
