Award eligibility and process

OSC web page 'Award eligibility and process' (2026): Policy 15-601 award criteria (over $1 million in sanctions and/or voluntary payments), voluntary and original information, ineligible information, 120-day window after internal reporting, individual eligibility (compliance/audit roles generally excluded), culpable, anonymous (through lawyers) and joint whistleblowers, timelines (paid after appeals expire), award amount 5-15% up to $5 million ($1.5M not contingent on collections, $1.5-5M contingent), discretion and factors, confidentiality, tax. No statistics. Five rules were already recorded from this page; added award cap $5M, non-contingent cap $1.5M and the $1M threshold. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).