© Getty Images for We DaySophie Gregoire Trudeau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appear at a WE Day UN event
Canada's ethics watchdog has cleared Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of wrongdoing in the WE Charity scandal.
The charity had been tapped by his government last year to oversee a volunteer programme for students during the pandemic.
Mr Trudeau later faced scrutiny when it was revealed he had personal ties to the organisation.
But the report found former finance minister Bill Morneau had breached federal ethics rules in the scandal.
Mr Morneau resigned in August, although he denied it was because of this case.
Mr Morneau faced pressure to step down last summer after it was revealed WE had covered some of his expenses while he was on two trips with his family to see some of the charity's work in Kenya and Ecuador.
He said it was an oversight and repaid C$41,000 ($33,000; £ 24,000).
In October, federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion cleared Mr Morneau of ethical wrongdoing for that, saying it appeared to be a genuine mistake.
But on Thursday, Mr Dion released a report that found Mr Morneau had placed himself in a conflict of interest "on several occasions" in other ways.
Mr Morneau broke conflict of interest rules by "improperly furthering WE's private interests, by failing to recuse himself from decisions relating to WE, and by giving WE preferential treatment", the report said.
In a statement, Mr Morneau reiterated that he should have recused himself from the government's discussion regarding the charity, given his personal ties. He had previously apologised for failing to do so.
What did the report say about Mr Trudeau?
When it came to Mr Trudeau, the ethics commissioner acknowledged there was an "appearance" of a conflict of interest because of Mr Trudeau's family connection to WE but that no ethical wrongdoing had occurred.
"I am satisfied that Mr Trudeau did not give preferential treatment to WE," he wrote.
Responding to the findings, Mr Trudeau said the commissioner had confirmed "what I have been saying from the beginning".
"At the heart of this initiative was getting support for youth during this pandemic as fast as possible."