OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Tony Clement has been cleared of allegations of unethical conduct in his dealings with two constituents.

But he’s also been warned by federal ethics watchdog Mary Dawson about improperly using his ministerial title to promote local enterprises.

In a report published Wednesday, Dawson concluded that Clement did not give preferential treatment to Lord and Partners when he appeared in a 2008 promotional video for the firm, based in Huntsville, Ont.

Indeed, she said Clement checked with her before agreeing to a cameo role in the video and she gave her stamp of approval.

Still, Dawson issued a “note of caution” — Clement should have identified himself in the video simply as the MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka. He should not have mentioned his ministerial title, which implied use of his cabinet position to derive greater assistance for his constituents than would be available for other Canadians.

Clement was health minister at the time he appeared in the video, which was designed to help Lord and Partners — a supplier of environmentally friendly solvents and cleaning products — break into the Chinese market.

“I understand that ministers, as members (of Parliament), have duties towards their constituents,” Dawson said in the report.

“However, in carrying out these duties, ministers should exercise some caution. When representing constituents, they should not use their positions as ministers to provide greater assistance to their constituents than to other Canadians in relation to their own department or larger portfolio.”

Dawson issued a similar caution last March to Industry Minister Christian Paradis. That warning stemmed from Paradis’ term as public works minister, in which he directed bureaucrats in his department to set up meetings with two firms in his Quebec riding.

In her latest report, Dawson said Clement was not paid for his cameo in the video, had no financial interest in the company and was not personal friends with company president Barry Young or with George Young, an unrelated Huntsville municipal councillor who produced the video.