I did mention in my comments that delay is not as significant a problem in our jurisdiction as it is federally. I put that down to our ability to bring some finality and conclusion to a refusal to issue a decision or an overly broad time extension by issuing an order.
What would generally happen in Ontario is that if a decision has not been made by a ministry, for example, within 30 days, and an appeal comes to us, we will go directly to the ministry and basically say to them, “Either tell us when you will make a decision, within a reasonable time, or we will order you to make a decision within that time frame.”
I don't believe it's as significant an issue with us as it may be at the federal level.