Bill C-62 includes certain factors that can be considered. These factors are taken into consideration by a third party when the parties' requests are being evaluated.
Under the current legislation, public interest commissions, during conciliations, or arbitrators, during arbitrations, must prioritize two factors — retention and recruitment — as well as Canada's current financial situation. This gives perspective. The third party must give more weight to these two factors than to the other factors. Clearly, this influences decision-making.