Yes, absolutely. I will tell you about my experience on the ground.
I started working with people experiencing harassment long before 2018. Despite the fact that we don't keep official statistics, I have to say that, when a case worker has to tell someone that they have no more rights because the timeline has expired, it is quite traumatic in itself. Nevertheless, that's what I had to tell people on a regular basis before the 90-day timeline was increased to two years. Every week, I unfortunately had to tell people that since they had let the 90 days elapse, I would have liked to support them legally, but I didn't see a solution for them.
Following the change that took place in 2018, I can count on my fingers the number of times I had to tell people that between 2020 and 2024. I'm not saying there aren't more, since there are certainly people who would need more than two years, but in our experience, it hasn't happened regularly.
However, the six-month deadline is still causing problems. Six months is not enough. There are still people who need a lot more than six months.
Obviously, between 2018 and 2020, there was a transition period. It was a bit complicated because the expired right could not be restored simply because the act was passed. Some people's 90-day timeline had expired when the act was passed, but the two-year timeline hadn't. They tried to file complaints, but they were rejected because the 90-day timeline was still in effect. As a result, we had trouble keeping statistics.
Once things stabilized and the timeline moved to two years, we saw a marked difference in the number of people whose timeline had expired.