Sir, on rare occasions I may be delegated this authority. On other occasions, aspects of this would be delegated to the director general, working directly for the chief, with certain clear guidelines in place upon which to base decisions.
I do want to emphasize that the act of delegation, at least in the context of the Canadian Forces, is in no way an abrogation of authority. The Chief of the Defence Staff is fully and absolutely responsible for many aspects--virtually all aspects--of the control of the administration of the Canadian Forces. That's success in operations, that is the management of personnel policies, that is virtually anything you can think of. The chief has delegated authorities in respect of many of those areas with great success, historically and to the present day. The method of delegation makes the parameters clear and also makes it clear when someone who has delegated authority needs to come back to the Chief of the Defence Staff. I don't know if that answers your question.