Status of Women committee  The report that we produce on a systemic investigation becomes public.

Status of Women committee  We do provide recommendations on an individual basis. In my initial remarks, I mentioned that we receive about 1,400 to 1,500 complaints on a yearly basis. All these are individual cases that we address. In most cases, we try to resolve the issue at the lowest level possible by communicating with the commanding officer, the base commander, or the element to find and resolve the issue.

Status of Women committee  It really depends. Over the history of the office over the last 10 years, I would say a couple of dozen reports have been produced. This year we have been fairly active. Concurrently, at this time, we've just published two recent reports and we're working on three more systemic issues as we speak.

Status of Women committee  Yes. We have just published two reports. The report on operational stress injuries for regular forces was published at the end of August or early September, and two weeks ago the ombudsman released a report on reserved care. We're currently working on three specific ones. One deals with Canadian Forces families.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Do you mean individual cases?

Status of Women committee  When people call us, we open a file. They either call, they send an e-mail, or they send a complaint online.

Status of Women committee  There's nothing from our office, either.

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair, I would like to begin by thanking the committee for inviting us to testify today as part of its study of sexual harassment in the federal workplace. The Ombudsman, Pierre Daigle, has asked me in my capacity as Acting Director General of Operations, to provide you with an overview of our mandate, policies and practices with respect to the handling of sexual harassment complaints brought to our office.