Official Languages committee  Once again, this comes back to the imperatives that Parliament is trying to address. Earlier, I explained that structures will be created, depending on the area and the gap that Parliament was trying to fill. For example, most of our tribunals that adjudicate on monetary penalti

Official Languages committee  None come to mind, unfortunately, but I can ask.

Official Languages committee  I cannot comment with certainty on the issue. ATSSC provides services to 11 different tribunals in 11 different areas, and I cannot claim to be an expert in each of those areas.

Official Languages committee  No. Perhaps I would do so in my personal capacity, but not as part of my official role. I cannot comment with certainty on the reasons for that. Perhaps my colleagues from the commission and the tribunal could comment, but they would still have to be willing.

Official Languages committee  In each of the tribunals. Our smallest tribunal has three members and the biggest can have up to 100 members.

Official Languages committee  Right.

Official Languages committee  I can give you a general answer. It is important to understand, much as I explained in my remarks, that the functions, the mandate and therefore the resources, both human and financial, are influenced by the very nature of the mandate conferred on the tribunal. That comes from it

Official Languages committee  I could give you an idea of the size.

Official Languages committee  However, if you ever create a tribunal and entrust it to us, we will conduct our own analysis before you make a decision.

Official Languages committee  I am aware that there has been a lot of discussion about a comparison with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, in particular. That model seems to be of interest to some. Let me point out, with respect to this model, that the Canadian Human Rights Commission receives approximately

Official Languages committee  We invest $3.7 million a year in actually operating the tribunal. It is important to keep in mind that this does not include the administrative costs for support services. Those must therefore be added in. So the $3.7 million only covers the tribunal's operations and the services

Official Languages committee  It is a reference body. The Canadian Human Rights Commission reviews the complaints that it receives. In a number of cases, as I understand it—and they should be asked to provide you with more details on this issue—the complaints are predominantly resolved through mediation at th

Official Languages committee  The decision was made when our organization was created. I personally did not participate in those discussions and I was not informed of the reasons.

Official Languages committee  Of course, we have what it takes to provide this type of service. If the government chose to give us one more tribunal, we would be able to fulfill that mandate. However, this choice is up to Parliament, since the tribunals that obtain their support services from my service are l

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. Thank you for this opportunity to appear before you today on the matter of official languages. I'd like to begin by briefly describing the role and mandate of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada, or ATSSC, which was established on Novemb