Human Resources committee  Basically, we have regional operations. A complaint is likely to come in on a regional basis to the labour program in the department. Typically the regional director then will assign one from the team. We'll have, as I say, a special team, and there'll be people in each region.

Human Resources committee  I think you mentioned in your previous questions that technically speaking, all inspectors operate under a delegated authority of the minister. They delegate authority because the statute is the minister's, but in practice what happens is that the inspector, working with their re

Human Resources committee  This is no different from any other occupational health and safety complaint. The complaint comes in to the program; it doesn't go to the minister. The program then assigns an investigator. We have hundreds of investigators across the country. There is no political interference i

Human Resources committee  Maybe I could answer that question. If a complaint comes into the labour program, then we will investigate.

Human Resources committee  The only time we would not investigate is if it were determined that it was frivolous or vexatious.

Human Resources committee  When the minister makes a determination about frivolous and vexatious, which is an extremely high standard—

Human Resources committee  Yes. You can always judicially review the decision of a minister to a court of law. That is the nature of the appeal in the case of a ministerial decision.

Human Resources committee  It's true. We have moved appeals from decisions of investigators to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, and the reason is that they're a professional tribunal with lots of expertise. However, that appeal process—indeed, the whole process—is set out in the new legislation and i

Human Resources committee  I think that our intention is to make it in place before—

Human Resources committee  Our intention is to have it in place and ready. When Bill C-65 comes into force, it will be ready. In fact, it may—

Human Resources committee  Any violations of any of the privacy requirements that will be in the new statute are the basis for a complaint to the labour program, and of course we would investigate, but we have really tried to encourage people to come forward by providing additional protections of privacy.

Human Resources committee  Under the current legislation, we have very limited powers. We have no powers vis-à-vis the Hill, and vis-à-vis the private sector it's really about checking on the policies, so we receive very few complaints. However, under the new legislation, we do anticipate a significant inc

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. As Minister Qualtrough was saying, we conducted a nine-month consultation across the country, even in the north. We are waiting for a report, in the spring or the fall, on everything we have heard. We will study the report, and then we will enact the

Human Resources committee  I'm not sure I understand.

Human Resources committee  There are legislative measures in Quebec, in Ontario, in Nova Scotia, as well as in Manitoba. Those are different legislative measures, but they all have standards, be it in the area of technology, employment or transportation. The standards are different, but this way, all compa