Human Resources committee  The complaint could be made to a trusted person, either someone who has been appointed jointly and on a permanent basis, in the case of a large organization, or an outside party. It is very clear to me that the complaint must not be made to the supervisor.

Human Resources committee  It must not be the supervisor.

Human Resources committee  It could be a designated person or a joint committee that is appointed, but one that specializes in harassment and violence. It could be a member of that pre-selected committee. I would rely more on the witnesses you have already heard as to what would be more effective in practi

Human Resources committee  It refers to a trusted person, exactly.

Human Resources committee  If you would like the document pertaining to the seven provinces, I can provide it to the committee. We conducted a study of the legislation throughout Canada. Some provinces have a poor definition. I would suggest that you stay away from Quebec's definition, although I am a prou

Human Resources committee  Training is absolutely essential. The most important thing, however—and we have seen this in Ontario—is not to think that we can wash our hands of it once there is a policy. She talked a bit about that. If the training is bogus, that does solve the problem either. It must be rea

Human Resources committee  I would just say, certainly, do not specify it has to be a lawyer.

Human Resources committee  I am a lawyer. I get that. In the regulation, it is already defined to a certain extent, and you might want to look at what's written there, and the fact that the parties have to consent, and put that in the bill. That's possible, because I don't think you can define in a bill wh

Human Resources committee  Yes, well, you have to make sure.... If you have people who have the consensus of the parties, that's going to help.

Human Resources committee  Very briefly on the definitions, there are seven provinces in Canada that define psychological harassment and in seven different ways. The more it's complicated, the more the professionals who will be hired will be lawyers. If it's open-ended, there will be people who try to prev

Human Resources committee  I believe the term is related to regulation 20 in the Canada Labour Code regulations, and that provides that the competent person has to be approved by all parties, so that by definition, if it's going to be a competent person, the complainant and the employer should approve the

Human Resources committee  I'm sorry. I can't hear you.

Human Resources committee  It's in regulation 20. Currently under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, chapter XX, adopted in 2008, is on violence in the workplace. Physical violence in the workplace is clearly included in that regulation, as is psychological violence, since the Federal Court de

Human Resources committee  Sorry.

Human Resources committee  I'm saying that's where the language comes from.