Human Resources committee  The powers under the mandate of CASDO are stated in paragraphs 18(a) through 18(e). Once the bill becomes law, they will come into force. The infrastructure required—the hiring and getting the office all set up and so on—would be a year from this summer.

Human Resources committee  That's when we would begin technical committees for standard development, information, sharing of best practices, innovation work on standards of the future.

Human Resources committee  That is correct, Mr. Chair.

Human Resources committee  In practice, Mr. Chair, policies can always be updated much more quickly and have far more flexibility than in a legislative or even a regulatory perspective.

Human Resources committee  That is correct, Mr. Chair.

Human Resources committee  If I could give an example beyond the building code, which is the standard or example everybody relates to, my own office space within the accessibility secretariat goes beyond and has been assessed beyond building code issues. We have sound dampeners in the ceiling for people wi

Human Resources committee  Again, Mr. Chair, we will loyally implement.

Human Resources committee  We can get that policy for the committee. We'll get it very quickly for you. The Government of Canada, from an accommodations perspective, is bound by the building codes. We are, to the extent possible for the standards that are available, accessible.

Human Resources committee  That would be the minimum. The objective would be to exceed current standards where possible.

Human Resources committee  We have building code policy in place for Government of Canada institutions.

Human Resources committee  To clarify, right now that building code is based on the National Building Code, which is province by province.

Human Resources committee  In our setting in the national capital region, you can have buildings that reflect Quebec building codes and you can have buildings that reflect the Ontario Building Code. You can also have an older building that was built to the building code standard of the time, and until ther

Human Resources committee  With respect, Mr. Chair, the advice that has been provided is a cabinet confidence.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The current drafting protocol is “must” versus “may”.

Human Resources committee  It's old. It is too ambiguous from an interpretation perspective, which is why the drafting has moved toward “may” versus “must”.