Human Resources committee  That's a specific question. As I said, section 16 of the Canada Labour Code confers fairly broad investigative powers on the board. One of the possibilities we are considering right now is setting up an investigation process where our officers would go to the work site to ascert

Human Resources committee  Vice-chairs who are appointed on a full-time basis are appointed for a term of five years with the board. That's a Governor in Council appointment. They're identified through a process, an advertisement that is put out by the Privy Council Office. We look for a background in labo

Human Resources committee  I'm sorry. External adjudicators are private arbitrators who have their own practice. I have a list of about 15 external adjudicators I call upon to take on some cases as need be.

Human Resources committee  As I explained, in 2019, the chairperson gained the power to appoint external adjudicators to deal with the heavier caseload the board was experiencing, having been given responsibility for matters under parts II and III of the Canada Labour Code as well. It represented a signifi

Human Resources committee  I should point out that in chart 2, I provided only three types of applications that I thought were relevant for the discussion, but we have several types of applications. In the case of maintenance of activities, as it shows here, we get between 25 and 30 of those cases per year

Human Resources committee  We have indeed started consulting stakeholders, including Quebec's Administrative Labour Tribunal to draw lessons from its approach and practices vis-à-vis Quebec's anti-scab provisions. We've spent time with tribunal officials to understand the tribunal's process, and they provi

Human Resources committee  We would need a reasonable amount of time to put the rules and procedures in place. We would need time to consult with the stakeholders who use our services, as well as to train and educate the people who work at the board. We might be able to do it in six months, but our main co

Human Resources committee  I don't think that's realistic, no.

Human Resources committee  It would be possible, since the board already has the power to issue interim orders. Now, what would be the basis for issuing that interim decision? If such a measure were introduced, I would suggest requiring each party to provide the board with a list of the services it feels

Human Resources committee  The board looks at complaints and requests submitted to us. If we receive a request regarding replacement workers, we have fairly broad investigative powers. We have officers in the regions to whom we can delegate the authority to gather information or evidence in the field, in t

Human Resources committee  As I explained, we asked for some time to be able to put certain regulations in place—

Human Resources committee  Yes. We asked for a period of time to help us to get organized and put the regulations in place. Could we do it faster? Maybe we could, but we still need the necessary resources to implement things without messing up our process or prolonging our processing times for other types

Human Resources committee  Are you talking about the 90-day period?

Human Resources committee  As I said, it will be a challenge to meet that 90-day deadline. We will need the necessary resources to implement the bill and process those cases when we receive them. I'm talking about both decision makers and officers in the field who work with us. It's an outstanding team. We

Human Resources committee  As I mentioned in my remarks, there are two areas we need to focus to ensure we can implement this legislation properly. One is the resources and the appointment of additional vice-chairs. Neither of those matters is within the board's control. The appointment of additional vice-