Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (SOR/2020-130)

Marginal note:Selection of investigator

• 27 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer or designated recipient must select one of the following persons to act as the investigator:

  • (a) in the case where the employer and the applicable partner have jointly developed or identified a list of persons who may act as an investigator, a person from that list; and

  • (b) in any other case,

    • (i) a person that is agreed to by the employer or designated recipient, the principal party and the responding party, or

    • (ii) if there is no agreement within 60 days after the day on which the notice is provided under section 26, a person from among those whom the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety identifies as having the knowledge, training and experience referred to in subsection 28(1).

• Marginal note:Limit

  (2) An employer or designated recipient may select a person to act as the investigator only if the person

  • (a) possesses the knowledge, training and experience referred to in subsection 28(1); and

  • (b) provides the employer or designated recipient, principal party and responding party with a written statement indicating that the person is not in a conflict of interest in respect of the occurrence.