Public Service Modernization Act

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/hrh/psmalmfp-eng.asp

Public Service Modernization Act

Since its introduction in 2003, the Public Service Modernization Act (PSMA) is transforming the way the federal government hires, manages and supports its employees. Under PSMA and related legislation, the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer has developed resources to inform deputy heads, managers and employees about policies that affect human resources management in federal organizations.

Overview

The PSMA is the most significant reform of federal human resources management in almost four decades. Its objectives:

• create a more flexible staffing framework to manage and support employees and to attract the best people, when and where they are needed
• foster more collaborative labour-management relations to ensure a healthy and productive workplace
• clarify accountability for deputy heads and managers.

• Public Service Employment Regulations

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2005-334/page-7.html#h-6

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THE COURSE OF AN INVESTIGATION

Marginal note:Disclosure

• 19. (1) The Commission may disclose personal information obtained in the course of an investigation under section 66, subsection 67(1), or sections 68 or 69 of the Act if disclosure would
  • (a) promote fair and transparent employment practices;
  • (b) promote accountability;
  • (c) ensure that action is taken to correct wrongdoing or improper employment practices and prevent recurrences of such practices; or
  • (d) encourage the adoption or continuance of proper employment practices.

• Marginal note:Privacy interests

  (2) Prior to a disclosure under subsection (1) that could infringe privacy interests, the Commission shall consider whether the public interest in disclosure outweighs those privacy interests.

Marginal note:Disclosure of standardized test

• 20. (1) The Commission shall not disclose a standardized test, or information concerning a standardized test, owned by an organization or the Commission or that is commercially available, if obtained in the course of an investigation under the Act, unless it can be disclosed, with or without conditions set by the Commission, in a manner that will not affect the validity or continued use of the standardized test or will not affect the results of such a test by giving an unfair advantage to any person.