Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act . ( Loi ) contact information means a telephone number, fax number, mailing and electronic address. ( coordonnées ) day means a calendar day. ( jour ) employee (a) in Part 1, has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Act; and (b) in Part 2, has the same meaning as in section 206 of the Act. ( fonctionnaire ) initiating document means, as the case may be, (a) a request for an extension, an addition or a reduction of time under section 12 if the request is filed before the filing of any document referred to in any of paragraphs (b) to (x) or (z.1); (b) a request for the Board to exercise any of its powers, duties and functions under section 12 of the Act; (c) a request for the Board to exercise any of its powers under section 43 of the Act; (d) [Repealed, SOR/2014-251, s. 2] (e) an application for certification under section 54 of the Act; (f) an application, under section 58 of the Act, for a determination of membership of an employee or a class of employees in a bargaining unit; (g) an application, under subsection 79(2) of the Act, for a determination of the rights, privileges and duties of an employee organization; (h) an application for certification under section 83 of the Act; (i) an application for an order under subsection 84(1) or section 89 of the Act; (j) an application, under subsection 86(1) of the Act, for leave to give to the other party a notice to bargain collectively; (k) an application for revocation of certification under section 94, 98, 99 or 100 of the Act; (l) an application, under subsection 101(2) of the Act, for a determination of the rights or duties of an employee organization; (m) an application for direction under section 102 of the Act; (n) an application, under paragraph 117(b) of the Act, for an extension of the time to implement a collective agreement; (o) an application for a determination on a matter that may be included in an essential services agreement under subsection 123(1) of the Act; (p) an application to amend an essential services agreement under subsection 127(1) of the Act; (q) an application, under section 131 of the Act, for the amendment or suspension of an essential services agreement because of an emergency; (r) an application for an extension of time under section 133 of the Act; (s) a request for arbitration under subsection 136(1) of the Act; (s.1) [Repealed, SOR/2020-43, s. 1] (t) a request for conciliation under subsection 161(1) of the Act; (u) an application for a declaration that a strike vote is invalid under subsection 184(2) of the Act; (v) a complaint made under section 190 of the Act; (w) an application for a declaration of unlawful conduct under subsection 198(1) of the Act; (x) an application to obtain the consent of the Board referred to in section 205 of the Act; (y) an application for an extension of time referred to in subsection 61(b) if the application is filed before the notice of a reference to adjudication; (z) the notice of a reference to adjudication under section 223 of the Act; or (z.1) a request for the filing of an order of an adjudicator or the Board in the Federal Court under subsection 234(1) of the Act. ( document introductif ) intervenor , in respect of a proceeding, means any person that has been granted intervenor status. ( intervenant ) person includes an employee organization, a council of employee organizations and an employer. ( personne ) signature means a handwritten signature or an electronic signature that consists of one or more letters, characters, numbers or other symbols in digital form and that is incorporated in, attached to or associated with an electronic document or electronic information. ( signature ) SOR/2014-251, s. 2; 2017, c. 9, s. 58 SOR/2020-43, s. 1