317. Section 176 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

318. Section 179 of the Act is replaced by the following:

• 319. (1) Subsection 182(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  Marginal note:Alternate dispute resolution process

  • 182. (1) Despite any other provision of this Part, the employer and the bargaining agent for a bargaining unit may, at any time in the negotiation of a collective agreement, agree to refer any term or condition of employment of employees in the bargaining unit that may be included in a collective agreement to any eligible person for final and binding determination by whatever process the employer and the bargaining agent agree to. If the employer is a separate agency, it may enter into such an agreement to refer a term or condition for final and binding determination only with the approval of the President of the Treasury Board.

• (2) Subsection 182(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Maintien du mode normal de règlement

    (2) Le mode de règlement des différends applicable à toute condition d’emploi non renvoyée à la personne en question pour décision définitive et sans appel demeure la conciliation.

320. Paragraph 190(1)(f) of the Act is replaced by the following:

321. Paragraph 192(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

• 322. (1) Paragraph 194(1)(e) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • e) si le mode de règlement des différends applicable à l’égard de l’unité de négociation est l’arbitrage;

• (2) Paragraphs 194(1)(f) to (j) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (f) the process for resolution of a dispute applicable to the bargaining unit is conciliation and a notice has been given under section 121 to the effect that the employer has, under section 120, designated positions in the bargaining unit and the employer has not notified the bargaining agent under subsection 122(2);

• (3) Paragraph 194(1)(k) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • k) si le mode de règlement des différends applicable à l’égard de l’unité de négociation est la conciliation et qu’aucune commission de l’intérêt public n’a été établie pour aider l’employeur et l’organisation syndicale, à titre d’agent négociateur de l’unité de négociation, à conclure ou à réviser la convention collective, sauf si l’organisation syndicale a été avisée conformément au paragraphe 162(3) qu’une telle commission ne serait pas établie;

• (4) Subsection 194(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Essential services

    (2) No employee organization shall declare or authorize a strike the effect of which is or would be to involve the participation of any employee who occupies a position that is designated under section 120, and no officer or representative of an employee organization shall counsel or procure the declaration or authorization of a strike in respect of a bargaining unit or the participation of those employees in a strike.

• 323. (1) Paragraph 196(e) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • e) s’il appartient à une unité de négociation pour laquelle le mode de règlement des différends est l’arbitrage;

• (2) Paragraphs 196(f) to (k) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (f) is included in a bargaining unit for which the process for resolution of a dispute is conciliation and in respect of which a notice has been given under section 121 to the effect that the employer has, under section 120, designated positions in the bargaining unit and the employer has not notified the bargaining agent under subsection 122(2);

  • (g) occupies a position that has been designated under section 120;

• (3) Paragraph 196(l) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • l) s’il appartient à une unité de négociation pour laquelle le mode de règlement des différends est la conciliation et à l’égard de laquelle aucune commission de l’intérêt public n’a été établie pour aider l’employeur et l’agent négociateur de l’unité de négociation à conclure ou à réviser la convention collective, sauf si l’agent négociateur a été avisé conformément au paragraphe 162(3) qu’aucune commission ne serait établie;

324. Section 199 of the Act is replaced by the following:

• 325. (1) Subsection 208(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Limitation

    (2) An employee may not present an individual grievance in respect of which an administrative procedure for redress is provided under any Act of Parliament.

• (2) Subsection 208(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Agreement required

    (4) Unless the grievance is in respect of a discriminatory practice set out in section 7, 8, 10 or 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, an employee who is included in a bargaining unit may present an individual grievance only if the employee has the approval of and is represented by the bargaining agent for the bargaining unit.

• (3) Section 208 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (7):

  • Marginal note:Discriminatory practices

    (8) An individual grievance in respect of a discriminatory practice set out in section 7, 8, 10 or 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act must be presented at the first level in the grievance process within one year after the last of the acts or omissions that gave rise to the grievance, or any longer period that the Board considers appropriate in the circumstances.

  • Marginal note:Dismissal

    (9) An individual grievance may be dismissed at any level of the grievance process if the grievance is considered to be trivial, frivolous, vexatious or made in bad faith. If it is dismissed, the employee must be informed in writing of the dismissal and the reasons for it.

• 326. (1) Subsection 209(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after that paragraph:

  • (c.1) a discriminatory practice set out in section 7, 8, 10 or 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act; or

• (2) Subsection 209(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Agreement required

    (2) Unless the grievance is in respect of a discriminatory practice set out in section 7, 8, 10 or 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, an employee who is included in a bargaining unit may refer an individual grievance to adjudication only if the bargaining agent for the bargaining unit has agreed to represent the employee in the adjudication proceedings.

327. Section 210 of the Act is repealed.

328. Section 211 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 211(1) and is amended by adding the following:

329. Subsection 215(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

330. Section 217 of the Act is repealed.

331. Subsections 220(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following: