Religious Objections
Description: This bank contains applications by individuals who, because of religious beliefs, object to joining a trade union or to paying regular union dues to a trade union. The Board may order that a provision in a collective agreement requiring membership in a trade union or the payment of union dues as a condition of employment not be applied to such employees.
Class of Individuals: Individuals who work for companies under federal jurisdiction, as set out in the Canada Labour Code.
Purpose: Personal information is obtained solely for the purpose of determining whether an employee's objections to membership in a trade union are based on true religious convictions.
Consistent Uses: Religious objections may occasionally require a public hearing to determine complex issues, which could affect the Board's decision regarding the objections. Such a hearing may result in the publication of a written judgment containing the facts surrounding the application and the Board's reasons for granting or rejecting the application.
Retention and Disposal Standards: Case files are kept by the Board for three years and then destroyed.
RDA Number: 96/025
Related Record Number: CIR OPS 030
TBS Registration: 002331
Bank Number: CIR PPU 015

Termination of Bargaining Rights
Description: This bank contains case files concerning applications for revocation of certifications, which grant bargaining agents (unions) the right to represent employees in collective bargaining with employers under federal jurisdiction.
Class of Individuals: Individuals who work for companies under federal jurisdiction, as set out in the Canada Labour Code.
Purpose: Personal information is obtained solely for the purpose of determining whether an individual is a member of the bargaining unit and therefore entitled to express support for or against his or her bargaining agent.
Consistent Uses: Applications for revocation may occasionally require a public hearing in order to determine complex issues, which could affect the Board's decision and may result in the publication of a written judgment, which will contain the facts surrounding the application and the Board's reasons for granting or rejecting it.
Retention and Disposal Standards: Case files are kept by the Board for 27 years, then transferred to the National Archives of Canada. Cases withdrawn are destroyed after three years.
RDA Number: 96/025
Related Record Number: CIR OPS 005
TBS Registration: 000102
Bank Number: CIR PPU 010

Violations of the Canada Labour Code
Description: This bank contains case files concerning complaints by individuals that a section, or sections, of the Canada Labour Code, Parts I and II have been violated by their employer, their union, or another individual. Files may contain information on grievances, work records, or letters from unions or employers containing opinions or comments about individuals.
Class of Individuals: Individuals who work for companies under federal jurisdiction, as set out in the Canada Labour Code.
Purpose: Information about individuals is obtained solely for the purpose of bringing about a settlement to the dispute or, failing settlement, for the purpose of adjudication by the Board on the merits of the complaint.
Consistent Uses: Information contained in case files, along with testimony given at public hearings may be published in written judgments, which set out the Board's reasons for rejecting or upholding a complaint. Personal information is used solely for the purpose of settling or deciding on the merits of each case and is published solely for the purpose of explaining the Board's reasons for its decision and its policy in like cases.
Retention and Disposal Standards: Case files are kept by the Board for three years and then destroyed.
RDA Number: 96/025
Related Record Number: CIR OPS 010
TBS Registration: 000101
Bank Number: CIR PPU 005