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ARBITRATION(TRIBUNAL((
((
((
March(24,(2014(
((
Maître(Richard(Guay,(arbitrator(
((
Syndicat(des(employés(du(Module(du(Nord(Québécois(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((CSN)(
(the(Union)(
((
and(
((
Innuulitsivik(Heath(Centre(
((the(Employer)(
((
Grievance(numbers(
(159577,(159578,(159579,(159583,(159587,(159588,(
159589,(159592,(159594,(159595,(159596,(159598,((
190058,(190059,(190060(and(190064(–(Union(
159578(U(Mr.(Bogdan(Gavrilescu(
and(159597(U(Mr.(DenisUPatrice(Mingot(
((
Mandate(no.(21599(U(Greffe%des%tribunaux%d’arbitrage%du%secteur%de%la%santé%et%des%services%sociaux((
((
((
Collective(agreement:(
the(Comité%patronal%de%négociation%du%secteur%de%la%santé%et%des%services%
sociaux((CPNSSS)(
and(
the(Fédération%de%la%santé%et%des%services%sociaux((CSN)(
(2011U2015)(
((
((
((
ARBITRATION(DECISION(
((
1.(((((((((INTRODUCTION(
(
[1](
The(hearing(took(place(in(Montreal(on(December(4,(2012,(September(16(and(27,(and(November(
11,(2013.(The(Employer(and(the(Union(were(represented(by(Maître*Éric(Séguin(and(by(JeanULuc(Théorêt,(
respectively.(
((
[2](
The(parties(agreed(to(plead(in(writing.(The(Tribunal(received(the(Union’s(arguments(on(
December(22,(2013(and(those(of(the(Employer(on(January(21,(2014.(The(Union(responded(on(
February(5,(2014.(
((
2.(((((((((GRIEVANCES(
((
[3](
The(Tribunal(is(called(to(rule(upon(grievances(no.(159577,(159578,(159579,(159583,(159587,(
159588,(159589,(159592,(159594,(159595,(159596,(159598,(190058,(190059,(190060(and(190064,(all(
from(the(Union,(as(well(as(grievance(159578,(from(Mr.(Bogdan(Gavrilescu,(and(grievance(159597(from(
Mr.(DenisUPatrice(Mingot.((
((
[4](
At(the(hearing(on(September(27,(2013,(the(Union(withdrew(grievances(no.(159587,(159594,(
159597(and(190064.((
((
[5](
Those(whose(rights(might(be(affected(by(the(Tribunal’s(decision(were(convened(to(attend(the(
hearing.(They(did(not(appear.((
((
[6](
On(March(4,(2011,(the(Union(filed(grievance(number(no.(159577,(which(states(that:(
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(elimination(of(the(
Beneficiary(Attendant(position(held(by(Joyce(Cogdale.(We(ask(that(the(position(of(Beneficiary(
Attendant(be(reinstated(and(that(Joyce(Cogdale(be(recognized(as(the(incumbent,(as(well(as(
compensation(for(lost(wages(and(all(the(rights(provided(by(the(collective(agreement,(and(
compensation(for(damages(suffered,(including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(
negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(retroactively,(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%
Code,(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(rights.”((
[7](
On(the(same(date,(Mr.(Bogdan(Gavrilescu(filed(grievance(number(no.(159578.(Similarly,(it(reads:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(I(contest(the(Employer’s(decision(to(
terminate(my(assignment(as(a(replacement(for(Joyce(Cogdale(as(Beneficiary(Attendant.(I(ask(
that(the(Employer(reinstate(my(assignment(as(well(as(compensation(for(lost(wages(and(all(the(
rights(provided(by(the(collective(agreement(for(damages(suffered,(including(moral(and(
exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(retroactively,(with(interest(
at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(rights.”(((((
[8](
On(March(18,(the(Union(filed(grievance(no.(159579(which(reads(as(follow:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(posting(of(the(Attendant(in(
a(Northern(Institution(position((March(10,(2011(U(M.N.Q.(competition(11U02).(We(ask(that(this(
posting(be(withdrawn,(request(the(nonUestablishment(of(the(position(resulting(from(this(posting(
and(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(the(collective(agreement(for(damages(suffered,(including(
moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(retroactively(
with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(rights.”((((((
[9](
On(April(21,(the(Union(made(the(following(grievance,(bearing(number(159583:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(appointment(of(Sarah(
Novalinga(to(the(position(of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution((M.N.Q.(11U02).((
We(ask(for(the(abolition(of(this(position(and(the(creation(of(a(Beneficiary(Attendant(position(in(
its(place,(and(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(the(collective(agreement(for(damages(suffered,(
including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(
retroactively(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(
rights.”(
((
[10](
On(July(20,(the(Union(filed(grievances(no.(159588(and(159589.(They(read(as(follows:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(M.N.Q.(posting(#11U05(for(
Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution.(
((
We(ask(that(the(posting(be(immediately(withdrawn(and(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(the(
collective(agreement(for(damages(suffered,(including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(
negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(retroactively(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%
Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(rights.”((
*(
("Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(requirements(for(the(position(of(
Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution,(competition(#M.N.Q.11U05.((
We(ask(that(the(requirement(to(speak(French(be(mandatory,(and(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(
the(collective(agreement(and(compensation(for(damages(suffered,(including(moral(and(
exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(retroactively(with(interest(
at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(rights.("((
[11](
((
On(September(28,(the(Union(filed(grievance(no.(159592.(It(states(that:(
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(posting(for(Attendant(in(a(
Northern(Institution((interpreter),(competition(M.N.Q.(11U06.(We(contest(the(summary(of(tasks(
and(requirements(for(the(position.”(
((
[12](
On(October(18,(the(Union(filed(grievances(no.(159595(and(159596,(which(read:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(posting(M.N.Q.(11U07(for(
Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution.(We(ask(that(this(posting(be(withdrawn(and(the(reU
establishment(of(the(position(of(Beneficiary(Attendant,(and(we(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(
the(collective(agreement(for(damages(suffered,(including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(
as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(retroactively(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%
Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(rights.(“(
*(
((
“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement(and(all(other(legislation,(we(contest(the(language(
requirement(for(the(position(of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution.(
((
We(ask(that(French(be(mandatory(and(we(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(the(collective(
agreement(for(damages(suffered,(including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(negative(
tax(consequences,(all(retroactively(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%Code(and(without(
prejudice(to(any(other(rights.“(
[13](
On(November(17,(the(Union(filed(grievance(no.(159598.(It(states:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(appointment(of(D’Allage(
Sinnarapik(as(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution.(
((
We(ask(for(the(abolition(of(this(position(and(the(reestablishment(of(the(position(of(Beneficiary(
Attendant,(and(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(the(collective(agreement(for(damages(suffered,(
including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(
retroactively(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(
rights.”(
([14]( On(July(5,(2012,(the(Union(submitted(grievances(no.(190057,(190058,(190059(and(190060.(The(
first(reads:((
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(posting(of(the(position(
Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution((interpreter)(competition(no.(M.N.Q.(12U01.(We(contest(the(
summary(of(tasks,(ask(that(the(summary(of(tasks(correspond(to(the(actual(work(of(interpreters,(
and(claim(all(the(rights(provided(by(the(collective(agreement(and(for(damages(suffered,(
including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(well(as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(
retroactively(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(Labour%Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(
rights.”(
((
[15](
The(wording(of(second(grievance(is(as(follows:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“Pursuant(to(the(collective(agreement,(we(contest(the(requirements(for(the(post(
of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution((interpreter)(competition(number:(M.N.Q.(12U01.(
We(ask(that(the(requirement(to(speak(French(be(mandatory,(and((claim(all(the(rights(provided(
by(the(collective(agreement(for(prejudices(suffered,(including(moral(and(exemplary(damages,(as(
well(as(negative(tax(consequences,(the(whole(retroactively(with(interest(at(the(rate(set(in(the(
Labour%Code(and(without(prejudice(to(any(other(rights.“(
((
[16]( The(third(grievance(contests(“the(posting(of(a(position(for(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution(
M.N.Q.(competition(no.(12U03,”(and(calls(firstly(for(17(to(be(withdrawn(immediately(and,(secondly,(for(
“a(posting(for(a(Beneficiary(Attendant.”(
((
[17]( The(fourth(grievance(contests(the(requirements(for(the(position(of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(
Institution(in(competition(no.(M.N.Q.(12U03(and(asks(that(“the(requirement(to(speak(French(be(
mandatory.”((
(
3.(((((((((ADMISSIONS(
((
[18]( The(Parties(recognize(the(jurisdiction(of(the(Tribunal(and(acknowledge(that(the(grievance(
procedure(has(been(properly(followed.(They(have(also(agreed(on(the(following(admissions:(
[TRANSLATION](“1.((((((The(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre(is(a(healthcare(facility(with(its(head(office(in(
Puvirnituq;(
((
2.(((((((((The(Northern(Quebec(Module((hereinafter(“the(M.N.Q.”)(is(part(of(the(Innuulitsivik(
Health(Centre;(
((
(3.(((((((((The(mission(of(the(M.N.Q.(is:(
((
[ENGLISH(IN(THE(ORIGINAL](“The(mission(of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module((M.N.Q.)(is(to(
offer(services(for(medical(appointments(as(well(as(for(lodging,(transportation,(
interpretation,(and(social(support(to(Nunavik(residents(during(medical(consultations(and(
hospitalizations(in(the(McGill(Integrated(University(Health(Networks((RUIS).(The(M.N.Q.(
offers(a(healthy,(safe(and(secure(environment.”(
(
4.(((((((((Although(the(M.N.Q.(falls(under(the(authority(of(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre,(it(serves(
patients(in(the(14(communities(of(Nunavik,(who(are(served(by(either(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(
Centre(or(the(Tulattavik(Health(Centre;(
(
5.(((((((((Until(April(8,(2011,(the(M.N.Q.(had(premises(at(the(following(addresses:(
((
U((((((At(Nunavik(House,(located(on(St.(Jacques(Street(in(Montreal;(
U((((((On(Hampton(Street(in(Montreal;(the(clients(located(at(this(address(were(moved(to(the(
facilities(located(at(4039(Tupper(Street(on(September(28,(2010;(
((
6.(((((((((Since(April(9,(2011,(the(M.N.Q.’s(only(premises(are(at(the(YMCA(building(at(4039(Tupper(
Street(in(Montreal;(
((
7.(((((((((On(Tupper(Street,(a(maximum(of(176(beds(are(available,(spread(over(four(floors,(as(
follows:(
U((((((a(total(of(78(beds(on(the(2nd(floor;(
U((((((a(total(of(98(beds(on(the(3rd(and(4th(floors;(
U((((((administrative(offices(are(located(on(the(1st(and((3rd(floors;(
((
8.(((((((((Inuktitut(is(an(Aboriginal(language;(
((
9.(((((((((Mr.(Mark(Papigatuk(is(no(longer(employed(by(the(institution;(
((
10.((((((The(position(formerly(held(by(Mr.(Papigatuk(is(currently(vacant;(
((
(11.((((((Mr.(Vqaituk(Raingi(is(no(longer(employed(by(the(institution;(
((
12.((((((The(position(formerly(held(by(Mr.(Raingi(is(currently(vacant;(
((
13.((((((Candidates(for(the(position(of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution(must(pass(a(written(test(
in(Inuktitut(and(English.”(
(
4.(((((((((THE(EVIDENCE(
((
[19]( The(mission(of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(was(redefined(in(2009.(Nursing(services(were(
discontinued(so(that(the(organization(could(focus(on(the(transport(of(beneficiaries,(interpretation(
services,(and(social(support.((
((
[20]( The(2012U2013(annual(report(of(the(M.N.Q.(indicates(that(it(handled(6,138(visitors(during(the(
period,(compared(to(5,900(in(2011U2012.(The(average(length(of(stay(was(8.4(days.(
((
[21]( Ms.((Zamouba(Bichara(is(the(head(of(a(Northern(Quebec(Module(living(unit.(The(duties(of(the(
head(of(a(living(unit(include(ensuring(the(smooth(operation(of(the(residence,(in(accordance(with(the(
M.N.Q.(policies(in(this(regard.(The(unit(heads(also(serve(as(resource(persons(for(the(Nunavik(Health(
Centres(and(for(the(Direction(of(Youth(Protection.(Ms.(Bichara(was(in(charge(of(lodging(from(2004(to(
2006.(Knowledge(of(English(was(a(requirement(for(the(position(when(she(was(hired.((
((
[22]( According(to(Ms.(Bichara,(positions(as(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution(were(added(to(
existing(staff(because(the(M.N.Q.(management(wanted(people(who(could(speak(Inuktitut.(However,(
when(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution(are(absent(and(cannot(be(replaced,(Beneficiary(Attendants(
are(called(upon(instead.((
((
[23]( In(the(document(entitled(“List(of(job(titles,(job(descriptions,(salary(rates(and(scales(in(the(health(
and(social(services(system”,(the(terms(of(the(job(descriptions(for(“Beneficiary(Attendant”(and(
“Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution”(are(as(follows:(
(
[TRANSLATION](“3480(U(Beneficiary(Attendant((category(2).(
“Person(whose(function(is(to(see(to(the(hygiene,(wellUbeing(and(supervision(of(beneficiaries.(
Sees(to(their(comfort(and(general(needs(and(ensures(they(are(kept(occupied(in(a(safe(
environment.(He(or(she(assists(them(in(their(movements,(ensures(their(transportation(and(may(
accompany(them(outside(the(institution.(
(
He(or(she(provides(beneficiaries(with(basic(care(and(informs(the(treatment(team(about(
beneficiaries’(health(and(behaviour.(
(
He(or(she(may(be(required(to(install(certain(devices(for(which(he(or(she(is(trained.(He(or(she(
ensures(that(equipment(and(materials(are(available,(maintained(and(operating(properly.(He(or(
she(may(transport(materials,(samples(and(records.(
((
((((((((((((“3505(U((((((((((((Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution((category(2)(
((
“Person(who(receives,(informs,(refers(and(accompanies(beneficiaries.(He(or(she(sees(to(the(
comfort(and(general(needs(of(beneficiaries.(If(necessary,(he(or(she(provides(basic(care(and(may(
be(asked(to(install(certain(devices.(
(
He(or(she(may(be(asked(to(do(simple(maintenance(or(office(work.(
(
This(person(must(be(able(to(translate(the(remarks(of(resource(people(and(Native(beneficiaries(in(
the(course(of(his(or(her(duties.”(
((
[24]( At(the(M.N.Q.,(the(job(title(of(Beneficiary(Attendant(requires(that(the(person(be(“bilingual(
English(and(French,”(while(knowledge(of(Inuktitut(and(of(the(Inuit(culture(are(described(as(assets.(For(an(
Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution,(the(requirements(are(“Inuktitut,(English(and/or(French,”(as(well(as(
“knowledge(of(Inuit(culture.”((
((
(
[25]( Patients(coming(from(Nunavik(are(often(accompanied(by(escorts(who(are(caregivers.(These(
escorts(are(often(family(members(or(people(who(live(in(the(same(community(as(the(person(who(will(be(
receiving(medical(care(in(Montreal.(One(out(of(three(patients(has(such(an(escort.(These(escorts(are(
lodged(in(the(same(room(at(the(M.N.Q.(and(their(role(includes(translating(remarks(into(Inuktitut(and(
providing(basic(care.(The(“Regional(Policy(for(user(transportation(for(all(institutions(in(Region(
17((Nunavik)”(states(that(the(escort(must(speak(“Inuktitut(and(English(or(French.”(
((
[26]( According(to(Ms.(Bichara,(when(the(Module(was(spread(across(several(different(locations(in(
Montreal,(nobody(spoke(Inuktitut.(English(served(as(the(language(of(communication(with(the(residents.(
She(estimates(that(about(2%(of(these(people(speak(only(Inuktitut.(These(are(usually(the(elderly,(who(
make(up(between(10(and(20%(of(the(residents(at(the(Module.(Ms.(Bichara(says(that(young(Inuit(
generally(speak(English(and(sometimes(French.(
((
[27]( Ms.(Lisa(Mesher(has(served(as(associate(director(of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module.((She(
explained(that(English(is(the(second(language(of(the(Inuit,(but(that(several(of(them(cannot(speak(it(or(
only(speak(it(more(or(less.(She(believes(it(is(essential(for(the(Module(to(have(employees(who(are(able(to(
communicate(with(the(Inuit(in(their(own(language.(This(is(the(role(of(Attendants(in(Northern(Institutions,(
who(must(among(other(things(be(able(to(explain(in(Inuktitut(the(operating(rules(of(the(Northern(Quebec(
Module(and(provide(interpretation(services(to(the(patients.(Attendants(in(Northern(Institutions(also(look(
after(the(country(food(brought(by(patients(and(their(escorts.(((
(
[28]( Ms.(Mesher(added(that(in(Montreal,(the(residents(of(the(M.N.Q.(and(their(escorts(find(
themselves(in(an(environment(that(is(very(different(from(Nunavik,(which(can(lead(to(problems(with(
alcohol(and(drugs.(Those(lodged(at(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(may(leave(the(building.(Some(of(them(
come(back(intoxicated.(They(are(sometimes(violent.((
(
[29]( The(Module(aims(to(help(those(it(accommodates(when(they(find(themselves(in(an(environment(
that(is(foreign(to(them.(Heads(of(living(units(are(asked(to(be(accompanied(by(a(Northern(Institution(
Attendant(so(that(the(interventions(can(be(in(Inuktitut.(Some(patients(receive(bad(news(while(they(are(
in(Montreal;(some(of(them(even(die(while(in(the(city.(The(Northern(Institution(Attendants(must(then(
provide(support(to(the(patients’(escorts.((
(
[30]( The(Union(disagrees(with(the(replacement(of(the(position(of(Beneficiary(Attendant(with(the(
position(of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution(because,(according(to(Mr.(Alain(Gingras,(a(driver(at(the(
M.N.Q.(who(held(various(union(positions(between(2005(and(2012,(85%(of(the(Inuit(understand(English(
and(there(is(one(employee(per(shift(who(speaks(Inuktitut.((According(to(Mr.(Gingras,(10%(to(15%(of(the(
current(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution(are(able(to(speak(French(and(French(is(the(language(of(work(
at(the(Northern(Quebec(Module.(
((
[31]( Ms.(MarieUPierre(Bergeron,(human(resources(advisor(at(the(M.N.Q.,(noted(the(difficulties(the(
Module(has(had(in(recruiting(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution.((It(would(become(virtually(impossible(
to(do(so(if(those(holding(the(positions(were(required(to(speak(French(on(top(of(Inuktitut(and(English.((
(
[32]( Mr.(Pierre(Coriolan(was(hired(by(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(as(a(Beneficiary(Attendant(
in(2005.(He(speaks(to(the(clients(in(English.(The(average(age(of(the(patients(varies(between(25(and(30(
years(old.(However(it(sometimes(happens(that(elderly(patients(do(not(understand(English.(According(to(
Mr.(Coriolan,(there(is(always(another(patient(around(who(can(translate.(Mr.(Coriolan(believes(there(is(no(
difference(between(a(Beneficiary(Attendant(and(an(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution.(They(are(called(
upon(to(replace(each(other.((
(
[33]( Mr.(Bogdan(Gavrilescu(worked(at(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(from(2006(to(2013,(first(as(a(
Beneficiary(Attendant.(Mr.(Gavrilescu(replaced(Ms.(Joyce(Cogdale,(who(was(supposed(to(occupy(the(
position(when(the(posting(closed(in(the(fall(of(2008,(but(who(never(occupied(it,(as(she(was(on(sick(leave.(
In(the(course(of(his(duties(as(a(Beneficiary(Attendant,(Mr.(Gavrilescu(communicated(with(patients(in(
English(99%(of(the(time.(Those(who(were(unable(to(express(themselves(in(English(were(the(elderly,(who(
had(escorts,(so(it(was(rarely(impossible(to(communicate(with(them.(
[34](
On(January(20,(2011,(Ms.(MarieUPierre(Bergeron(sent(the(following(letter(to(Ms.(Cogdale:(
((
[TRANSLATION]((“Application(for(job(title(3480,(Beneficiary(Attendant(
((
Dear(Madam,(
((
As(discussed(in(our(telephone(conversation(of(January(10,(2011,(you(submitted(an(application(
regarding(M.N.Q.(08U96(job(posting.(More(particularly,(this(is(a(regular(fullUtime(position(with(
the(job(title(3480,(Beneficiary(Attendant.((
((
You(are(unfortunately(no(longer(an(eligible(candidate(for(this(position(as(you(have(been(unable(
to(serve(your(20Uday(initiation(and(trial(period(within(a(reasonable(period(of(time.(We(must(
respect(the(principles(agreed(to(in(our(collective(agreement.”(
(
[35]( Alain(Gingras(signed(union(grievance(159577.(He(states(that(Ms.(Cogdale(did(not(understand(the(
intent(of(the(letter(sent(to(her(by(Ms.(Bergeron(and(that(she(contests(the(elimination(of(her(position,(
even(though(she(had(never(occupied(it(due(to(a(sick(leave(of(more(than(two(years’(duration.((
((
[36]( On(January(25,(2011,(Ms.(MarieUPierre(Bergeron(terminated(Mr.(Gavrilescu’s(assignment(as(a(
replacement(for(Ms.(Cogdale(by(sending(him(the(following(letter:(
[TRANSLATION](Termination(of(your(assignment(
((
Current(posting,(M.N.Q.(10U09(
((
Sir,(
(
You(were(temporarily(assigned,(for(an(indeterminate(period,(to(replace(a(Beneficiary(Attendant(
position(for(lodging(at(Nunavik(House.((
(
We(will(put(an(end((sic!)(to(your(assignment(when(the(incumbent(takes(up(her(position.(The(job(
posting(in(question(ends(on(February(8,(2011.(The(person(appointed(will(probably(take(up(her(
position(in(the(week(of(February(13,(2011.((
You(will(then(be(eligible(for(other(assignments(on(the(callUback(list.(I(invite(you(to(resubmit(your(
availability(because(according(to(our(record(of(the(callUback(list,(you(are(not(available(for(the(day(
shift(from(Sunday(through(Saturday.(You(will(be(considered(for(all(other(assignments(based(on(
your(availability(and(for(which(you(meet(the(requirements.”(
((
[37]( Mr.(Alain(Gingras(wrote(and(signed(grievance(159578(on(behalf(of(Mr.(Gavrilescu.(The(Union(
believes(that(Ms.(Cogdale’s(position(could(not(be(eliminated(because(she(was(on(sick(leave.((
(
[38]( The(“current(posting(U(M.N.Q.(10U09”(referred(to(in(the(letter(sent(to(Mr.(Gavrilescu(concerned(a(
regular(fullUtime(Beneficiary(Attendant(position(on(the(night(shift.(On(February(8,(Ms.(Bergeron(sent(a(
letter(to(Mr.(Daniel(Mahé,(President(of(the(Union,(to(inform(him(of(the(employer’s(intention(to(
eliminate(this(position(because(“an(administrative(reorganization(of(the(Service(is(underway.”((As(a(
result,(the(posting(was(cancelled,(but(not(before(Mr.(D’Arcy(Croxen,(Beneficiary(Attendant(on(the(
evening(shift,(applied(for(the(position.(
((
[39]( On(March(13,(Ms.(Bergeron(wrote(to(Mr.(Gingras,(then(the(grievance(officer,(to(inform(him(of(
the(elimination(of(the(“vacant(position(of(Beneficiary(Attendant(bearing(the(number(002U1000U015”(and(
the(creation(of(the(“fullUtime(position(of(a(Beneficiary(in(a(Northern(Institution,(bearing(the(number(
002U1000U054,(which(was(posted(on(March(8,(2011.”(
((
[40]( On(December(13,(Ms.((Bergeron(announced(to(Ms.(Cogdale(that(she(was(terminating(her(
employment(because(she(had(been(absent(for(more(than(36(months(due(to(illness.(This(decision(was(
not(contested(by(a(grievance.(
((
[41]( The(Employer(called(as(an(expert(witness(Mr.(Bernard(Saladin(d’Anglure,(professor(emeritus(at(
Université(Laval,(where(he(has(taught(in(the(Department(of(Anthropology(since(1967.(Mr.(Saladin(
d’Anglure(holds(a(graduate(certificate(in(demography(from(the(Sorbonne,(a(Master’s(in(anthropology(
from(Université(de(Montréal(and(a(doctorate(in(ethnology(from(the(Sorbonne.(There(can(be(no(doubt(as(
to(his(qualifications(as(an(expert.((
((
[42]( The(first(contact(Mr.(Saladin(d’Anglure(had(with(the(Inuit(of(Nunavik(was(in(the(winter(of(1956,(
when(he(spent(two(months(there.(Since(then,(he(has(visited(Nunavik(some(90(times.(His(longest(stay(
lasted(two(years.(The(list(of(publications(by(Mr.(Saladin(d’Anglure(is(far(too(long(to(even(try(to(
summarize.(
((
[43]( Mr.(Saladin(d’Anglure(painted(a(fascinating(picture(of(the(situation(of(the(Inuit(of(Nunavik.(He(
also(produced(a(written(statement(in(which(he(sought(to(answer(two(questions(posed(to(him(by(Counsel(
for(the(Employer:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“What(are(the(key(socioUeconomic(factors(associated(with(the(Inuit(of(Nunavik?”(
((
and(
((
“What(is(the(impact,(for(the(Nunavik(Inuit,(of(being(able(to(receive(services(at(the(M.N.Q.(from(
attendants(who(are(able(to(interact(with(them(in(Inuktitut(and(not(exclusively(in(English?”(
((
[44]( For(Mr.(Saladin(d’Anglure,(Inuktitut(is(the(manifestation(of(and(vehicle(for(the(traditional(values(
of(the(Inuit(of(Nunavik(and(of(their(worldview,(the(cement(for(their(social(ties.(According(to(the(
document(he(wrote:(
(
[TRANSLATION](“The(Inuit(language(is(one(of(a(dozen((aboriginal(languages(still(spoken(in(Canada(
that(have(a(chance(of(disappearing(in(the(21st(Century,(according(to(experts,(and(Nunavik(is(the(
Inuit(territory(in(Canada(where(it(is(the(most(commonly(spoken((by(close(to(99%(of(people).(“(
(
[45]( The(Inuit(do(not(make(the(distinction(made(elsewhere(in(North(America(between(the(public(and(
the(private.(Each(individual(is(part(of(a(collectivity.(Being(transplanted(to(Montreal(and(into(the(
healthcare(system(there(is(intimidating.(It(is(also(important(that(there(be(someone(who(can(speak(
Inuktitut,(otherwise(the(healthcare(professionals(may(be(deprived(of(important(information(and(details(
concerning(the(patients’(condition.(
(
[46]( The(Inuit(of(Nunavik(came(into(contact(with(the(English(language(through(the(presence,(as(of(
the(18th(century,(of(the(Hudson(Bay(Company.(Based(on(his(knowledge(of(Nunavik(and(his(experience(
with(the(Inuit,(Mr.(Saladin(d’Anglure(estimates(that(about(15%(to(20%(of(Nunavik(Inuit(speak(English(
well(and(that(twoUthirds(speak(a(simplified(English(that(is(insufficient(to(answer(a(medical(or(social(
questionnaire.(A(small(percentage(of(adults(speak(French(fluently.(Between(15%(and(20%(of(the(
population(are(unable(to(get(by(in(any(language(other(than(Inuktitut.((
(
[47]( Mr.(Saladin(d’Anglure(is(of(the(opinion(that(in(addition(to(knowledge(of(the(Inuit(language,(it(
would(be(good(to(provide(the(attendants(working(at(the(M.N.Q.(with(“a(few(information(sessions(on(the(
wealth(of(the(intangible(heritage(that(continues(to(fuel(the(dreams(and(many(of(the(conversations(
within(the(Inuit(families(of(Nunavik.(This(heritage(is(by(no(means(restricted(to(the(remote(villages(of(
Nunavik,(but(accompanies(the(Inuit(who(come(to(stay(in(the(cities(for(various(lengths(of(time.(”(
(
5.(((((((((LEGISLATION(
(
[48]( The(following(provisions(of(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language[1](are(at(the(heart(of(this(
dispute:(
((
“PREAMBLE(
(
WHEREAS(the(French(language,(the(distinctive(language(of(a(people(that(is(in(the(majority(
FrenchUspeaking,(is(the(instrument(by(which(that(people(has(articulated(its(identity;(
(
Whereas(the(National(Assembly(of(Québec(recognizes(that(Quebecers(wish(to(see(the(quality(
and(influence(of(the(French(language(assured,(and(is(resolved(therefore(to(make(of(French(the(
language(of(Government(and(the(Law,(as(well(as(the(normal(and(everyday(language(of(work,(
instruction,(communication,(commerce(and(business;(
(
Whereas(the(National(Assembly(intends(to(pursue(this(objective(in(a(spirit(of(fairness(and(openU
mindedness,(respectful(of(the(institutions(of(the(EnglishUspeaking(community(of(Québec,(and(
respectful(of(the(ethnic(minorities,(whose(valuable(contribution(to(the(development(of(Québec(
it(readily(acknowledges;(
(
Whereas(the(National(Assembly(of(Québec(recognizes(the(right(of(the(Amerinds(and(the(Inuit(of(
Québec,(the(first(inhabitants(of(this(land,(to(preserve(and(develop(their(original(language(and(
culture;(
(
Whereas(these(observations(and(intentions(are(in(keeping(with(a(new(perception(of(the(worth(
of(national(cultures(in(all(parts(of(the(earth,(and(of(the(obligation(of(every(people(to(contribute(
in(its(special(way(to(the(international(community.(
((
((…)(
TITLE(I((
THE(STATUS(OF(THE(FRENCH(LANGUAGE(
(
CHAPTER(I((
THE(OFFICIAL(LANGUAGE(OF(QUEBEC(
1.(French(is(the(official(language(of(Québec.(
1977,(c.(5,(s.(1.(
(
CHAPTER(II((
FUNDAMENTAL(LANGUAGE(RIGHTS(
2.(Every(person(has(a(right(to(have(the(civil(administration,(the(health(services(and(social(
services,(the(public(utility(enterprises,(the(professional(orders,(the(associations(of(employees(
and(all(enterprises(doing(business(in(Québec(communicate(with(him(in(French.(
1977,(c.(5,(s.(2.(
(…)(
4.(Workers(have(a(right(to(carry(on(their(activities(in(French.(
((
1977,(c.(5,(s.(4.(
(…)(
CHAPTER(VI((
THE(LANGUAGE(OF(LABOUR(RELATIONS(
(…)(
46.(An(employer(is(prohibited(from(making(the(obtaining(of(an(employment(or(office(dependent(
upon(the(knowledge(or(a(specific(level(of(knowledge(of(a(language(other(than(the(official(
language,(unless(the(nature(of(the(duties(requires(such(knowledge.(
(…)(
It(is(incumbent(upon(the(employer(to(prove(to(the(Commission(or(the(arbitrator(that(the(
performance(of(the(work(requires(knowledge(or(a(specific(level(of(knowledge(of(a(language(
other(than(French.((
(…)(
50.(Sections(41(to(49(of(this(Act(are(deemed(an(integral(part(of(every(collective(agreement.(Any(
stipulation(in(the(agreement(contrary(to(any(provision(of(this(Act(is(absolutely(null.(
1977,(c.(5,(s.(50;(1999,(c.(40,(s.(45.(
(…)(
CHAPTER(IX(
MISCELLANEOUS(
89.(Where(this(Act(does(not(require(the(use(of(the(official(language(exclusively,(the(official(
language(and(another(language(may(be(used(together.((
1977,(c.(5,(s.(89(
(…)(
95.(The(following(persons(and(bodies(have(the(right(to(use(Cree(and(Inuktitut(and(are(exempt(
from(the(application(of(this(Act,(except(sections(87,(88(and(96:(
(a)(( persons(qualified(for(benefit(under(the(Agreement(indicated(in(section(1(of(the(Act(
approving(the(Agreement(concerning(James(Bay(and(Northern(Québec((chapter(CU67),(in(
the(territories(envisaged(by(the(said(Agreement;(
(
(b)(( bodies(to(be(created(under(the(said(Agreement,(within(the(territories(envisaged(by(the(
Agreement;(
(
(c)(( bodies(of(which(the(members(are(in(the(majority(persons(referred(to(in(subparagraph(a,(
within(the(territories(envisaged(by(the(Agreement.(
(
This(section,(with(the(necessary(modifications,(applies(to(the(Naskapi(of(Schefferville.(
(
1977,(c.(5,(s.(95;(1983,(c.(56,(s.(51.(
(
96.(The(bodies(envisaged(in(section(95(must(introduce(the(use(of(French(into(their(
administration,(both(to(communicate(in(French(with(the(rest(of(Québec(and(with(those(persons(
under(their(administration(who(are(not(contemplated(in(subparagraph(a(of(that(section,(and(to(
provide(their(services(in(French(to(those(persons.
During(a(transitional(period(of(such(duration(as(the(Government(may(fix(after(consultation(with(
the(persons(concerned,(sections(16(and(17(of(this(Act(do(not(apply(to(communications(of(the(
civil(administration(with(the(bodies(envisaged(in(section(95.”(
(
(
6.(((((((((ANALYSIS(
((
[49](
Sections(15.0.8(and(15.0.9(of(the(James(Bay(and(Northern(Quebec(Agreement(provide(that:((
((
((((((((((((“15.0.8((((((((((((For(the(purposes(of(health(services(and(social(services,(Region(10A(initially(
shall(be(divided(into(two(sectors:(the(Hudson(Bay(Sector(and(the(Ungava(Bay(Sector.(((
Every(city(or(town,(village,(county,(mining(town(and(other(municipalities(customarily(receiving(
health(and(social(services(in(the(Hudson(Bay(Sector(shall(be(included(in(the(Hudson(Bay(Sector;(
the(Ungava(Bay(Sector(shall(include(all(city(or(town,(village,(county,(mining(town(and(other(
municipalities(customarily(receiving(health(and(social(services(in(the(Ungava(Bay(Sector.((
((((((((((((15.0.9(((((((((((((((There(initially(shall(be(established(by(letters(patent(one(establishment(for(
each(sector(including(all(of(the(four((4)(following(classes:(
((
a)((local(community(service(centers;(
b)((hospital(centres;(
c)(( social(service(centres;(
d)((reception(centres.(
((
A(hospital(centre(for(general(care(shall(be(encompassed(within(each(of(the(initially(designated(
establishments(in(accordance(with(the(implementation(schedule(set(forth(in(Schedule(1(of(this(
Section.”(
((
[50]( The(hospital(centres(in(question(here(are(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre(in(Puvirnituq(and(the(
Tulattavik(Health(Centre(in(Kuujjuaq,(which(serve(the(Hudson(Bay(sector(and(the(Ungava(Bay(sector(
respectively.(((
((
[51](
The(parties(have(agreed(that:(
((
“2.(
The(Northern(Quebec(Module((hereinafter(“the(M.N.Q.”)(is(a(component(of(the(
Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre;(
(…)(
4.(
Although(the(MNQ(falls(under(the(authority(of(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre,(it(serves(
patients(in(the(14(communities(of(Nunavik(and(who(are(served(by(either(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(
Centre(or(the(Tulattavik(Health(Centre.”(
((
[52]( Like(people(in(the(other(regions(of(Quebec,(to(receive(specialized(care(not(available(elsewhere,(
the(Inuit(need(access(to(the(major(medical(centres(in(Montréal(whose(existence(and(resources(depend(
on(their(catchment(population.(This(access(is(provided(by(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(whose(mission(
is(to(provide(accommodation,(transportation,(and(interpretation(services(in(order(to(plan(the(Inuit’s(stay(
in(Montreal(for(medical(consultations(or(treatment.((
(((
[53](((((The(Northern(Quebec(Module(therefore(receives(the(Inuit(who(come(to(Montreal(for(medical(
treatment(that(is(not(available(in(Nunavik.(These(Inuit(speak(Inuktitut.(Some(of(them(are(unilingual;(
some(speak(English(that(ranges(from(basic(to(good.(Few(of(them(speak(French.(In(Montreal,(they(are(
referred(to(the(McGill(University(Health(Centre,(where(the(primary(language(is(English.((
((
[54]( As(is(also(the(case(in(Nunavik,(English(serves(as(the(language(of(communication(between(the(
Inuit(who(are(staying(at(the(M.N.Q(and(their(healthcare(providers.(The(same(applies(to(staff(at(the(
Module(and(the(Inuit(staying(there.(This(is(why(the(knowledge(of(“a(language(other(than(the(official(
language,”(which(in(this(case(is(English,(is(part(of(the(requirements(for(the(position(of(Beneficiary(
Attendant.(There(is(no(evidence(that(the(Union(has(challenged(this(reliance(by(the(Employer(on(the(
provisions(of(section(46(of(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language.(
((
[55]( Under(one(of(the(establishment’s(policies(on(this(topic,(some(of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module’s(
clients(are(accompanied(during(their(travel(and(during(their(stay(in(Montreal.(This(is(the(case(for(
younger(patients,(the(elderly(and(pregnant(women.(Their(escorts(are(generally(from(the(same(
community(as(the(patients(and(there(are(specific(criteria(for(who(is(chosen.(The(escorts(are(especially(
useful(when(there(are(communication(difficulties(or(problems(arising(from(culture(shock.(The(result(is(
that(a(third(of(those(staying(at(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(may(be(escorts.(This(does(not(solve(every(
problem,(firstly(because(the(escorts(themselves(may(be(a(source(of(problems(and(also(because(they(
have(had(no(training(or(experience(in(the(healthcare(field(and,(finally,(because(not(all(of(the(Module’s(
patients(have(an(escort.((
((
[56](((((The(Module(has(therefore(made(use(of(interpreters.((This(was(a(specific(inUhouse(job(title(used(by(
the(Module(only(and(that(was(revised(in(2006(when(it(was(included(in(the(“List(of(job(titles,(job(
descriptions,(and(salary(rates(and(scales(in(the(health(and(social(services(system”(as(“Attendant(in(a(
Northern(Institution.”(
((
[57](
According(to(the(Union’s(arguments:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“These(individuals(have(always(worked(at(the(Northern(Quebec(Module.(They(are(
assigned(to(various(hospitals(to(accompany(patients(to(their(medical(appointments(or(for(
administrative(procedures(that(take(place(there.(Their(work(consists(of(providing(special(support(
to(these(patients,(serving(as(their(guide,(and(translator(when(the(patients(meet(with(their(
physicians(or(other(medical(staff,(to(explain(the(information(in(their(own(language.(They(are(
trained(for(this(purpose.(
(
They(are(all(from(Nunavik(and(speak(Inuktitut.”((
((
[58]( Nevertheless,(problems(remain(that(can(be(attributed(in(particular(to(the(consumption(of(drugs(
or(alcohol(that(are(apparently(easily(available(when(clients(venture(beyond(the(Module’s(
accommodations(in(the(YMCA(building(on(Tupper(Street,(near(Atwater(Park.(
((
[59]( There(are(some(similarities(and(some(distinctions(between(the(job(descriptions(for(an(Attendant(
in(a(Northern(Institution(and(a(Beneficiary(Attendant.((Both(job(titles(fall(under(Category(2:(
ParaUtechnical(personnel,(auxiliary(services(and(trades(personnel,(as(well(as(under(subUcategory(21(
(“Beneficiary(Attendant).(Their(salary(scale(is(similar([2].(
((
[60]( The(primary(function(of(a(Beneficiary(Attendant(is(to(see(to(“the(hygiene,(wellUbeing(and(
supervision(of(beneficiaries,”(while(for(the(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution,(it(is(to(“receive,(inform,(
refer(and(accompany(beneficiaries.”((Both(are(expected(to(“see(to(the(comfort(and(general(needs(of(
beneficiaries.”(Similarly,(they(both(provide(“basic(care,”(but(in(the(case(of(the(Attendant(in(a(Northern(
Institution,(only(“if(necessary.”(A(Beneficiary(Attendant(“informs(the(nursing(team(about(beneficiaries’(
state(of(health(and(behaviour.”(This(makes(him(or(her(part(of(the(healthcare(staff.(The(same(cannot(be(
said(for(the(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution.(On(the(other(hand,(the(latter(must(be(“capable(of(
translating(what(is(said(by(resource(people(and(Native(beneficiaries(in(the(course(of(their(duties,”(hence(
the(requirement(they(speak(Inuktitut.((
((
[61]( Two(distinctions(emerge(from(a(comparison(of(the(wording(of(the(two(job(descriptions:(one(is(
the(emphasis(on(patient(“hygiene,(wellUbeing(and(supervision(of(users”(for(the(Beneficiary(Attendant(
compared(to(the(emphasis(on(the(Northern(Institution(Attendant(“receiving,(informing(and(
accompanying(beneficiaries”;(on(the(other(hand,(the(Northern(Institution(Attendant’s(role(is(to(
“translate(what(is(said(by(resource(people(and(Native(beneficiaries(in(the(course(of(their(duties.”(In(fact,(
the(posting(of(these(positions(notes(that(“the(candidate(must(speak(Inuktitut,(French(and/or(English.”((
(((
[62]( Following(a(redefinition(of(its(mandate(in(2009(and(its(move(to(a(single(location(in(2011,(the(
Employer(established(a(new(staffing(plan.(Nursing(assistant(positions(were(eliminated(and(one(out(of(
every(two(Beneficiary(Attendant(positions(was(replaced(with(that(of(an(Attendant(in(a(Northern(
Institution.(Only(vacant(positions(were(affected.(This(reorganization(was(meant(to(ensure(that(there(
would(always(be(two(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution(working(each(shift(and(able(to(communicate(
with(the(clients(in(Inuktitut.((
((
[63]( Spoken(and(written(Inuktitut(is(entirely(different(from(English(and(French.(There(is(no(magic(in(
understanding(that(one(would(have(to(search(long(and(hard(to(find(Francophones(or(Anglophones(who(
can(also(express(themselves(in(Inuktitut.(In(practice,(the(requirement(to(speak(Inuktitut(along(with(
another(language((French(or(English)(effectively(opens(the(position(of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(
Institution(to(Inuit(who(are(bilingual(or,(inevitably(a(rarer(phenomenon,(trilingual.((In(practice,(the(
bilingualism(in(question(involves(Inuktitut(and(English.((
((
[64]( To(say(that(the(Inuit(often(speak(English(and(thus(English(could(be(used(to(receive(them(to(the(
Northern(Quebec(Module(is(hardly(convincing,(first(of(all,(for(reasons(of(dignity(and(respect.(The(
preamble(to(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language(states(that(its(purpose(on(the(one(hand(is(“to(make(of(
French(the(language(of(Government(and(the(Law,(as(well(as(the(normal(and(everyday(language(of(work,(
instruction,(communication,(commerce(and(business,”(and(on(the(other,(that(“the(National(Assembly(of(
Québec(recognizes(the(right(of(the(Amerinds(and(the(Inuit(of(Québec,(the(first(inhabitants(of(this(land,(
to(preserve(and(develop(their(original(language(and(culture.”(
((
[65]( The(preamble(to(the(Charter(must(guide(the(courts(when(they(interpret(its(provisions.(The(
respect(that(should(be(accorded(the(Inuit(when(they(visit(Montreal(for(medical(reasons(requires(that(
Inuktitut(be(used(to(the(extent(possible.((FrenchUspeaking(Montrealers(who(for(a(long(time(had(to(work(
and(be(served(in(English(cannot(fail(to(be(sensitive(to(this(aspect.(
((
[66]( But(moreover,(the(presence(of(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution(who(can(receive(Inuit(in(
Inuktitut,(help(them(fill(out(the(required(forms,(inform(them,(accompany(them(to(the(hospital(explain(
what(medical(staff(are(saying(in(French(or(English,(all(simply(makes(good(sense.((Every(language(has(it(
nuances,(its(subtleties.(By(dealing(with(the(Inuit(staying(at(the(M.N.Q,(in(English,(which(is(often(the(
second(language(for(both(parties,(these(nuances(and(subtleties(may(be(lost.(Moreover,(the(evidence(
indicates(that(not(all(the(staff(at(the(M.N.Q(is(perfectly(fluent(in(English.(It(is(therefore(preferable(that(
there(be(people(at(the(M.N.Q.(who(can(speak(Inuktitut(at(the(M.N.Q.(
((
[67]( In(addition,(there(is(a(safety(issue:(medical(safety,(of(course,(but(also(the(safety(of(visitors,(
whether(they(are(patients(needing(treatment(or(their(escorts.(These(people(have(been(torn(from(their(
ordinary(milieu(and(transported(to(one(that(is(unfamiliar(to(them.(Some(of(them(use(alcohol(or(drugs(or(
have(behavior(problems.(The(presence(and(guidance(of(other(Inuit(who(speak(their(language(can(only(
have(a(beneficial(effect.(It(does(not(solve(all(problems,(but(it(is(part(of(the(solution.((((
((
[68]( There(can(be(as(many(as(176(residents(at(the(Module,(all(of(them(Inuit.(The(need(to(have(staff(
who(can(express(themselves(in(Inuktitut(is(therefore(as(much(a(question(of(respect((as(of(common(sense(
and(of(safety.(According(to(the(evidence(heard,(the(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution(are(the(only(
members(of(staff(at(the(M.N.Q.(who(can(speak(the(language(of(the(Inuit.(For(the(time(being,(the(
Employer(wants(to(have(two(Northern(Institution(Attendants(present(for(each(shift.((
((
[69]( One(can(hardly(blame(the(Employer(for(wanting(to(ensure(that(Inuit(who(must(travel(to(
Montreal(for(medical(purposes(are(welcomed(in(their(own(language(and(that(the(Northern(Quebec(
Module(employs(staff(who(can(understand(them(and(offer(them(support(during(their(stay.(Naturally,(the(
measures(taken(for(this(purpose(must(be(in(accordance(with(the(law.(
((
[70]( The(Union(does(not(challenge(the(Employer’s(prerogative(to(create(the(position(of(Attendant(in(
a(Northern(Institution,(but(rather,(the(number(of(such(positions.(It(demands(that(the(Employer(respect(
the(criteria(of(necessity(and(proportionality(established(by(the(case(law(on(language(issues(whenever(
knowledge(of(a(language(other(than(the(official(language(is(required(in(order(to(occupy(a(position.((
((
[71]( But(this(requires(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language(to(apply(to(the(Northern(Quebec(Module.(
The(Union(believes(this(to(be(the(case.(To(begin(with,(it(believes(that(replacing(Beneficiary(Attendant(
positions(with(those(of(Attendant(at(a(Northern(Institution(contravenes(the(provisions(of(the(Charter(
because(it(introduces(an(abusive(and(discriminatory(linguistic(criterion.(The(Union(believes(that(
employees(who(occupied(positions(for(several(years(were(deprived(of(their(jobs(in(favour(of(people(
newly(hired(on(the(basis(of(a(language(criterion.(
((
[72]( The(Employer’s(view(is(rather(that(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language(does(not(apply(to(the(
Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre,(of(which(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(is(a(component.((It(contends(that(
under(paragraph((b)(of(section(95,(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre(is(exempt(from(application(of(the(
Charter(and(that(this(exemption(applies(to(its(component,(the(Northern(Quebec(Module,(in(Montreal.(
According(to(the(Employer,(section(95(must(be(interpreted(by(referring(to(the(health(centre(and(not(to(
each(of(its(components,(otherwise(we(could(find(ourselves(in(the(absurd(situation(that(individuals(could(
be(dealt(with(in(Inuktitut(while(in(Nunavik(“but(lose(this(right”(if(they(are(at(the(Northern(Quebec(
Module(in(Montreal.(
((
[73]( The(Union(answers(that(the(three(exemptions(created(by(paragraphs((a),((b)(and((c)(of(section(
95(apply(only(“in(the(territories(referred(to(in(said(Agreement,”(in(other(words(in(Nunavik,(and(not(in(
the(territory(located(south(of(the(55th(parallel,(which(includes(the(region(of(Montreal.(
((
[74]( As(concerns(the(right(to(be(treated(in(Inuktitut(that(the(Inuit(would(lose(if(they(stayed(at(the(
M.N.Q.(in(Montreal,(it(is(subject(to(the(following(qualification.((The(Charter%of%the%French%Language(does(
not(affirm(the(right(of(Inuit(to(be(treated(in(Inuktitut.(It(excludes(the(persons(and(agencies(listed(in(
section(95(from(the(application(of(the(Charter.(In(other(words,(in(Nunavik,(it(does(not(make(these(
persons(and(agencies(subject(to(the(rights(and(obligations(and(the(rights(created(by(the(Charter.(The(
purpose(of(the(Charter(is(not(to(create(a(right(to(treatment(in(Inuktitut.((
((
[75]( Moreover,(the(Inuit(do(not(necessarily(receive(treatment(in(Inuktitut(north(of(the(55th(parallel.((
The(lack(of(Inuit(doctors(and(nurses(obliges(Inuit(patients(to(use(medical(personnel(from(south(of(the(
55th(parallel(and(whose(knowledge(of(Inuktitut(is(generally(zero.(This(means(that(the(language(of(
communication(between(healthcare(staff(and(the(Inuit(is(generally(English.(Such(are(the(vicissitudes(of(
history.(We(may(regret(it,(we(may(find(it(unfortunate,(but(we(cannot(deny(the(reality.(
((
[76]( Section(95(of(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language(exempts(from(the(statute’s(application:(those(
“persons(qualified(for(benefit(under(the(Agreement(indicated(in(section(1(of(the(Act%approving%the%
Agreement%concerning%James%Bay%and%Northern%Québec((chapter(CU67),(in(the(territories(envisaged(by(
the(said(Agreement”;(“bodies(to(be(created(under(the(said(Agreement,(within(the(territories(envisaged(
by(the(Agreement”;(and(the(“bodies(of(which(the(members(are(in(the(majority(persons(referred(to(in(
subparagraph(a,(within(the(territories(envisaged(by(the(Agreement.”(It(does(so(pursuant(to(the(principle(
set(out(in(the(Preamble(to(the(Charter,(according(to(which(“the(National(Assembly(of(Québec(recognizes(
the(right(of(the(Amerinds(and(the(Inuit(of(Québec,(the(first(inhabitants(of(this(land,(to(preserve(and(
develop(their(original(language(and(culture.”(Each(exemption(in(section(95(of(the(Charter(applies(
specifically(“in(the(territories(envisaged(by(the(said(Agreement.”(((
((
[77]( An(analysis(of(the(legal(status(of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(shows(that(it(is(one(of(eight(
departments(of(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre.(Two(features(distinguish(the(MNQ:(it(is(regional(in(scope(
and(it(is(located(in(Montreal.(The(Module(does(not(have(a(separate(legal(personality(from(the(
Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre.(Like(the(Health(Centre’s(seven(other(departments,(the(M.N.Q.(reports(to(the(
senior(management(of(the(institution(and(ultimately,(to(its(Board(of(Directors.%An(account(of(the(
Module’s(activities(takes(up(part(of(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre’s(Annual(Report.(Therefore,(whatever(
applies(to(the(Health(Centre(also(applies(to(its(departments,(including(the(Northern(Quebec(Module,(
even(if(it(is(located(in(Montreal.((
((
[78]( In(Nunavik,(the(healthcare(system(is(made(up(in(particular(of(two(health(centres,(which(are(
located(in(Kuujjuaq(and(Puvirnituq.(The(Northern(Quebec(Module(is(an(integral(part(of(this(system,(
along(with(the(other(departments(of(the(two(health(centres.(The(rules(governing(the(health(system(
apply(to(all(its(components.(One(cannot(distinguish(a(single(department(from(the(whole(system,(even(if(
for(practical(reasons(it(operates(outside(the(territory(of(Nunavik.(The(fact(that(the(Syndicat%des%employés%
du%Module%du%Nord%Québécois(has(its(own(union(accreditation(does(not(confer(on(this(department(of(
the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Module(a(distinct(legal(personality(from(the(Centre(itself.(In(short,(the(accessory(
follows(the(principal.(((
((
[79]( The(Tribunal(is(therefore(of(the(opinion(that(the(exemption(created(by(section(95(of(the(Charter%
of%the%French%Language(applies(to(the(operations(of(the(components((by(which(the(bodies(referred(to(in(
the(provision(carry(out(their(mission(including(the(components(that(as(an(exception(and(of(necessity,(are(
located(outside(of(Nunavik.(
((
[80]( Moreover,(the(case(law(that(the(Union(submitted(focuses(largely(on(the(provisions(of(the(
Charter%of%the%French%Language(concerning(the(need(for(a(language(other(than(French(in(order(to(hold(a(
position.(Since(the(Charter(does(not(apply(to(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre(and(its(departments(that(
case(law(does(not(apply(in(this(case.((
((
[81]( Moreover,(that(jurisprudence(concerns(situations(very(different(from(that(of(the(M.N.Q.(In(the(
case(of(Pierre%Pouliot%c.%Quality%Inn%et%Suites%Lévis,(the(issue(was(whether(the(employer(had(the(right(to(
require(knowledge(of(English(for(the(position(of(‘head(of(maintenance.’(The(latter(was(rarely(in(contact(
with(the(EnglishUspeaking(clientele(of(the(organization.(Thus,(Commissioner(Maryse(Morin(decided(that(
the(employer(violated(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language,([TRANSLATION]“by(requiring(the(knowledge(of(
English(from(a(candidate(trying(to(obtain(the(position(of(“head(of(maintenance”(at(its(hotel.”[3]((
((
[82]( Similarly,(in(the(case(of(Université%de%Montréal%et%le%Syndicat%des%employé(e)s%de%l’Université%de%
Montréal,%local%1244%SCFPNFTQ,(the(arbitrator,(Maître(André(Sylvestre,(ruled(that(the(requirement(to(
speak(English(violated(the(Charter(because(there(had(been(only(ten(to(15(Anglophone(clients(over(ten(
years.(By(contrast,(the(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution(at(the(M.N.Q.(are(in(constant(contact(with(
clients(who(are(all(Inuit(and(whose(language(is(Inuktitut.(
((
[83]( In(the(decision(rendered(on(November(20,(2008(in(the(case(of(Alliance%du%personnel%
professionnel%et%technique%de%la%santé%et%des%services%sociaux%et%le%Centre%de%santé%et%de%services%sociaux%
du%HautNSaintNFrançois,(the(arbitrator,(Maître(René(Turcotte,(ruled(that([TRANSLATION](“the(evidence(
conclusively(demonstrates(the(existence(of(the(criterion(of(necessity(for(EnglishUlanguage(proficiency(
required(for(the(Employer(to(be(able(to(invoke(the(exception(set(out(in(section(46(of(the(Charter(and(
thus(deprive(a(worker(of(his(right(to(work(in(French.”[4](However:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“[67](This(conclusion(does(not(thereby(settle(the(dispute(that(has(been(submitted(to(us.(
Far(from(it.(Our(opinion(is(that(to(qualify(for(the(exception(set(out(in(section(46(of(the(Charter,(the(
employer(must(in(addition(demonstrate(conclusively(that(respect(for(the(right(guaranteed(by(section(46(
would(impose(an(undue(hardship,(in(this(case,(that(not(requiring(English(language(proficiency(at(level(3(
out(of(5((in(order(to(hold(positions(3U1550U005(and(3U1550U013(would(result(in(undue(hardship(in(
meeting(its(obligations(arising(from(section(15(of(the(Act%Respecting%%Health%Services%and%Social%Services.(
With(regard(to(the(existence(of(this(second(condition,(in(order(to(be(able(to(qualify(for(the(exception(in(
section(46(of(the(Charter,(we(fully(agree(with(the(conclusions(and(reasons(cited(by(proponents(of(the(
line(of(cases(so(eloquently(set(out(by(arbitrator(JeanUMarie(Lavoie(in(the(excerpts(cited(above(from(the(
decision(in(the(case(of(Syndicat%des%infirmières%et%infirmiers%de%la%ValléeNdesNForts%(F.I.I.Q.)%et%C.L.S.C.N
C.H.S.L.D.%ChampagnatNValléeNdesNForts,((2003(A(176).(”(
((
[84]( In(that(case,(as(in(the(case(of(Syndicat%des%infirmières%et%infirmiers%de%la%ValléeNdesNForts%(F.I.I.Q.)%
et%C.L.S.C.NC.H.S.L.D.%ChampagnatNValléeNdesNFort,(which(the(Union(also(filed,(the(recourse(to(section(46(
concerned(a([TRANSLATION](“limited(number(of(EnglishUspeaking(users(who(asked(to(be(served(in(their(
own(language,”(so(that(it((was(“absolutely(imperative(that(the(employer(engage(in(this(process(and(
determine(whether(there(are(no(other(solutions(that(would(allow(it(to(achieve(the(desired(objective(
without(undue(hardship,(while(avoiding(making(knowledge(of(English(a(condition(for(access(to(the(
position.”[5](The(case(before(us(involves(all(the(clients(of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module.(For(a(long(time,(
use(of(English(has(provided(an(alternative(solution.((However,(it(did(not(help(to(achieve(the(legitimate(
goal(sought(which(is(to(have(at(least(two(employees(on(each(shift(who(speak(Inuktitut(in(order(to(
respond(to(the(needs(of(176(residents(in(their(own(language.((
((
[85]( The(decision(rendered(by(Maître(Harvey(Frumkin,(arbitrator(in(the(case(of(Hôpital%chinois%de%
Montréal%et%Syndicat%canadien%de%la%fonction%publique,%section%locale%4490,(is(more(akin(to(the(situation(
of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module.(The(dispute(before(the(arbitrator(concerned(the(organizational(
structure(the(employer(had(adopted(and(which(provided(that(20(employees(in(the(Beneficiary(Attendant(
position(had(to(speak(“the(Cantonese(or(Taishanese(dialect(of(the(Chinese(language.”(The(parties(to(that(
dispute(agreed(that:((
((
[TRANSLATION]“10.(((When(a(beneficiary(is(hospitalized(and(the(nurse(team(leader(cannot(
communicate(with(him(in(his(own(language(or(dialect,(the(Hospital(uses,(in(a(very(random(
fashion,(one(or(another(staff(member(from(any(category(who(can(speak(his(language(or(dialect,(
if(such(an(employee(is(available(somewhere(in(the(hospital;(
((
11.(
The(Hospital’s(requirement(for(language(fluency(means(being(able(to(understand(and(
express(oneself(fluently(in(the(language;(it(is(one(of(the(issues(in(dispute;(
((
12.(
The(beneficiaries(admitted(to(this(hospital(for(roughly(the(past(fifteen((15)(years(have(
been(exclusively(of(Chinese(or(Southeast(Asian(origin.”(
((
[86](
The(Chinese(Hospital(defines(it(mission(as(follows:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“The(Montreal(Chinese(Hospital('s(mission(is(to(provide(medical(care(and(
accommodation(for(adults(and(seniors,(particularly(of(Chinese(or(Southeast(Asian(backgrounds,(
who(suffer(from(a(permanent(disability(or(have(lost,(totally(or(partially,(their(functional(
independence.((The(Hospital(provides(services(in(an(environment(adapted(to(the(values,(
customs(and(socioUcultural(traditions(of(its(beneficiaries.(The(Hospital(also(offers(diagnostic(
services(and(medical(consultations(in(its(outpatient(clinic.(In(addition,(the(Hospital(also(has(a(Day(
Center(whose(services(are(exclusively(for(older(members(of(the(Chinese(and(Southeast(Asian(
communities.”(
(
([87](
According(to(Maître(Frumkin:(
(
[TRANSLATION](“[53]((…)(To(determine(what(is(“necessary,”(in(any(given(case,(we(have(to(consider(
the(employer’s(mission,(its(legitimate(operational(needs,(the(rights(of(its(beneficiaries(and(the(
interests(of(the(employees(involved.(To(do(so,(we(must(balance(the(competing(interests,(
whether(it(be(the(employee’s(right(not(to(be(denied(an(employment(opportunity(only(because(
he((she)(does(not(speak(a(language(other(than(the(official(language,(and(the(right(of(the(
beneficiaries,(to(whom(the(employer(provides(its(services,(to(obtain(the(quality(of(care(to(which(
they(are(entitled.”(((
((
[88]( Unlike(the(M.N.Q.,(which(is(a(temporary(living(unit,(the(Chinese(Hospital(is(a(longUterm(care(
residence(that(accommodates(people(who(“suffer(from(a(permanent(disability(or(who(have(lost,(totally(
or(partially,(their(functional(independence.”(This(explains(the(importance(of(Beneficiary(Attendants,(
who(are([TRANSLATION](“the(category(of(employees(who(work(most(closely(with(the(beneficiary(by(
providing(basic(daily(care.”[6](
((
[89]( The(redefinition(of(the(mandate(of(the(Northern(Quebec(Module(in(2009(resulted(in(the(
elimination(of(nursing(so(that(the(organization(could(focus(on(the(transportation(of(beneficiaries,(
interpretation(services(and(social(support.(Beneficiary(Attendants(and(Attendants(in(a(Northern(
Institution(are(therefore(the(two(categories(of(employees(who(work(most(closely(with(the(residents.(
Since(they(are(required(to(speak(Inuktitut,(among(other(things,(the(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution(
allow(the(Module(to(fulfill(the(part(of(its(mission(that(consists(of(providing(the(provision(of(
interpretation(services(to(Inuit(staying(there.(
(
[90]( The(importance(of(knowing(the(clients’(language(for(the(category(of(employees(who(work(most(
closely(with(them(led(Maître(Frumkin(to(write:(
((
[TRANSLATION](“[65](Finally,(the(Tribunal(cannot(agree(with(the(Union(when(it(suggests(that(the(
category(of(Beneficiary(Attendant(was(unfairly(designated(as(the(group(for(whom(the(linguistic(
requirement(would(apply(in(this(case.(As(he(explained,(the(Beneficiary(Attendant(occupies(a(
crucial(position,(playing(a(central(role(in(the(care(provided(to(beneficiaries.(He(is(the(one(
working(closely(with(beneficiaries(on(a(daily(basis.(This(category(of(employee(is(on(the(front(
lines(and(for(reasons(mentioned(above,(must(be(able(to(communicate(with(beneficiaries(and(
even(with(their(family(members(and(when(this(communication(requires(knowledge(of(the(
Chinese(language,(a(Beneficiary(Attendant(who(speaks(this(language(must(be(easily(accessible.(
This(is(why(the(Tribunal(has(great(difficulty(objecting(to(the(approach(the(employer(intends(to(
take(in(this(case.”((
((
[91]( One(of(the(differences(between(the(Montreal(Chinese(Hospital(and(the(Innuulitsivik(Health(
Centre(is(that(the(former(is(subject(to(the(provisions(of(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language,(while(the(
latter(is(not.(Moreover,(the(Charter(affirms,(in(its(Preamble,(that:((
“the(National(Assembly(of(Québec(recognizes(the(right(of(the(Amerinds(and(the(Inuit(of(Québec,(
the(first(inhabitants(of(this(land,(to(preserve(and(develop(their(original(language(and(culture.”(
(
[92]( Naturally,(the(Charter(makes(no(reference(to(the(Cantonese(or(Taishanese(dialects(or,(more(
broadly,(the(Chinese(language;(that(is(not(its(goal.(The(acceptance(by(an(arbitration(tribunal(that(the(
exception(provided(for(in(section(46(of(the(Charter(applies(to(the(situation(of(the(Montreal(Chinese(
Hospital(justifies(all(the(more(the(Northern(Quebec(Module’s(initiative(to(replace(vacant(Beneficiary(
Attendant(positions(with(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution(positions.(It(is(difficult(to(believe(that(the(
Inuit(of(Québec,(“descendants(of(the(first(inhabitants(of(this(land,”(could(be(denied(what(the(courts(
have(granted,(rightly,(to(other(persons(whose(presence(in(North(America(does(not(have(the(same(
historic(scope.(
((
[93]( Grievances(no.(159579,(159583,(159588,(159592,(159595,(159598(and(190057(and(190509,(
which(contest,(without(further(detail,(the(posting(of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution(positions(MNQ(
11U02,(MNQ(11U05,(MNQ(11U06,(MNQA(11U07,(MNQ(12U01(et(MNQ(12U03,(as(well(as(the(appointments(
of(Sarah(Noavalinga(and(D’Allage(Sinnarapik(to(positions(as(Attendants(in(a(Northern(Institution,(are(
therefore(denied.((
(
([94]( Grievances(no.(159589,(159596,(190058(and(190060(contest(“the(requirements(for(the(position(
of(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution”(and(demand(that(French(be(mandatory.(The(linguistic(
requirement(in(posting(for(positions(as(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution(is(that(the(position(
incumbents(must(be(able(to(speak(Inuktitut,(French(and/or(English.(The(Innuulitsivik(Health(Centre(is(not(
subject(to(the(provisions(of(the(Charter%of%the%French%Language.(Therefore(the(Employer(is(not(violating(
the(statute(by(requiring(the(knowledge(of(a(language(other(than(French,(in(this(case(Inuktitut,(in(order(
to(obtain(employment(as(Attendant(in(a(Northern(Institution.(Grievances(159589,(159596,(190058(and(
190060(are(therefore(illUfounded.(
((
[95](((((This(leaves(grievance(no.(159577,(in(which(the(Union(contests(the(elimination(of(the(position(of(
Beneficiary(Attendant(and(demands(that(this(position(be(retained(and(that(“Joyce(Cogdale(be(
recognized(as(the(incumbent,”(and(grievance(n(159578,(in(which(Mr.(Gavrilescu(contests(the(
termination(of(his(assignment(as(the(replacement(for(Ms.(Cogdale.(
((
[96]( Job(competition(no.(MNQ(08U96(was(posted(from(November(13(to(20,(2008,(in(order(to(fill(three(
regular(fullUtime(“Beneficiary(Attendant”(positions.(The(Union(makes(a(link(between(this(job(posting(and(
a(“grievance(settlement(agreement”(that(the(parties(signed(on(November(11,(2008.(This(agreement(
provided(for(the(posting(of(certain(positions(in(exchange(for(the(settlement(of(several(grievances.(Thus,(
“three((3)(regular(fulltime(Beneficiary(Attendant((3480)(positions((Class(1(–(36.25(hours(per(week)”(had(
to(be(created(at(the(Hampton(Residence.(The(Employer(does(not(dispute(this(connection.(
((
[97]( Ms.(Joyce(Cogdale(had(been(disabled(within(the(meaning(of(the(collective(agreement(since(
October(10,(2008.(One(of(the(three(Beneficiary(Attendant(positions(in(the(MNQ(posting(08U96(was(
meant(for(her,(but(she(never(occupied(it.(
((
[98]( According(to(the(Union’s(seniority(lists(as(of(April(11,(2009,(April(10,(2010,(and(March(26,(2011,(
Ms.(Cogdale(was(a(fullUtime(“head(of(a(living(unit,”(at(“M.N.Q.(subservice(074064((lodging)”(a(position(
under(“category(4((U(Technicians(and(professionals(in(health(and(social(services,”(where(the(salary(range(
is(between($22.91(and($34.03((No(explanation(has(been(given(as(to(the(reason(Ms.(Cogdale(would(have(
applied(for(a(position(as(a(Beneficiary(Attendant,(which(is(part(of(“category(2(–(ParaUtechnical(personnel,((
auxiliary(services(and(trades(personnel,”(where(the(salary(range(is(between($16.52(and($20.49.(
((
[99]( In(any(event,(Ms.(Cogdale(never(passed(the(stage(of(the(initiation(and(trial(period(for(the(
Beneficiary(Attendant(position.((Clause(7.14(of(the(local(provisions(of(the(collective(agreement(provides(
that(the(maximum(duration(of(this(trial(period(is(“twenty((20)(working(days.”(This(period(is(crucial(
because(it(allows(an(employee(to(assess(whether(a(new(position(suits(him(or(her(and(the(employer(to(
ensure(that(the(employee(has(the(necessary(skills(for(the(job.(
((
[100]( Pursuant(to(clause(1.11(of(the(national(provisions(of(the(collective(agreement,([TRANSLATION](“an(
employee(who(decides(to(return(to(his(former(job([during(the(initiation(and(trial(period](or(who(is(called(
upon(by(his(employer(to(return(to(his(former(position,”(“does(so(without(prejudice(to(his(acquired(rights(
to(his(former(position.”((
(
[101]( An(employee(who(is(kept(on(in(his(or(her(new(position(at(the(end(of(the(initiation(and(trial(
period([TRANSLATION](“is(presumed,(at(that(time,(to(have(satisfied(the(normal(job(requirements”(
according(to(clause(7.14(of(the(local(provisions.(In(order(for(the(employee(to(be(“considered(as(having(
satisfied(the(normal(job(requirements,”(he(or(she(must(therefore(have(completed(the(initiation(and(trial(
period(for(the(position(to(which(he(or(she(was(transferred.((
((
[102]( The(initiation(and(trial(period(begins(when(the(employee(arrives(in(the(new(position.(On(January(
20,(2011,(more(than(two(years(after(the(posting(for(job(competition(no.(MNQ(08U96(closed,(Ms.(MarieU
Pierre(Bergeron(wrote(to(Ms.(Cogdale(to(inform(her(that(she(was(“no(longer(an(eligible(candidate”(for(
the(Beneficiary(Attendant(job(“as(you(have(been(unable(to(serve(your(20Uday(initiation(and(trial(period(
within(a(reasonable(period(of(time.”(
((
[103]( The(transfer(of(Ms.(Cogdale(from(a(“head(of(a(living(unit”(position(to(one(of(Beneficiary(
Attendant(never(seems(to(have(occurred.((Keeping(her(on(the(seniority(list(in(her(positions(as(“head(of(a(
living(unit”(may(have(entitled(her(to(higher(disability(insurance(benefits(during(the(first(24(months(of(her(
disability.((
((
[104]( On(December(13,(2011,(the(Employer(terminated(the(employment(of(Ms.(Cogdale(since(
October(10(marked(the(36th(month(of(her(absence(due(to(illness.(Ms.(Cogdale(did(not(contest(this(
measure.(
((
[105](((In(grievance(no.(159577,(the(Union(demand(among(other(things(that(the(position(of(Beneficiary(
Attendant(be(maintained(and(that(“Joyce(Cogdale(be(recognized(as(the(incumbent.”(Recognizing(Ms.(
Cogdale(as(the(incumbent(would(imply(that(she(had(satisfied(the(normal(job(requirements(without(
having(passed(the(initiation(and(trial(period.(This(would(amount(to(changing(the(wording(of(clause(7.14(
of(the(local(provisions(of(the(collective(agreement.(The(Union’s(demand(to(recognize(Ms.(Cogdale(as(
incumbent(in(the(Beneficiary(Attendant(position(cannot(be(granted(without(her(having(completed(the(
initiation(and(trial(period(that(she(never(began.(((
((
[106](((As(for(retaining(the(same(position,(the(Union(seems(to(see(its(elimination(as(contravening(the(
agreement(reached(on(November(11,(2008.(This(agreement(required(the(posting(of(three(Beneficiary(
Attendant(positions.(With(job(posting(no.(MNQ(08U96,(the(Employer(fulfilled(the(obligation(it(had(
undertaken.(This(led(to(Mr.(Bogdan(Gravilescu(becoming(the(longUterm(replacement(for(the(position(of(
Beneficiary(Attendant(that(Ms.(Cogdale(had(never(occupied.((
((
[107](((The(agreement(of(November(11,(2008,(did(not(include(a(term(for(the(positions(that(were(created.((
The(right(of(the(Employer(to(create(and(eliminate(job(positions(was(not(restricted(by(the(agreement.(The(
Union(does(not(dispute(the(Employer’s(prerogative(to(create(job(positions,(which(entails(the(right(to(
eliminate(them.(It(was(open(to(the(Employer(to(eliminate(a(job(position(at(the(beginning(of(2011(and(to(
create(another(one.(The(elimination(of(the(position(entailed(the(end(of(the(longUterm(replacement(of(
Ms.(Cogdale(by(Mr.(Gravilescu.(What(would(have(happened(if(Ms.(Cogdale(subsequently(returned(to(
work(is(a(hypothetical(question(that(never(arose(because(the(Employer(terminated(her(employment(in(
December(2011,(after(36(months(of(absence(due(to(illness.((
[108](((Grievances(no.(159577(and(159578(must(therefore(be(denied(((
((
((
7.(((((((((JUDGMENT(
((
[109](((For(the(reasons(set(out(above,(the(Tribunal:(
(
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DENIES(grievances(no.(159579,(159583,(159588,(159592,(159595,(159598(and(190057(and(
190509,(all(on(behalf(of(the(Union;(
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DENIES(grievances(no.(159589,(159596,(190058(and(190060,(also(on(behalf(of(the(Union;(
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DENIES(grievances(no.(159577(and(159578,(filed(by(the(Union(and(Mr.(Bogdan(Gravilescu,(
respectively;(
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TAKES(NOTE(of(the(withdrawal(by(the(Union(of(grievances(no.(159587,(159594(and(190064,(and(
of(grievance(159597,(by(Mr.(DenisUPatrice(Mingot.(
((
((
((
((
((
((
(((((((((((((((((((((S)(Richard(Guay((((
Maître(Richard(Guay,(arbitrator(
(
((
((
((
((
March(24,(2014(
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((
Maître(Éric(Séguin(
MONETTE(BARAKETT(
Counsel(for(the(Employer(
((
Mr.(JeanULuc(Théorêt((
FSSSUCSN,(Montréal(
Representative(of(the(Union(
((
((
True(copy(
(
(
(
[1](Chapter(CU11.(
[2]($16.52(to($20.49(per(hour(for(the(Beneficiary(Attendants;($17.10(to($20.54(for(the(Attendants(in(a(
Northern(Institution.(
[3](Paragraph(31.(
[4](Paragraph(66.(
[5](Syndicat%des%infirmières%et%infirmiers%de%la%ValléeNdesNForts%(F.I.I.Q.)%et%C.L.S.C.NC.H.S.L.D.%
ChampagnatNValléeNdesNFort,(para.(no(87.(
[6](Hôpital%chinois%de%Montréal%et%Syndicat%canadien%de%la%fonction%publique,%section%locale%4490,(para.(
22.(
(
(
CASES(FILED(BY(THE(PARTIES(
((
The(Union(:(
((
Pierre(Pouliot(c.(Quality(Inn(et(Suites(Lévis,(2010(QCCRT(592((CanLII),(2010(QCCRT(0592,(Ms.(Maryse(
Morin,(commissioner,(December(15,(2010;(
((
Université(de(Montréal(et(le(Syndicat(des(employé(e)s(de(l’Université(de(Montréal,(local(1244(SCFPU
FTQ,(Me(André(Sylvestre,(arbitrator,(April(12,(2012;(
((
Alliance(du(personnel(professionnel(et(technique(de(la(santé(et(des(services(sociaux(et(Centre(de(santé(
et(de(services(sociaux(du(HautUSaintUFrançois,(Me(René(Turcotte,(arbitrator,(November(30,(2008;(
((
Syndicat(des(infirmières(et(infirmiers(de(la(ValléeUdesUForts((F.I.I.Q.)(et(C.L.S.C.UC.H.S.L.D.(ChampagnatU
ValléeUdesUFort,(Mr.(JeanUMarie(Lavoie,(arbitrator,(June(16,(2003;(
((
Hôpital(chinois(de(Montréal(et(Syndicat(canadien(de(la(fonction(publique,(section(locale(4490,(Me(
Harvey(Frumkin,(arbitrator,(February(26,(2007;(
((
Centre(de(santé(Innuulitsivik(et(Syndicat(des(employées(et(des(employés(du(module(nordUquébécois,(
Me(Claude(Martin,(arbitrator,(December(12,(2012.(
((
The(Employer:(
((
Institut(ArmandUFrappier(et(Syndicat(canadien(de(la(fonction(publique,(section(locale(1733,(Me(François(
Hamelin,(arbitrator,(February(9,(1989;(
((
Syndicat(des(salariés(de(l’Hôpital(du(HautURichelieu(et(du(centre(d’accueil(StUJean(et(Hôpital(du(HautU
Richelieu,(Me(JeanUPierre(Lussier,(arbitrator,(February(19,(1992;(
((
Alliance(du(personnel(professionnel(et(technique(de(la(santé(et(des(services(sociaux(et(Groupe(Roy(
Santé(inc.,(Me((Carol(Jobin,(arbitrator,(September(16,(2009;(
((
Centre(d’accueil(PierreUJoseph(Triest(et(Syndicat(des(employés(du(Centre(d’accueil(PierreUJoseph(Triest,(
Me(JeanUPierre(Lussier,(arbitrator,(June(22(1992;(
((
Syndicat(canadien(de(la(Fonction(publique(et((Centre(hospitalier(de(StULaurent,(Me(Marc(Gravel,(
arbitrator,(February(19,(1991;(
((
Alliance(du(personnel(professionnel(et(technique(de(la(santé(et(des(services(sociaux(et(Centre(de(santé(
et(des(services(sociaux(de(la(Montage,(Me(JeanUGuy(Ménard,(arbitrator,(October(18,(2011;(
((
Syndicat(des(fonctionnaires(municipaux(de(Québec(et(Québec((Ville(de),(Me(JeanUGuy(Ménard,(
arbitrator,(October(29,(2013;(
((
Syndicat(des(employés(du(centre(jeunesse(Gaspésie/Les(îles(et(Centre(jeunesse(Gaspésie/Les(îles,(Me(
Gabriel(M.UCôté,(arbitrator,(August(13,(1998;(
((
Hôpital(Chinois(de(Montréal(c.(Syndicat(canadien(de(la(fonction(publique,(section(locale(2948,(Me(Marc(
Boisvert,(arbitrator,(January(27,(1994.(
(
(
(