Section 44 — Canadian Human Rights Act: Report

An investigator shall, as soon as possible after the conclusion of an investigation, submit to the Commission a report of the findings of the investigation. If, on receipt of a report referred to in subsection (1), the Commission is satisfied that the complainant ought to exhaust grievance or review procedures otherwise reasonably available, or that the complaint could more appropriately be dealt with, initially or completely, by means of a procedure provided for under an Act of Parliament other than this Act, it shall refer the complainant to the appropriate authority. On receipt of a report referred to in subsection (1), the Commission may request the Chairperson of the Tribunal to institute an inquiry under section 49 into the complaint to which the report relates if the Commission is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the complaint, an inquiry into the complaint is warranted, and that the complaint to which the report relates should not be referred pursuant to subsection (2) or dismissed on any ground mentioned in paragraphs 41(c) to (e); or shall dismiss the complaint to which the report relates if it is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the complaint, an inquiry into the complaint is not warranted, or that the complaint should be dismissed on any ground mentioned in paragraphs 41(c) to (e). After receipt of a report referred to in subsection (1), the Commission shall notify in writing the complainant and the person against whom the complaint was made of its action under subsection (2) or (3); and may, in such manner as it sees fit, notify any other person whom it considers necessary to notify of its action under subsection (2) or (3).