ESDC’s Mail Audits

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One of the most perplexing aspects about the Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada (“ESDC“) is its insistent that all Employer Compliance Reviews be done by mail.  Apparently, as confirmed in this reproduction of internal ESDC correspondence obtained through an Access to Information Act request, it is because the potential for electronic transmission of information to be intercepted by wireless devices is too great.

I’m sure most employers would be willing to take this risk (which is probably less than the risk of something getting lost in the mail) if it meant that the Employer Compliance Reviews took days instead of (often) months.

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