# 2023-001 Others, Administrative Resolution of Grievance, Grievable Issue Under the National Defence Act, Right to Grieve

Case summary

F&R Date: 2025-02-24

The grievor contested the capability of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) grievance process to fully evaluate members' concerns.

The Initial Authority (IA) determined that no appropriate IA existed for this case and forwarded the grievance directly to the Final Authority (FA) for consideration.

The Committee observed that the grievor had submitted multiple grievances that were in various stages of the grievance process, including grievances that had passed through the IA level to the dissatisfaction of the grievor. In line with the CAF grievance process, these grievances were reviewed by the Committee and the FA, resulting in redress being granted for some issues. The Committee observed that grievances containing multiple issues prevented the assignment of an appropriate IA, impacting procedural fairness and removing an important review level from the grievance process. The Committee concluded that the CAF grievance process was not designed to address multiple issues at once. The Committee found that the grievor's concerns had been properly addressed by the grievance process as designed and that the grievor had not been aggrieved.

The Committee recommended that the FA not afford the grievor redress.