Is it a violation of the merit principle if a job selection procedure fails to assess all candidates at the same level?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Canada (Customs and Revenue Agency), 2004 FC 507 (CanLII):
In a job selection procedure, a failure to assess all candidates according to the same standards is a violation of the merit principle. Buttar v. Canada (Attorney General), 2000 CanLII 15234 (FCA), [2000] F.C.J. No. 437.
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