What is the test of merit and recourse in federal public service employment?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Wylie v. Canada Border Services Agency, 2006 PSST 7 (CanLII):

The courts have recognized the need for flexibility to assign federal public service employees to functions on a temporary basis without this giving rise to the application of merit and the right of recourse. The case of Doré v. Canada, 1987 CanLII 37 (SCC), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 503, is illustrative of both this principle and its limitations.

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