Legislative guidance on the conduct of enforcement investigations by federal organizations has been provided by the Supreme Court of Canada:
Jarvis and Ling (2002): Supreme court rulings requiring the separation of administrative powers and criminal investigations, thus creating a segregated function to avoid Charter breaches.
To address this guidance and other best practice recommendations, ISB sought and was awarded funding from Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Canada to refine its enforcement investigation processes and tools. The TBS mandate required that the processes and tools (specifically a case management system) be deployed no later than March 2022.