There are three ways for you to submit your request for an independent review by the Merit Commissioner. Submit your request via:

• E-mail to: merit@meritcomm.bc.ca; or
• Personal or courier delivery to: 360 – 1070 Douglas Street, Victoria  V8W 2C4; or
• Fax to: (250) 953-4160.

Please ensure your request includes all of the following information:

(1) Confirmation of the following:

• you are an unsuccessful employee applicant in a competition;
• you are an employee, or an employee on layoff, appointed under the Public Service Act at the time feedback was requested;
• the appointment is made under the Public Service Act and is in a bargaining unit;
• the appointment or proposed appointment is a permanent appointment or is a temporary appointment for more than seven months; and
• you have received the deputy minister's response to your internal inquiry.

(2) Employee information: your name, home mailing address, home phone numbers, home email, work email.

(3) Appointment information: Ministry or organization, branch, location, competition number, classification, bargaining unit, and job title.

(4) Manager responsible for the staffing action: name, title, phone number.

Read more about the review of staffing decisions, including step-by-step instructions for employees.