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Definitions

Associate — A person: who is related to a University employee by blood or adoption, or is or has been related to the employee by marriage or common-law marriage; or with whom a University employee has or has had in the previous five years a financial, intimate, other close or substantial professional relationship.

Day(s) — A day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, statutory holiday, or other day on which the University is not open for administrative business.

Discloser — A Member of the University who chooses to make a Protected Disclosure under this Policy and Procedures.

Frivolous — Devoid of merit.

Member of the University — Any person who teaches, conducts research, studies or works at or under the auspices of the University.

PDC — Protected Disclosure Coordinator. The individual appointed under this Policy and related procedures to receive and report on Protected Disclosures made in accordance with this Policy.

Protected Disclosure — Any disclosure made under this Policy and related procedures when one is acting in good faith, on the basis of a reasonable belief of Wrongdoing provided that the disclosure is not Frivolous or Vexatious.

Respondent(s) — The subject or subjects of a report of alleged Wrongdoing under this Policy.

Retaliation — Any threat of reprisal, attempt to intimidate or adverse behaviour or action, taken against a Member of the University in response to that initial person having:

• invoked this Policy;
• participated or cooperated in any investigation under this Policy; or
• been associated with a Member of the University who has invoked this Policy or participated in any of its processes.

Unit Head — Deans, Department Heads, Division Heads, Heads of Schools, Directors, Executive Directors, University Librarian, University Registrar and other senior administrators at a comparable level; Associate Vice-Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and the President, as applicable.

University — ÌÇÐÄAPP.

University-related Activity — Any activity that is directly related to or arises out of the operations of the University at any location.

Vexatious — To intentionally annoy, embarrass, harass or harm.

Wrongdoing — Any activity or conduct engaged in by a Member of the University in or relating to the University, as follows:

1. an act or omission constituting an offence of municipal, provincial or federal laws or regulations
2. an act or omission that creates a substantial and specific danger:
   
   
   1. to the life, health or safety of individuals other than a danger that is inherent in the performance of the duties or functions of a Member of the University, or
   2. to the environment;
      
      
3. gross mismanagement, including of University funds or University assets; and
4. knowingly directing or counseling an individual to commit Wrongdoing.

Procedures:

There are no procedures associated with this policy.