22.021(1)The Commission shall submit a report containing its recommendations to the Minister within nine months after the date of the commencement of an inquiry.

22.021(2)The recommendations of the Commission must be made for the fiscal year of the Province that begins on April 1 of the year in which the Commission commences an inquiry and for each of the next three fiscal years.

22.021(3)A report submitted to the Minister under subsection (1) shall be tabled in the Legislative Assembly by the Minister within 90 days after it is submitted or, if the Legislative Assembly is not then sitting, within 21 days after the commencement of its next sitting.

22.021(4)Until the report is tabled in the Legislative Assembly, it is confidential and must not be disclosed to any person unless the disclosure is made for the purposes of allowing or facilitating the tabling of the report or allowing the Minister to prepare his or her response to the report.

22.021(5)If subsection (4) is inconsistent with or in conflict with a provision of the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, subsection (4) prevails.

22.021(6)In making its report and recommendations, the Commission shall consider the following factors: