No. Section 10 of the Public Service Act permits the Head of the BC Public Service Agency to make a direct appointment in unusual or exceptional circumstances.   Although a direct appointment must be based on the principle of merit, a competitive process is not required. This type of appointment is exempt from staffing reviews.  

No. Section 10 of the Public Service Act exempts demotions from staffing reviews. They do not have to be based on merit or the result of an assessment process. Nor can other employees request a staffing review of a demotion. 

No. Section 10 of the Public Service Act exempts lateral transfers from staffing reviews. They do not have to be based on merit or the result of an assessment process.  

No. As an excluded employee have access only to the first two steps of the staffing review process:   Feedback from the panel chair   Internal inquiry by the responsible deputy minister or organization head 

No. Section 19 of the Public Service Act specifies the Merit Commissioner can review an appointment. If the competition was cancelled, no appointment was made.