Annual Report 2019 | Page 19

Right-Touch Regulation COMPLETED FILES 2019 2018 1,267 The number of Early Resolution cases has increased by 25% over the past year 1,588 EARLY RESOLUTION FRIVOLOUS AND VEXATIOUS* 3,240 The number of Investigations completed has decreased by 14%** over the past year 2,788 INVESTIGATION Photo: iStockphoto.com *Such complaints that are considered to be frivolous, vexatious, made in bad faith, moot or otherwise an abuse of power **In 2018, our Investigations and Resolutions department made it a priority to clear the backlog of complaint cases. CPSO ANNUAL REPORT 2019 // 19