Identity area
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Ontario Labour - Management Arbitration Commission
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Description area
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The Ontario Labour-Management Arbitration Commission Act, was passed on June 13, 1968. However, the Commission did not begin operations until January 16, 1970.
The Commission consisted of a chairman, six members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor (three representing employees and three representing employers), a counsel and a registrar.
The Commission formed a part of the Department of Labour until 1972, when it became a part of the Industrial Relations Division of the Ministry of Labour.
In September 1979, the Commission was replaced by the newly created Office of Arbitration, which formed a part of the Industrial Relations Division of the Ministry of Labour.
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The Ontario Labour - Management Arbitration Commission was responsible for the process of arbitration under the Labour Relations Act. It was responsible for recruiting, training and maintaining a panel of approved arbitrators and arbitration board chairmen; and for assisting arbitrators, if required, by providing administrative services. The Commission also had jurisdiction to sponsor research into the arbitration process, and to publish awards and other information concerning arbitration.
Arbitration is the process of negotiation between parties during the life of a contract, when disputes arise over the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of the terms of a collective agreement. Arbitrators issued decisions known as awards of arbitration.
The Board also handled interest disputes under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act
Address
Ontario Labour-Management Arbitration Commission Act, Statutes of Ontario 1968, Chap. 86
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Annual Reports of the Department of Labour, 1968-1980
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1969-1972
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger