Ontario. Office of Arbitration

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Office of Arbitration

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of Arbitration

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Arbitration Services

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1979-

    History

    The Office of Arbitration was established on September 1, 1979, as part of the Industrial Relations Division of the Ontario Ministry of Labour, replacing the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitration Commission.

    In 1993, the Office was transferred from the Industrial Relations Division to the Office of the Deputy Minister, Labour Management Services.

    In 2003, the name of the Office was changed to Arbitration Services.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Office of Arbitration of the Ontario Ministry of Labour is responsible for the resolution of labour disputes. As such, the Office receives and processes requests from employers and trade unions for the appointment of arbitrators and nominees to boards of arbitration; recruits, trains and maintains a roster of qualified arbitrators; monitors the progress of arbitration proceedings; and catalogues arbitration awards for public availability. The Office also provides labour and management with grievance mediation services.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Labour (1972-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA43

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Labour controls Ontario. Office of Arbitration

    Dates of relationship

    1979-

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario Labour - Management Arbitration Commission (1970-1979)

    Identifier of related entity

    BA155

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario Labour - Management Arbitration Commission is the predecessor of Ontario. Office of Arbitration

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA554

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    Approved

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Language(s)

      Script(s)

        Sources

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of Labour, 1979-1992

        Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24

        Ontario Government Telephone Directories

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger