New Items of Interest

Construction Grievances and GST
Filing and hearing fees for construction industry grievances have been adjusted to reflect the change in the GST. Effective July 1, 2006, the filing fee is $212 and the hearing fee is $530.

OLRB Decisions
The full text of OLRB decisions from January 1, 2000 (as well as some prior decisions) can now be accessed from our link to CANLII.   For decisions prior to 2000 please contact the Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library

Notice to the Community

Holiday Schedule 2006/07

Please be advised that the Ontario Labour Relations Board will neither schedule nor hold hearings between December 21, 2006 and January 2, 2007 inclusive. ...more

Kevin Whitaker

Effective September 1, 2006, Kevin Whitaker Chair of the OLRB, the College Relations Commission (CRC) and the Education Relation Commission (ERC), has been appointed by the government of Ontario as Agency Cluster Facilitator, Municipal, Environment and Land Planning Tribunals...more

Translation
Over the past decade, the Board has had to face an increase in legislative responsibility along with directives for significant economic restraint. This has caused challenges to the Board's limited resources...more

Summons to Witness
A summons to witness (or subpoena) is a legal document that orders a person to attend a Board proceeding, sometimes requiring the person to bring specific documents to the hearing...more