Laws
- Content Last Reviewed: October 2009
- Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, 2001
- Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993
- Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (Part IX Firefighters; Employment and Labour Relations)
- Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act
- Labour Relations Act, 1995
- Public Sector Dispute Resolution Act, 1997
- Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997
- Public Sector Transition Stability Act, 1997
- Rights of Labour Act
Labour Relations Act
The Labour Relations Act, 1995 governs both the process by which a trade union acquires bargaining rights and the procedures by which trade unions and employers engage in collective bargaining; the Act applies primarily to workplaces in the private sector, but also applies to certain parts of the public sector (municipal workers, hospital employees, Ontario Hydro, etc.) with some modifications.
- Designated Regional Employers' Organization
Section 163.2 and 163.3 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 sets out the steps for local modification of the ICI collective agreement where the collective agreement renders the employers bound by it at a competitive disadvantage. Modification may take place either through negotiation or through arbitration. Two types of organizations may initiate an application to modify the ICI collective agreement, an employer bargaining agency and a "designated regional employers' organization" (DREO). A group of employees may apply to the Minister of Labour to be designated as a DREO.
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Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, 2001
The Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, 2001 covers ambulance workers who are not covered by the Crown Employees' Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 or the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act. When a collective agreement covering ambulance workers is being negotiated, the statute requires that the parties must have an essential ambulance services agreement before ambulance workers in the barganing unit can engage in a strike. Where the Ontario Labour Relations Board determines that the proportion of employees designated as essential results in no meaningful right to strike or to lock-out, an impasse in collective bargaining is resolved by binding arbitration.
Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act
The Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act prohibits strikes and lock-outs where collective bargaining involves employees of hospital, nursing homes and homes for the aged; if these parties are unable to reach a negotiated settlement, their bargaining impass isresolved by binding arbitration.
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Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993
The Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 governs the process by which a trade union acquires bargaining rights and the procedures by which trade unions and employers engage in collective bargaining; the Act applies to Crown Employees (e.g. employees of the Ontario Public Service, the Workers' Compensation Board, the Liquor Control Board, etc.)
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Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997
The Ministry of Labour is responsible for Part IX of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997. This part is entitled "Firefighters: Employment and Labour Relations". Among other things, the Part contains provisions dealing with,
- the appointment of conciliation officers and arbitrators to resolve disputes between parties;
- interest arbitration and grievance arbitration; and
- the operation of collective agreements.
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Public Sector Transition Stability Act, 1997
The Public Sector Transition Stability Act, 1997, or Bill 136, came into force on October 29, 1997. The statute consists of two new Acts: The Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 (PSLRTA), which establishes a framework for resolving labour relations issues resulting from restructuring of municipalities, district school boards, hospitals, and other broader public sector employers. The Public Sector Dispute Resolution Act, 1997 (PSDRA), which reforms the interest arbitration processes which apply to police, firefighters and hospital employees.
[ Regulations | There are no regulations associated with the Public Sector Dispute Resolution Act, 1977 ]
