NOTICES TO THE COMMUNITY

  ACCESSIBILITY POLICY

POLICY ON ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, the Board has established the following policies, practices and procedures governing the provision of its services to persons with disabilities.  The services are designed to conform with Ontario Regulation 429/07, “Accessibility Standards for Customer Service.”

The Board makes every effort to ensure that its policies, practices and procedures are consistent with the principles described in the Regulation, namely:

• The goods or services must be provided in a manner that respects the dignity and independence of persons with disabilities.
• The provision of goods or services to persons with disabilities and others must be integrated unless an alternate measure is necessary, whether temporarily or on a permanent basis, to enable a person with a disability to obtain, use or benefit from the goods or services.
• Persons with disabilities must be given an opportunity equal to that given to others to obtain, use and benefit from the goods or services.

Assistive devices

Persons with disabilities who rely on assistive devices will be permitted access to and benefit from their devices when they are using the Board’s services.  If necessary, the Board will provide other measures to enable a person with a disability to obtain, use or benefit from the Board’s services.

Persons with disabilities, including members of the public or third parties, who rely on guide dogs or other service animals, will be permitted to enter the Board’s premises and keep their animal with them, unless the animal is otherwise legally excluded from the premises.  If the animal is legally excluded, the Board will provide other measures to enable a person with a disability to obtain, use or benefit from the Board’s services.

Persons with disabilities who are accompanied by a support person will be permitted to enter the Board’s premises with their support person, and the Board will ensure that the person with a disability is not prevented from having access to their support person while both are at the Board.

If the Board is required to disrupt its particular facilities or practices that usually accommodate a person with a disability, the Board will provide notice to the public of the disruption, including the reasons for it, the duration of the disruption, and a description of alternative facilities or services that may be available.

Board staff will be trained in the provision of services to persons with disabilities.  The training shall include:

1. how to interact and communicate with persons with various types of disability, including those who rely on assistive devices, service animals or support persons;
2. how to use any of the Board’s equipment that is available for persons with disabilities; and
3. what to do if a person with a disability is having difficulty accessing the Board’s services.

The Board will maintain a record of its training efforts.

Persons who wish to comment on the Board’s provision of services for persons with disabilities may do so by contacting the Registrar/Director at:

                        Peter Gallus, Director/Registrar
                        Ontario Labour Relations Board
                        2 – 505 University Avenue
                        Toronto, Ontario  M5G 2P1
                        T: 416-326-7500
                       Toll free: 1-877-339-3335
                       TTY: 416-212-7036
                        F: 416-326-7531
                        E: peter.gallus@ontario.ca

This document is available in French.

Copies of this policy

If the Board is required to provide a copy of this policy to a person with a disability, the Board will give the person this document, or the information contained in it, in a format that takes into account the person’s disability.  Alternatively the person with a disability and the Board may agree on a different format for the document or information.

Scheduling of Continuation Dates

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HST on CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GRIEVANCES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 1st hearing fees will be $565 ($500 fee, plus 13% HST).  A revised Information Bulletin #20, effective July 1, 2010, reflecting this change will be available on the website.

AFTER HOURS PRACTICE

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New Accreditations

• Application
• Master Provincial Agreement between The Utility Contractors’ Association of Ontario and Labourers’ International Union of North America, Ontario Provincial District Council
• Response from Labourers' International Union of North America, Ontario Provincial District Council
• Page 5 of the Response from L.I.U.N.A, O.P.D.C.
• Letter from OLRB dated December 6, 2012 on extension request
• December 10, 2012 letter from The Utility Contractors’ Association of Ontario Incorporated including a list of employers in the unit of employers claimed by the Applicant
• December 10, 2012 document with Form A-95, list of Employers represented by the Applicant, and Authorization forms
• Decision dated January 15, 2013
• Decision dated January 16, 2013
• Schedule A – Notice to Contractors Engaged in Utilities Construction – Power, Energy, and Communications Work
• B-97 Notice to Employers of Application for Accreditation, and of Hearing, Construction Industry
• A-94 Employer Filing, Application for Accreditation, Construction Industry
• Schedule H
• Decision dated January 18, 2013
• Letter dated January 25, 2013 from The Utility Contractors Association of Ontario Incorporated
• Decision dated February 12, 2013
• Intervention from Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors Association dated February 13, 2013
• Intervention from Black & McDonald Limited dated February 13, 2013
• Intervention from Oshawa Area Signatory Contractors dated February 13, 2013
• Decision dated June 6 2013

• Application
• Letter from OLRB dated October 20, 2011 on extension request
• Letter from OLRB dated November 17, 2011 on extension request
• Letter from OLRB dated January 5, 2012 on extension request
• Letter from the Board dated January 31, 2012 on extension request
• Letter from the Board dated June 4 2012 on extension request
• Letter from OLRB dated July 17, 2012 on extension request
• Response from International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 dated Sept. 5, 2012
• List of Employers Appendices A, B and C from Heavy Construction Association of Windsor dated Sept. 5, 2012
• Decision dated March 25, 2013
• Fax from I.U.O.E. dated April 10 and 11, 2013 as a reply to March 18, 2013 fax and March 25, 2013 decision
• Fax Heavy Construction Association of Windsordated March 18, 2013 on a request for Board's determination
• B-97 Notice to Employers of Application for Accreditation, and of Hearing, Construction Industry
• A-94 Employer Filing, Application for Accreditation, Construction Industry
• Schedule H, List of Employees - Accreditation
• Decision dated April 30, 2013
• Schedule A - Notice to All Heavy Construction Contractors
• Decision dated May 3, 2013 Amendment to Schedule A phone number
• Fax dated May 6, 2013 from I.U.O.E. Local 793
• Fax dated May 7, 2013 from I.U.O.E. Local 793
• Fax dated May 9, 2013 from Heavy Construction Association of Windsor about Certificate of Delivery
• Fax dated May 13, 2013 from I.U.O.E. Local 793

• Application
• Letter from OLRB dated October 28, 2011 on extension request
• Response from L.I.U.N.A., Local 625
• Fax from L.I.U.N.A., Local 625 dated November 14, 2011 on revised list of signatory contractors
• B-97 Notice to Employers of Application for Accreditation, and of Hearing, Construction Industry
• A-94 Employer filing, Application for Accreditation, Construction Industry
• Schedule H
• Decision dated March 25, 2013
• Schedule “A”

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Form A-72 (Response to Application for Certification - Construction Industry) will be revised effective March 1, 2009 to include the following item: "5a. List all unrepresented trades at work on the Application Filing Date." [see Raymac Custom Homes (3231-07-R: December 4, 2008)] The revised Form A-72 is available through the usual links on this page.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board's Rules of Procedure (revised March 1, 2009), its 2009 Annotated Rules, Form C-38 and Information Bulletins # 9 & 20, all of which are effective on March 1, 2009 are now available through the usual links on this page.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that effective March 1st the identification of individuals in dispute in card-based certifications in the construction industry will be processed by the Board as reflected in changes to Information Bulletin # 9 as follows:

Card-based: s. 128.1

TERMINATION OF BARGAINING RIGHTS IN THE ICI SECTOR

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that further to the Board’s decision in Kidd Mechanical Inc (posted in Recent Decisions of Interest), Information Bulletin #7 [Termination of Bargaining Rights in the Construction Industry] and corresponding Forms B-62 [Confirmation of Filing] and C-34 [Notice to Union of Application for Termination] have been revised to reflect the obligation on the trade union named as the respondent to provide notice of the application for termination to the Employee Bargaining Agency and the affiliated bargaining agents.

Access to OLRB Decisions

ESA Amendments

CAAT-SUPPORT STAFF NEGOTIATIONS

The fact-finder's report in the negotiations between OPSEU representing the support staff of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and the College Compensation and Appointments Council under the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act becomes public as of July 21, 2008.

• CRC Fact Finder Report
• Appendix A - Agreed Upon Items
• Appendix B - Items in Dispute

SCHEDULING OF URGENT AND TIME-SENSITIVE CASES

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TRAVEL

As many of you will know: over the last five years, the Board has absorbed an unprecedented volume of legislative and organizational change, which has completely transformed both what we do and how we do it. Moreover,....more