NAA President Nicolau discusses the measures the Academy and its member should take to preserve fairness and effectiveness given the increasing frequency with which arbitrators are called upon to resolve…

The survey of Academy members reveals the small but increasing number of cases they take dealing with the employment arbitration of statutory disputes. The survey addresses associated due process concerns;…

Professor Nolan identifies the forces to which the decline of labor unions are often attributed, but posits that it was the inability of unions to bargain at the national level…

A survey of the evolution of the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Canada in matters of grievance arbitration. From 1975 to 1986 the Court of Canada establisheda policy supportive…

Canadian jurisprudence: The authors posit that, despite what Professor Nadeau coins the Supreme Court’s “Pro-Arbitration Judicial Policy,” the lower courts have not consistently followed this “Policy,” preferring instead to intervene…

President Picher recounts the changing role of arbitrators in applying external law, culminating in the Supreme Court’s 2009 decision in 14 Penn Plaza v Pyett….

In Canada, labour arbitrators routinely adjudicate statutory claims that involve “employment-related statutes,” includinghuman rights legislation. This article discusses the approach taken by advocates, arbitrators, and the courts to these claims,…