Joint Advisory Committee

The Collective Agreement Arbitration Bureau (CAAB) is administered by a Director, with advice from a Joint Advisory Committee (JAC). The role of the JAC is to advise the Director on:

  • the training and education of arbitrators and settlement officers
  • research and publication of information concerning labour arbitration
  • the establishment and maintenance of a register of arbitrators.

The members of the JAC consist of two representatives from unions, two representatives from employers and two arbitrator representatives. The CAAB Director is the Chair of the JAC. All JAC members are appointed by the Minister of Labour for specified terms. The current JAC members are:

Mark Clark, Chair
January 31, 2022 – January 31, 2025

Arne Peltz, Arbitrator
January 31, 2022 – January 31, 2025

Julie Nichols, Arbitrator
January 31, 2024 – January 31, 2027

Paul Strangway, Employer representative
January 31, 2023 – January 31, 2026

Leah Terai, Employer representative
January 31, 2024 – January 31, 2027

Martina Boyd, Trade union representative
January 31, 2022 – January 31, 2025

Kim Novak, Trade union representative
January 31, 2023 – January 31, 2025


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