The applicant trade union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding party.
The responding party disputed the applicant's estimate of the number of employees in the proposed bargaining unit and gave notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
The Board found that the numerical difference between the parties was not significant and that the applicant had established sufficient membership support to obtain a representation vote.
The Board ordered a representation vote, directing that ballots cast by employees in North Bay be segregated and counted separately from those cast by other employees in the voting constituency.
A dissenting Board member would have sealed the ballot box until the section 8.1 issues were resolved at a hearing.