Bran Herlich

In an application for certification, the responding party employer argued that its employees were 'full-time firefighters' under the Fire Departments Act and therefore excluded from the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the employees were not assigned exclusively to fire protection or prevention duties, as they also monitored private commercial and residential fire alarms.

Consequently, the employees were not 'full-time firefighters' and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 applied.

The matter was adjourned to resolve the disputed status of two individuals whose ballots remained sealed.