The Writers Guild of Canada brought an application for judicial review of a preliminary arbitration award.
The arbitrator had concluded he had jurisdiction to determine whether a grievor was an employee/dependent contractor or an independent contractor under the Status of the Artist Act.
The applicant argued the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal had exclusive jurisdiction over this issue.
The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding the arbitrator correctly interpreted the legislation and had jurisdiction to determine the grievor's employment status as a preliminary issue of arbitrability.
