IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Grant)

Union

and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (St. Lawrence Parks Commission)

Employer

BEFORE

Gordon F. Luborsky

Arbitrator

FOR THE UNION

Arielle Lewis Ontario Public Service Employees Union Grievance Officer

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Sean White Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services Branch Counsel

HEARING

September 28, 2023 and May 22, 2025

Decision

I. Preliminary Objection to Arbitrability of Grievance

1The St. Lawrence Parks Commission develops and maintains historic and recreational sites along the St. Lawrence River from Kingston to the Quebec border.

2The Grievor, Mr. David Grant, who is now approximately 66-years-old, is employed as a “Sawmill Interpreter”, which is referred to as “an Artisan 1 job classification”, at a 19th century historic site known as “Upper Canada Village”, located in Morrisburg, Ontario. It is a compilation of facilities in a village setting reproducing life of the 1860s. The Grievor’s job is focused on “the business of

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Grant) v. The Crown in Right of Ontario (St. Lawrence Parks Commission), 2025 CanLII 65279

Case Summary

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

BETWEEN

Union