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Version of section 67 from 2003-01-01 to 2009-09-17:


Marginal note:Term of collective agreement

  •  (1) Where a collective agreement contains no provision as to its term or is for a term of less than one year, the collective agreement shall be deemed to be for a term of one year from the date on which it comes into force and shall not, except as provided by subsection 36(2) or with the consent of the Board, be terminated by the parties thereto within that term of one year.

  • Marginal note:Revision of collective agreement

    (2) Nothing in this Part prohibits the parties to a collective agreement from agreeing to a revision of any provision of the collective agreement other than a provision relating to the term of the collective agreement.

  • Marginal note:Board may order alteration of termination date

    (3) The Board may, on application made jointly by both parties to a collective agreement, order that the termination date of the collective agreement be altered for the purpose of establishing a common termination date for two or more collective agreements binding a single employer.

  • Marginal note:Provision for settlement of differences to remain in force

    (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in a collective agreement, the provision required to be contained therein by subsection 57(1) shall remain in force after the termination of the collective agreement and until the requirements of paragraphs 89(1)(a) to (d) have been met.

  • Marginal note:Power of arbitrator where agreement terminates

    (5) Where a difference between the parties to a collective agreement relating to a provision contained in the collective agreement arises during the period from the date of its termination to the date the requirements of paragraphs 89(1)(a) to (d) have been met,

    • (a) an arbitrator or arbitration board may hear and determine the difference; and

    • (b) sections 57 to 66 apply to the hearing and determination.

  • Marginal note:Powers of arbitrator when conditions of paragraphs 89(1)(a) to (d) have been met

    (6) Where a disagreement concerning the dismissal or discipline of an employee in the bargaining unit arises during the period that begins on the date on which the requirements of paragraphs 89(1)(a) to (d) are met and ends on the date on which a new or revised collective agreement is entered into, the bargaining agent may submit the disagreement for final settlement in accordance with the provisions for the settlement of differences contained in the previous collective agreement. The relevant provisions in the collective agreement and sections 57 to 66 apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the settlement of the disagreement.

  • R.S., 1985, c. L-2, s. 67
  • 1998, c. 26, s. 29

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