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CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of two

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the central parties, and two (2) representatives of the Crown to provide or withhold approval in accordance with the Act. 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable statute, regulation, policy, guideline or directive, iii) a brief statement of facts and iv) the remedy requested. 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 20.1.4 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 20.1.5, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 20.1.5, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a breach of the collective agreement. The arbitrator shall remain seized with respect to remedial issues arising from the breach of the collective agreement. 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1.10 Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1.11 Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.12 The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1.13 Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1.14 All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties. 20.1.15 For the purposes of the Central Dispute Resolution process only, a working day shall mean Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year, exclusive of statutory holidays.

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list.available 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of two

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 2019 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year2022. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of two

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process:, 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list.twenty 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 2019 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year2022. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of two

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list.twenty 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 2019 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year2022. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable statute, regulation, policy, guideline or directive, iii) a brief statement of facts and iv) the remedy requested. 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 0 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 0, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 0, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a breach of the collective agreement. The arbitrator shall remain seized with respect to remedial issues arising from the breach of the collective agreement. 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1.10 Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1.11 Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.12 The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1.13 Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1.14 All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties. 20.1.15 For the purposes of the Central Dispute Resolution process only, a working day shall mean Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year, exclusive of statutory holidays.

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties.in 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the central parties, and two (2) representatives of the Crown to provide or withhold approval in accordance with the Act. 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable statute, regulation, policy, guideline or directive, iii) a brief statement of facts and iv) the remedy requested. 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 20.1.4 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 20.1.5, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 20.1.5, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1. 10Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1. 11Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1. 12The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1. 13Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1. 14All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties.

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process:or 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list.twenty 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the central parties, and two (2) representatives of the Crown to provide or withhold approval in accordance with the Act. 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable statute, regulation, policy, guideline or directive, iii) a brief statement of facts and iv) the remedy requested. 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 20.1.4 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 20.1.5, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 20.1.5, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a breach of the collective agreement. The arbitrator shall remain seized with respect to remedial issues arising from the breach of the collective agreement. 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1.10 Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1.11 Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.12 The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1.13 Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1.14 All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties. 20.1.15 For the purposes of the Central Dispute Resolution process only, a working day shall mean Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year, exclusive of statutory holidays.

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the central parties, and two (2) representatives of the Crown to provide or withhold approval in accordance with the Act. 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable statute, regulation, policy, guideline or directive, iii) a brief statement of facts and iv) the remedy requested. 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 20.1.4 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 20.1.5, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 20.1.5, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a breach of the collective agreement. The arbitrator shall remain seized with respect to remedial issues arising from the breach of the collective agreement. 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1. 10Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1. 11Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1. 12The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1. 13Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1. 14All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties.

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ ' intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection select ion and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of two

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list.twenty 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 2019 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year2022. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of two

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties.on 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the central parties, and two (2) representatives of the Crown to provide or withhold approval in accordance with the Act. 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable statute, regulation, policy, guideline or directive, iii) a brief statement of facts and iv) the remedy requested. 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 20.1.4 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 20.1.5, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 20.1.5, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a breach of the collective agreement. The arbitrator shall remain seized with respect to remedial issues arising from the breach of the collective agreement. 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1.10 Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1.11 Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.12 The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1.13 Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1.14 All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties. 20.1.15 For the purposes of the Central Dispute Resolution process only, a working day shall mean Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year, exclusive of statutory holidays.

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list.) 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the central parties, and two (2) representatives of the Crown to provide or withhold approval in accordance with the Act. 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable statute, regulation, policy, guideline or directive, iii) a brief statement of facts and iv) the remedy requested. 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 20.1.4 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 20.1.5, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 20.1.5, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a breach of the collective agreement. The arbitrator shall remain seized with respect to remedial issues arising from the breach of the collective agreement. 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1.10 Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1.11 Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.12 The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1.13 Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1.14 All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties. 20.1.15 For the purposes of the Central Dispute Resolution process only, a working day shall mean Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year, exclusive of statutory holidays.

CENTRAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. 20.1 The purpose of this article is to outline the parties’ intent to facilitate the timely and effective resolution of matters arising from a difference in the interpretation, application or administration of a central term of the collective agreement. OCSTA and/or the Association may seek a decision through final and binding arbitration to resolve any difference arising from the interpretation, application or administration of any central term of the collective agreement, using the following process: 20.1.1 OCSTA and the Association shall agree on a list of three (3) arbitrators who agree to participate and who are able to provide the parties with a list of available dates that can be booked in advance for the purposes of this process. Should one or more arbitrator(s) become unavailable the parties shall agree to a replacement(s) in order to maintain a complement of three (3) arbitrators. The initial selection and the replacement of arbitrators shall occur within twenty (20) days of any vacancy on the list. 20.1.2 The parties shall agree on four (4) days per arbitrator for each of the three school years September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 and for the 2017- 2018 school year. 20.1.3 The list of arbitrators shall be arranged alphabetically and arbitrators shall be appointed to a dispute, in alphabetical order, commencing with the first name on the list. If the arbitrator approached is unavailable, the next arbitrator in sequence on the list shall be approached until there is an arbitrator available. Disputes shall be assigned to arbitrators in the chronological order in which notifications are issued. In the event that such notifications are issued on the same date, the disputes shall be assigned in accordance with a random method of selection agreed to by the parties. 20.1.4 Within 30 working days of becoming aware of a matter giving rise to a dispute, a party shall provide notice of the dispute and refer it to the following informal process: 20.1.4.1 A Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), which shall be composed of twotwo (2) representatives from each of the central parties, and two (2) representatives of the Crown to provide or withhold approval in accordance with the Act. 20.1.4.2 Upon receiving notice of a dispute the DRC shall be provided with the particulars including, at a minimum, details regarding i) any alleged violation of a central provision of the collective agreement, ii) any alleged violation of an applicable 20.1.4.3 The DRC shall meet within five (5) working days of receiving a notice of a dispute with particulars. Meetings may be held in person, by teleconference or in any other manner agreeable to the representatives of the DRC. 20.1.4.4 The DRC will review and discuss all notices of disputes received. Any positions taken during the course of the informal process are without prejudice. The parties may mutually agree to the resolution of a dispute at any point in the process prior to the decision of an arbitrator. The resolution shall be binding as if it were a decision of an arbitrator unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Crown shall have the right to give or withhold approval to any resolution between the central parties. 20.1.4.5 Within five (5) working days of the resolution being reached, it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.5 Following ten (10) working days of providing notice as per 20.1.4 above, either central party may refer the dispute to arbitration. The party seeking a decision through final and binding arbitration shall notify the other party and the Crown in right of Ontario, (“the Crown”) in writing of its intent to do so. The parties shall be responsible for notifying their respective constituents. 20.1.6 Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the notification in paragraph 20.1.5, the Association and OCSTA shall exchange, in writing, a statement of fact outlining the particulars of the grievance including a description of the issue and their respective positions with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question, and the facts to be relied on. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of written notification pursuant to paragraph 20.1.5, the Crown shall advise the parties in writing of its intent to intervene in the arbitration process. If the Crown advises that it intends to do so, it shall include its written description of its position with respect to the interpretation, application or administration of the central term or condition in question. 20.1.7 Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the hearing, the arbitrator shall render a decision in respect of whether or not there has been a breach of the collective agreement. The arbitrator shall remain seized with respect to remedial issues arising from the breach of the collective agreement. 20.1.8 The arbitrator shall have all of the powers provided to arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act and under subsection 43(5) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, and the authority to order a remedy consistent with those powers which the arbitrator considers just and appropriate in the circumstances. 20.1.9 It is understood that a hearing may take place after regular business hours, by mutual agreement of the parties, in order to expedite resolution of the matter. 20.1.10 Any party or person present at the central bargaining table is compellable, subject to any statutory or common law privilege. 20.1.11 Within five (5) working days of the decision being rendered it shall be circulated to all the Association local units and English Language Catholic district school boards, unless the parties agree otherwise. 20.1.12 The arbitral costs of resolving any dispute shall be shared equally between OCSTA and the Association and the Crown shall be responsible for its own costs. 20.1.13 Each of the central parties and the Crown shall be responsible for their own costs for the central dispute resolution process. 20.1.14 All timelines set out in this article may be abridged or extended by mutual consent of the central parties. 20.1.15 For the purposes of the Central Dispute Resolution process only, a working day shall mean Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year, exclusive of statutory holidays.