About
An elected Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Graham has been hearing cases and issuing decisions since 2007. He provides services in both English and/or French.
Parties have named Graham to their List of Arbitrators in multiple collective agreements. He was directly appointed to the Ontario Minister of Labour’s List of approved grievance arbitrators as well as to the corresponding Federal List.
Graham has served as a Vice-Chair at both the Canada Industrial Relations Board (2007-2016) and the Ontario Labour Relations Board (2016-2021). Prior to those appointments, Graham practised labour, employment and administrative law for two decades in the private sector.
A member of the Quebec and Ontario bars since 1987, Graham has also taught at the University of Ottawa’s Law Faculty; served as legal advisor to the Canada Labour Relations Board’s first Chair, Mr. Marc Lapointe Q.C.; presented papers at conferences; and authored two books on Canada’s federal labour relations board.
Professional Experience and Education
2018: Elected a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
2016-present: Arbitrator/Mediator
2016-2021: Vice-Chair (PT) Ontario Labour Relations Board
2007-2016: Canada Industrial Relations Board, Vice-Chair
2005-2007: Hicks Morley, Counsel and Partner
1990-2005: Scott & Aylen (later BLG), Associate and Partner
1999 – Present: Author – Clarke’s Canada Industrial Relations Board.
1992-1999: Wrote and updated: Canada Labour Relations Board: An Annotated Guide
1988-1993: University of Ottawa, Part Time Professor
1988-1990: Canada Labour Relations Board, Legal Advisor to the Chair
1987-1988: Ogilvy Renault (Montreal), Associate
1987: Called to Quebec and Ontario Bars
1985: LLB, Laval University
1984: LLB, Queen’s University
Collective Agreements
- NAV Canada and The Canadian Air Traffic Control Association CATCA/Unifor Local 5454
- CPR and Canadian Signals and Communications System Council No. 11 of the IBEW
- Canadian Pacific Railway and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference
- Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association and Canada Post Corporation
- Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Council of Trustees’ Association (CTA) (Central Agreement)
- CNR and Unifor, Local 100
- CPR and TCRC-MWED
- CNR and TCRC (CTY)
- St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and Unifor, Locals 4212, 4320 & 4323
- CPR and Unifor, Local 101R
- Canadian Railway Office of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (CROA).