Manitoba Labour and Immigration
Manitoba Labour Board
500-175 Hargrave Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3C 3R8
Phone : (204) 945-3783
Facsimile : (204) 945-1296
Board members
Chairperson & Vice-Chairpersons
| Chairperson | William (Bill) Hamilton |
| Vice-Chairpersons | A. Blair Graham, Q.C. Diane E. Jones, Q.C. Arne Peltz Colin Robinson Michael D. Werier Gavin M. Wood |
Appointed as full-time Chairperson in 2005, he has been a part-time vice-chairperson since 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Winnipeg and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba. Mr. Hamilton, for some years, has carried on an active practice as an interest and grievance arbitrator/mediator in Manitoba.
Appointed on a part-time basis in 2006, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba. Mr. Graham practices law as a partner in the law firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP with an emphasis on civil litigation and labour and commercial arbitration as a chairperson. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in December 1992, and inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers in October 2004. He has been active as a chairperson in labour arbitration matters since 1997.
Appointed on a part-time basis since 1985, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) from the University of Winnipeg and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba. Ms. Jones is currently active as a chairperson in arbitration matters.
Appointed on a part-time basis in 2002, he is a chartered arbitrator and carries on an active practice as an interest and grievance arbitrator/mediator in Manitoba. Mr. Peltz has also served as an adjudicator under the Manitoba Human Rights Code and the Canada Labour Code. He was the director of the Public Interest Law Centre for 21 years and entered private practice in 2003 as counsel to the firm of Gange Goodman French, with an emphasis on aboriginal law and civil litigation.
Appointed to the Board as full-time vice-chairperson in 2003, he holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Mr. Robinson was called to the Bar in 1995 and practiced primarily in the fields of labour and administrative law.
Appointed on a part-time basis in 2006, he is a partner in the Winnipeg law firm of D'Arcy Deacon LLP. Mr. Werier carries on a practice as an arbitrator/mediator in Manitoba and as a civil litigator. He is currently chairperson of the Labour Management Review Committee of the Province of Manitoba and is a sessional lecturer in employment law at the University of Manitoba Law School.
Appointed on a part-time basis in 2006, he holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba and a Masters of Law degree from Columbia University in New York City. Mr. Wood is presently practicing as a sole practitioner under the firm name of Gavin Wood Law Office. He is currently active as a chairperson in arbitration matters.
