Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act

Marginal note:Qualifications

• 18 (1) To be eligible to hold office as a member, a person must

  • (a) be a Canadian citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Act or a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;

  • (b) not hold any other office or employment under the employer;

  • (c) not be a member of or hold an office or employment under an employee organization certified as a bargaining agent;

  • (d) not carry on any activity inconsistent with the person’s functions; and

  • (e) have knowledge of or experience in labour relations.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), a person is not ineligible to hold office as a member by reason only of holding office as a member of any board that may be constituted by the Legislature of Yukon, of the Northwest Territories or for Nunavut with powers and functions similar to those of the Board.