Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Regulations

Marginal note:Application for certification

23 An application for certification under section 54 or 238.13 of the Act must be filed with the Board and signed by the authorized representative of the applicant and must contain the following information:

• (a) the name and contact information of the applicant and its authorized representative;

• (b) if the applicant is a council of employee organizations, the names and contact information of the constituent employee organizations and their contact persons;

• (c) the employer’s name and contact information;

• (d) a detailed description, in both official languages, of the group of employees proposed as a unit appropriate for collective bargaining;

• (e) the estimated number of employees in the proposed bargaining unit;

• (f) the reasons for which the proposed bargaining unit is appropriate for collective bargaining;

• (g) if an employee organization is, on the date of the application for certification, certified as the bargaining agent for employees in the proposed bargaining unit,

  • (i) the name and contact information of that bargaining agent,

  • (ii) a description of the bargaining unit represented, and

  • (iii) the term of the collective agreement or arbitral award, or both, as the case may be; and

• (h) the date of the application for certification.