About CIRB

CIRB Members

According to Section 9.(2) of the Canada Labour Code (Part I), the Board is composed of:

(a) a Chairperson, to hold office on a full-time basis;

(b) two or more Vice-Chairpersons, to hold office on a full-time basis, and any other Vice-Chairpersons, to hold office on a part-time basis, that the Governor in Council considers necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the Board;

(c) not more than six other members, of which not more than three represent employees, and of which not more than three represent employers, to hold office on a full-time basis;

(d) any other part-time members, representing, in equal numbers, employees and employers, that the Governor in Council considers necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the Board; and

(e) any other part-time members that the Governor in Council considers necessary to assist the Board in carrying out its functions under Part II.

Here is the Board's current composition:

Full-time members Elizabeth MacPherson, Chairperson (Term ending December 31, 2012) Graham J. Clarke, Vice-Chairperson (Term ending April 22, 2012) Louise Fecteau, Vice-Chairperson (Term ending September 30, 2011) Judith F. MacPherson, Vice-Chairperson (Term ending December 16, 2012) William G. McMurray, Vice-Chairperson (Term ending March 30, 2014) Claude Roy, Vice-Chairperson (Term ending March 2, 2013) John Bowman, Member (Term ending October 31, 2010) Daniel Charbonneau, Member (Term ending March 28, 2013) Patrick J. Heinke, Member (Term ending May 10, 2011) André Lecavalier, Member (Term ending December 17, 2012) David Olsen, Member (Term ending November 8, 2012) Norman Rivard, Member (Term ending January 14, 2013)

Part-time members Henry Allan Hope, Vice-Chairperson (Term ending January 13, 2013) Richard I. Hornung, Vice-Chairperson (Term ending June 26, 2010) William Terence Lineker, Member (Term ending January 13, 2013) Cynthia Catherine Oliver, Member (Term ending January 13, 2013)