How to seek arbitration direction for a first collective agreement — and autofill 016-a-19 with my-id.ca

Bring a first collective agreement arbitration application without retyping your party details

Parties applying to the Ontario Labour Relations Board for a direction that a first collective agreement be settled by arbitration under section 43 repeat legal name, mailing address, contact information, and bargaining particulars on every application package. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Ontario Labour Relations Board — forms by number (olrb.gov.on.ca)
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Application Under Section 43 of the Act (Direction That A First Collective Agreement Be Settled By Arbitration) — 016-a-19

What this form is about

Form 016-a-19 is the Application Under Section 43 of the Act (Direction That A First Collective Agreement Be Settled By Arbitration) before the OLRB — confirm eligibility and filing rules on olrb.gov.on.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Applicant legal name and mailing address.
• Contact phone and email.
• Employer and trade union particulars.
• Bargaining history and supporting documents.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How my-id.ca makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your applicant name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in my-id.ca

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.