How to refer a grievance to arbitration — and autofill 016-a-86 with my-id.ca
Refer a grievance to arbitration without retyping party details
Parties referring Ontario Labour Relations Board grievances to arbitration repeat applicant name, union and employer particulars, contact information, and grievance references on every referral 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): Referral of Grievance To Arbitration — 016-a-86
What this form is about
Form 016-a-86 is the Referral of Grievance To Arbitration before the OLRB — confirm filing rules on olrb.gov.on.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant legal name and mailing address.
- Contact phone and email.
- Union and employer names and bargaining unit.
- Grievance particulars and supporting documents.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your applicant name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- 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.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
- When is a grievance referred to arbitration?
- When parties move a grievance to arbitration under collective agreement or board rules — confirm on olrb.gov.on.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills applicant name, address, and contact details.
- How does 016-a-86 relate to appointment request forms?
- Forms 016-2019 through 016-2023 request board appointments; 016-a-86 refers an existing grievance to arbitration.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.