219 Belvenia Road
Burlington ON L7L 2G5
Tel: (905) 634-0567
Alternate Tel: 634-317-3487
Email: nimal@dissanayake.ca
Primary Jurisdiction
Ontario
Arbitration Practice
In practice, part-time, since 1982; full-time since 1987.
Education
LL.B. (Hons.), 1970, University of Ceylon, LL.M., 1975, LL.B., 1977, Queen’s University.
Background
Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon, 1969-1972; Attorney, Supreme Court of Ceylon (Part-time practice), 1970-1972; Assistant Professor of Industrial Relations, Faculty of Business, McMaster University, 1978-1980; Sessional Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, McMaster University, 1980-1989; Board Solicitor, Ontario Labour Relations Board, 1980-1987.
Standard Fees for Cancellation
$2,000 if notification is received less than one month prior to hearing; $350 if notification is received at least one month prior to hearing.
Related Adjudication Experience
Part-time Vice-Chair, Ontario Labour Relations Board, 1987-1998; Referee, Ontario Employment Standards Act, 1987-1997; Adjudicator, Canada Labour Code, 1987-2007; Part-time Vice-Chair, Ontario Grievance Settlement Board, 1987-2017; Part-time arbitrator on Grievance Settlement Board Roster, 2017-present.
Associations
Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators’ Association; National Academy of Arbitrators (U.S.A).
Arbitration Awards on CanLII
For Arbitrator Dissanayake’s awards on CanLII, click here. Note: CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, offers free access to the full text of recent awards by this arbitrator.
Related Publications
“Ontario Labour Relations Board Report” (1982-87) Editor.
Arbitrators are invited to send awards to decisions@lancasterhouse.com. In an effort to facilitate access to justice, Lancaster House forwards all awards it receives from arbitrators to CanLII.
