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Archana Mathew has 18 years of experience mediating, litigating, and training related to labour and human rights law. She is a part-time vice-chair at the Ontario Labour Relations Board and a graduate of the Arbitrator Development Program run by the Ministry of Labour and the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators’ Association (OLMAA) in 2023.
Prior to becoming an arbitrator, Archana worked in-house at a leading union, where she acted for employees in the public sector, including hospitals, large and small non-profit organizations, developmental services, colleges, and universities. She also worked internally on policy development and organizational change initiatives, and oversaw complaints through all stages of mediation, investigation, and appeals. Educated at McGill University and Osgoode Hall Law School, she was called to the Bar in 2005.
Archana also teaches Rethinking Procedural Justice: Human Rights and Fairness in Adjudication at Osgoode Hall Law School. She was a member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Section Executive, the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and worked on curriculum design with the Ontario Justice Education Network.
Archana takes a balanced, creative, and practical approach to resolving and litigating disputes.
