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(780) 906-7305
jcasey@labourarbitration.ca
James T. Casey (Jim) is an Edmonton-based arbitrator providing labour arbitration and mediation services in Alberta and in the Northwest Territories in a broad range of industries in both the provincial and federal sectors. After working as a lawyer for 35 years at Field Law, effective December 31, 2023, Jim retired from the firm to establish James T. Casey: Labour Arbitration + Mediation. The establishment of his own independent business enables Jim to focus exclusively on labour arbitration and mediation. Jim has about 25 years of experience as an arbitrator. He also served for 14 years as a part-time Vice-Chair of the Alberta Labour Relations Board, adjudicating disputes under the Alberta Labour Relations Code and the Public Service Employee Relations Act. Jim has issued over 150 labour arbitration and labour relations board decisions. Jim is on numerous labour arbitrator rosters, including the Alberta Government’s Grievance Arbitration Roster and Grievance Mediator Roster.
Jim is the author of many publications in the fields of labour relations and professional regulation, including being the author or co-author of 5 law books. He is a contributing author and founding editor of Remedies in Labour, Employment and Human Rights Law which has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and many other courts and tribunals. Jim is also the author of The Regulation of Professions in Canada which is the leading legal text in Canada in the field of professional regulation. His book has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and in hundreds of other court and tribunal decisions. Jim is a frequent speaker on labour relations, professional regulation, and administrative law issues.