Re Civil Service Association of Ontario (Inc.) and Anderson et al.

Summary

A merits decision involving an employee who objected to paying union dues under section 15(2) of the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1972, citing religious convictions. The tribunal exempted the employee from compulsory check-off provisions, and the case addresses whether the tribunal correctly applied the section and whether individual moral judgments can constitute religious convictions under the law.

Outcome

The tribunal exempted the employee from compulsory check-off provisions, and the case addresses whether mandamus should be granted when the issue has already been decided by the Divisional Court.

Key Factors

• union dues
• religious objections
• Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1972, s. 15(2)
• mandamus
• sincere religious belief