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Justice Kirkness
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Reported rulings
48
Practice focus
Employment, Corporate
Outcomes · all rulings
Procedural
50%
Dismissed
21%
Plaintiff prevailed
21%
Defendant prevailed
6%
Mixed / split
2%
Based on 48 reported rulings. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.
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Run heavy on record-based arguments. This judge is historically receptive to plaintiff submissions grounded in contemporaneous medical records. Narrative-heavy expert opinions without corroborating documentation are more likely to be discounted.

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Recent rulings
Case
Citation
Date
International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 50 v Otis Canada Inc.
2026 CanLII 14943 (ON LRB)
Feb 18, 2026
Canadian Airport Workers Union v United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Local 1006A
2026 CanLII 11440 (ON LRB)
Feb 10, 2026
Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 837 v Webber Infrastructure Management Canada Ltd.
2026 CanLII 11448 (ON LRB)
Feb 9, 2026
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