PART V CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS — Appointment of mediator

The minister may, after notice to begin collective bargaining has been given under this Act, appoint a person, whether or not he or she is an employee in the public service, as a mediator to confer with the parties to the collective bargaining, where the minister is of the opinion that the appointment is likely to contribute to more harmonious industrial relationships between the parties.

Where the minister has appointed a mediator after a conciliation officer has been appointed, the appointment of the conciliation officer is terminated.

Sections 102 to 108 and 111 to 114 apply, with the necessary changes, to and in respect of a mediator appointed under this section as if he or she were a conciliation board.

When in respect of a dispute the conditions prescribed in sections 116 and 117 have been fulfilled and the dispute has not been settled, or where the minister considers it necessary, he or she may appoint as a conciliator or mediator a person, whether or not he or she is an employee in the public service, designated by him or her who shall attempt to secure a settlement of a difference between the parties to the dispute and make a report within the time that the minister may indicate and prescribe in the appointment.