Not just the biggest—also the best.

ADR Chambers has Canada’s top mediators and arbitrators.
ADR Chambers also provides training, ombuds, and other dispute resolution services throughout Canada and internationally.

COVID-19 Update

ADR Chambers is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our employees, members and clients conducting business with us. As the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and our community is rapidly increasing and evolving, we are taking immediate steps to ensure a safe environment for our employees, panel members, clients and guests.

All of our employees are working remotely. We remain fully accessible and committed to serving our clients as usual. Our telephone, email and fax systems and other technologies remain secure and operational. We highly recommend that you communicate with us via email. Please contact us at adr@adrchambers.com before you send any parcels or documents to 180 Duncan Mill Road, Toronto, ON.

ADR Chambers’ neutrals remain available to our clients and are able to provide their services online. Mediations, arbitrations, investigations and master’s motions may now be conducted by video conference (online). Parties and their lawyers can participate in real time from different locations. All you need is a computer and access to a secure Internet connection. We take care of the rest. There are no additional fees associated with this service. Mediations over the phone are also available.

As we all continue to monitor the impact and progress of the pandemic, know that our thoughts are with everyone whose lives and businesses have been affected, as well as those striving to contain and treat it.

For more information on ADR Chambers COVID-19 protocols, please click on the following link: COVID-19.

ADR Chambers named as Authorized Nominating Authority by Ministry of Attorney General.

July 18, 2019 – Ontario is cutting red tape to support jobs and growth in the construction industry. The changes will help workers and businesses resolve disputes faster and get paid on time. read more

ADR Chambers Named One of Canada’s Top ADR & Mediation Organization by Canadian Lawyer.

In 2019, Canadian Lawyer Magazine conducted a survey to determine the Top 3 ADR and Mediation Chambers in Canada. ADR Chambers is proud to have been selected.

Video conference (online) Mediation

Not everyone in a dispute needs to be in the same office. Video conference mediations allow parties and lawyers to have a mediation in real time where people are in different locations. Participants can see each other online, hear each other, exchange documents and jointly draft settlement agreements. All you need is a computer. We take care of the rest. There are no additional fees associated with this services. Read on…

Read a Lawyers Weekly article about eVideo Mediation.

Roster Rate Mediation

A time-saving and cost-effective process similar to that outlined for mandatory mediation sessions in the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure. The fees range from $600 to $825 plus HST, depending on the number of parties, and include one-half hour of preparation time for each party and up to three hours of actual mediation. For a list of the ADR Chambers roster rate mediators and for more information, please click here.

Model ADR Clauses

Click to see Model Mediation and Arbitration Clauses.

Expedited Arbitration

ADR Chambers offers fast and inexpensive Expedited Arbitration.

The fixed fee is $7,500 plus HST per party for everything including the arbitrator’s fees, the room rental fees and the administration fees. Fees are lower for In-Writing arbitrations and Final Offer Selection Arbitrations.

There is a fixed time frame so parties know exactly how long the arbitration will take. Arbitrations under the Expedited Arbitration Rules are concluded in under three months from the selection of the arbitrator to the written reasons. Read on…

To see the new Expedited Arbitration Rules, please click here.

To book an Expedited Arbitration, please contact us.

Upcoming CMA and CAA events

Canadian Mediation Association (CMA) annual continuing education program 2020

Due to Covid-19, all upcoming programs have been postponed.

Training

Through the Stitt Feld Handy Group, ADR Chambers offers alternative dispute resolution workshops, negotiation workshops and workshops on dealing with difficult people. Please visit the Stitt Feld Handy Group website for more details.

Featured Member

Cindy Winer

Cindy is a mediator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Cindy mediates long term disability, personal injury, employment, property and casualty and reinsurance disputes. Her areas of expertise include insurance, employment, workplace, franchise and commercial disputes. Cindy has considerable background […]

Oliver L. Martin

Oliver L. Martin is a Toronto-based mediator, facilitator, coach and workplace consultant with ADR Chambers. Oliver began practicing mediation in 2003, helping improve and transform relationships in organizations such as municipalities. He has mediated numerous interpersonal conflicts and is […]

Charles A. Harnick

Charles is a mediator, arbitrator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Charles’ main focus is mediating insurance matters. He has conducted several hundred mediations in personal injury, life and disability, medical malpractice, product and professional liability, and property and casualty. […]

Anne McGrath

Anne is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. Anne has over 20 years’ experience as a neutral in family law, estates and elder care. She has expertise in all areas of family law including divorce, separation, child and […]

The Honourable Donald R. Cameron

Don is a mediator and arbitrator with broad corporate and commercial experience, including insolvency and bankruptcy disputes. Don was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in 1995, following a distinguished career in corporate and commercial, employment, and environmental […]

L. Leslie Dizgun

Leslie is a mediator and arbitrator with 27 years’ experience in dispute resolution. His areas of expertise include commercial disputes, contracts, libel, wrongful dismissal, workplace, franchise, real estate, and construction matters. Leslie received his LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution […]

Barry H. Bresner

Barry is a mediator, arbitrator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Barry has domestic and international experience in commercial disputes involving shareholder/partnership issues, professional liability, business succession, franchise issues, construction, class actions, contracts and securities. He also has expertise in […]

Ellen Fry

Ellen is a mediator, arbitrator and investigator with ADR Chambers, with extensive experience as a tribunal adjudicator, ombudsman and the director of in-house legal departments. Ellen has been a sought-after speaker on tribunal adjudication and advocacy and ombudsman work […]

Kimberly Cork

Kimberly Cork is a mediator, facilitator, and conciliator, with over 20 years of experience with a major Canadian life and disability insurer. Since joining ADR Chambers in January 2012, Kimberly has mediated numerous disputes involving accident benefits, tort claims, […]

Jeffrey Freedlander

Jeff is a mediator with ADR Chambers. Jeff is an insurance neutral with experience in personal injury, general liability, property and casualty and professional liability cases, including disputes relating to health professionals. He has significant experience in insurance matters […]

Richard H. Krempulec

Richard is a mediator and arbitrator with over 10 years’ experience. He has mediated a wide range of disputes including claims arising out of the performance of services, supplying products, personal and professional negligence, compensation for damages, insurance coverage, […]

Deborah C. Anschell

Deborah has extensive mediation and arbitration experience in insurance (disability, life, subrogation, occupier’s liability, fidelity bonds, motor vehicle, property and casualty, accident benefits, professional negligence), real estate, employment, health, and corporate/commercial matters. Deborah has 20 years of litigation experience, […]

Allan J. Stitt

Allan is the President and CEO of ADR Chambers, the largest, private alternative dispute resolution service provider in the world. ADR Chambers has administered over 55,000 mediations and arbitrations since 2012. Allan is a mediator, arbitrator, negotiation consultant, facilitator, […]

Thomas I. A. Allen

Tom is an arbitrator and mediator with ADR Chambers for both domestic and international commercial disputes. Tom has extensive experience as a neutral in the financial services industry and disputes involving mining, oil and gas, telecommunications, aviation, environmental matters, […]

Andrew M. Diamond

Andrew is a leading, Toronto-based mediator and arbitrator with over 14 years’ experience as a third party neutral in the public and private sectors. Andrew’s mediation and arbitration practice focuses on: employment law matters including, wrongful dismissal, harassment and […]