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 Protocols at ADR Chambers

ADR Chambers remains fully accessible and committed to serving our clients, as always. Our office is open for scheduled in-person mediations and arbitrations, and we are ready to assist you with video conference mediations and arbitrations.

Please note that our office is not open to the public. Employees are currently working remotely, however 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 documentation to 180 Duncan Mill Road, Toronto.

ADR Chambers continues to monitor the impact and progress of the pandemic and will communicate any changes in operations necessitated by changing circumstances as expeditiously as possible.

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

Louie Reznick

Louie Reznick is a mediator and arbitrator. Louie has experience handling difficult cases and demanding clients, and knows how to bring matters to resolution. Louie acts as a facilitator, establishing a framework where disputing parties come to recognize that agreement […]

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. […]

Helen L. Walt

Helen is a mediator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Helen has been a full-time mediator since 2002 and has mediated a wide range of disputes including personal injury, insurance, commercial and property. Helen graduated from the University of the […]

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, corporate/commercial matters, and condo-related disputes. Since 2002, Deborah has practiced […]

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 […]

W. A. Derry Millar

Derry Millar is an arbitrator and mediator with ADR Chambers. He continues to practice law as counsel at Weir Foulds LLP. His areas of expertise include commercial, estates, environmental, insurance, aviation, products liability, and real estate matters. He has […]

The Honourable Wolf Tausendfreund

Wolf is an arbitrator and mediator with ADR Chambers. His areas of expertise include insurance, real estate, employment and commercial disputes. Wolf spent the past 14 years as a Superior Court judge in London, Kingston and Belleville (Ontario) where […]

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 […]

Michael Maynard

Michael is a mediator, arbitrator and facilitator with ADR Chambers. He is also an investigator with the ADR Chambers Banking and Municipal Ombuds Offices, the ADR Chambers Integrity Commissioner Office for municipalities, and is a workplace investigator for ADR Chambers. […]

The Honourable John C. (Jack) Major

Jack Major is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. He is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Canada and has helped to shape the legal landscape in Canada through his years as a lawyer, judge and […]

James A. Sweetlove

Jim is a mediator with ADR Chambers. He has mediated two-party and multi-party disputes in all areas of estates and trusts and related matters involving corporate holdings, family succession, real property and family law. After earning his LL.M. in […]

Jason Stitt

Jason Stitt is a Toronto-based mediator, facilitator and trainer with ADR Chambers. Jason is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Law School teaching Negotiation. He provides Alternative Dispute Resolution, negotiation and coaching training to organizations and the […]

Jonathan Flanders

Jonathan is a graduate of McGill University (B.Sc., 1975; B.C.L., 1978; LL.B., 1979) and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1981.

Since his transition from a 20-year law practice to full-time mediation, Jonathan has mediated over 2,000 cases […]

Carol A. Albert

Carol Albert is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. Carol’s areas of expertise include construction, landlord and tenant and municipal law. She is particularly qualified to hear references and motions in civil court actions, and acts as a […]

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 […]