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 available to host scheduled in-person mediations and arbitrations however, we are not accepting deliveries including courier services. We are ready to assist you with video conference mediations and arbitrations. Contact us for more information at adr@adrchambers.com.

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 at the top of the mediation and arbitration game

Since 2017, Canadian Lawyer Magazine has consistently rated us as one of the top ADR firms in Canada. With more than 60 mediators and arbitrators, ADR Chambers has the most expertise in Canada, spanning many specialties. Contact us to find the right neutral for your dispute.

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…

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.

COVID-19 Vaccination Exemption Request Program

ADR Chambers now offers a new service to help companies that have vaccination policies to independently assess requests for exemptions on human rights grounds. Read on…

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.

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 […]

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 […]

Barry S. Arbus

Barry is an experienced mediator and arbitrator who specializes in business and corporate matters, including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. Barry has mediated and arbitrated two-party and multi-party matters in automotive, entertainment, hospitality, food, communications, commodities, agriculture, and […]

Peter Braund

Peter is a mediator, arbitrator, appraiser, umpire and neutral evaluator with ADR Chambers. Peter has significant experience in resolving the following types of disputes: insurance (personal injury, professional negligence, product liability, accident benefits), construction, commercial, and property disputes. Peter […]

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. […]

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 […]

Helen L. Walt

Helen is a mediator 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 Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, […]

Anne McGrath

Anne is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers and specializes in mediating cases which have an overlap of family law and estate issues. Anne has over 25 years’ experience as a neutral in family law, estates and elder […]

Peter G. Cathcart

Peter is a mediator and arbitrator, focusing on commercial disputes. Peter’s corporate and commercial law experience and negotiation and mediation training enable him to handle complex disputes in a broad range of areas. He has been an arbitrator in […]

Elinor Whitmore

Elinor is Vice President of the Stitt Feld Handy Group, a division of ADR Chambers, and is a mediator, facilitator, trainer, and certified professional coach. As a mediator and coach, Elinor’s primary focus is to help people resolve workplace […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence is a mediator, arbitrator, facilitator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Mark mediates two-party and multi-party disputes including workplace and interpersonal conflicts. He is also an investigator with the ADR Chambers Banking Ombuds Office and an alternative dispute […]

Howard Winkler

Howard is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. He has over 35 years of experience handling disputes in commercial, media and defamation law. Through his commercial litigation experience, Howard also has experience in insurance, employment, shareholder, entertainment, intellectual […]