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.

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

In October 2018, 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.

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 ArbitrationClauses.

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.

eVideo Mediation

Not everyone in a dispute is in the same city. The cost and time of traveling out of town for a mediation can be an impediment to scheduling and proceeding with a mediation. Now there’s a solution. eVideo mediations allow parties and lawyers to have a mediation in real time where people are in different cities.

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. Read on…

Read a Lawyers Weekly article about eVideo Mediation.

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

Edward T. McDermott

Ted has over 35 years of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration experience, and has represented numerous clients before arbitrators, administrative tribunals, and all levels of the courts in a variety of matters. He has particular expertise in all aspects of […]

John Beaucage

John is a mediator and investigator with ADR Chambers. John’s areas of expertise include commercial matters, partnership and bankruptcy disputes, real estate, construction and engineering, environmental, family and First Nations disputes. John is a graduate of the University of Western […]

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 disputes. Helen graduated from the University […]

The Honourable Daniel H. Tingley

Mr. Tingley is an arbitrator and mediator with ADR Chambers. His areas of expertise include insurance, real estate, employment, commercial and taxation matters. He has rendered numerous arbitral decisions, conducted several mediations, chaired an investigative committee and acted as […]

Ronald M. Dash

Ronald Dash is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. Ron has experience in employment law, commercial and contract litigation, personal injury, insurance disputes, professional negligence, medical malpractice, product liability, business disputes, debtor-creditor claims, defamation, financial advisor actions, construction […]

W. A. Derry Millar

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

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 […]

Alicia Kuin

Alicia is a mediator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Alicia served as a neutral in over 500 cases and has experience with First Nations disputes, business challenges, human rights issues, personal injury cases, and academic and community disputes. She […]

Virginia M. May

Virginia May is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. Virginia’s areas of expertise include professional negligence, medical malpractice, insurance, real estate, employment, commercial, education, First Nations, hospitals/health, estates & wills, landlord/tenant, libel and slander, oil and gas, and […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cliff Hendler

Cliff is one of North America’s top mediators, and is known for his success with large, complex, and multi-party disputes. Over 25 years and more than 4,000 mediations, Cliff has proven his expertise with sensitive, high profile cases, with […]