How to apply regarding a union's duty of fair referral — and autofill 016-a-31 with my-id.ca
Bring a fair referral application without retyping your party details
Parties applying to the Ontario Labour Relations Board regarding a union's duty of fair referral repeat legal name, mailing address, contact information, and referral particulars on every application package. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Ontario Labour Relations Board — forms by number (olrb.gov.on.ca)
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application Regarding Union's Duty of Fair Referral — 016-a-31
What this form is about
Form 016-a-31 is the Application Regarding Union's Duty of Fair Referral before the OLRB — confirm eligibility and filing rules on olrb.gov.on.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant legal name and mailing address.
- Contact phone and email.
- Trade union and bargaining unit particulars.
- Referral grounds and supporting documents.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your applicant name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the duty of fair referral?
- An obligation on unions in certain industries to refer work fairly — confirm scope on olrb.gov.on.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills applicant name, address, and contact details.
- How does 016-a-31 relate to form 016-a-29?
- Form 016-a-29 addresses fair representation; 016-a-31 addresses fair referral.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.