Figure 12 / Union certification: Labour Board timelines vs. case-studies’ timelines
Only includes working days. Weekends and holidays excluded. The Nova Scotia Labour Board’s target is to have all cases resolved within six months, which is roughly 130 working days. See Nova Scotia Labour Board. (2025). Annual Report 2024-25. novascotia.ca/lae/labourboard/reports/documents/labour-board-annual-report-2024-25.pdf
Source: Trade Union Act, RSNS 1989, c. 475; interviews with organizers and organizing employees; Service Employees’ International Union, Local 2 v Sobeys Capital Incorporated o/a Pete’s Frootique and Fine Foods, 2023 NSLB 8, canlii.ca/t/jv4wn; Service Employees’ International Union, Local 2 v Sobeys Capital Inc DBA Pete’s Frootique and Fine Foods, 2023 NSLB 31, canlii.ca/t/jw00b; Service Employees International Union, Local 2 v Java Blend Coffee Limited, 2024 NSLB 37, canlii.ca/t/k5kln; Service Employees International Union, Local 2 v Adsum for Women and Children, 2025 NSLB 47, canlii.ca/t/kb4q7, and; Service Employees International Union, Local 2 v Adsum for Women and Children, 2025 NSLB 44, canlii.ca/t/kb004.