Term of collective agreement
64(1)A collective agreement has effect in respect of a bargaining unit on and from,
(a)
where an effective date is specified, that day, and
(b)
where no effective date is specified, the first day of the month next following the month in which the agreement is executed.
64(2)Where a collective agreement
(a)
contains no provision as to its term, or
(b)
is for a term of less than one year,
the collective agreement shall be deemed to be for a term of one year from the day on and from which it has effect pursuant to subsection (1).
64(3)Nothing in subsection (2) prevents the amendment or revision of any provision of a collective agreement other than a provision relating to the term of the collective agreement, that, under the agreement, may be amended or revised during the term thereof.
64(4)Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2) and (3), the parties to a collective agreement may by agreement extend the term of the collective agreement, in which case the term of the collective agreement so extended shall be determined in accordance with the agreement of the parties.
1968, c.88, s.64; 1994, c.20, s.2