What We Do

ADR Institute of Saskatchewan: Providing ADR Practitioners and the Public with Up-to-Date Resources and Services

The ADR Institute of Saskatchewan Inc. (ADR Sask.) is one of six affiliates of The ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. (ADR Canada), a non-profit organization that shares information about and promotes ideas for continuous improvement and upgrading of ADR as a profession.

Our goal is to assist our members and users of ADR services through:

Providing information and education.
Maintaining high professional standards.
Providing a regulatory structure to ensure members adhere to high standards of professionalism
Assisting users of ADR services to locate ADR professionals when required.

ADR Sask. performs the following functions for practitioners and users of ADR services:

We set the “Gold Standard” to protect the ADR profession and the public served by ADR professionals.
Developed by ADR Canada and its affiliates the following documents and practises constitute a regulatory structure that ensures high standards of conduct, practice and procedure among ADR professionals in Saskatchewan:
- A Code of Ethics governing out members with an established complaint and discipline process.
- National Arbitration Rules and National Mediation Rules provide clear, concise processes and procedures for the conduct of commercial arbitrations and mediations. The rules developed by ADR Canada and recognized across the country establish time lines and procedures that provide practitioners and users with certainty and clarity, allowing for effective and efficient case administration.
- Standards for approving arbitration and mediation training courses.
- ADR Sask. carefully evaluates training programs according to established criteria to ensure approved programs meet critical standards.
- A procedure for granting to our members the highest and only nationally-recognized professional accreditation or designation in Canada, namely, that of Chartered Mediator (C.Med.) and Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb.);
ADR Sask., ADR Canada and its other affiliates inform, educate and update our members by conducting leading-edge, live and distance education courses, seminars, conferences and workshops to assist practitioners with skill development and provide up-to-date information on new and emerging areas of interest relevant to arbitration and mediation;

ADR Sask. assists arbitrators and mediators to be heard by:

Liaising with government departments and corporations to inform and educate these bodies on issues that involve or have an impact on arbitrators and mediators;
Cooperating with other alternative dispute resolution organizations to ensure the government is informed on issues relevant to arbitrators and mediators.

ADR Sask. provides a method for the public to find and engage qualified mediators and arbitrators by:

Creating the highest and only nationally-recognized professional credential in Canada, the Chartered Mediator (C.Med) or Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb) designation. Choosing a mediator or arbitrator with these credentials is your assurance of quality and experience.
Creating the Qualified Mediator (Q.Med.) designation to recognize practitioners who have reached a certain level of training and/or experience as a mediator.
Providing members of the public with access to “ADR Connect,” our central electronic databank, from which arbitrators and mediators can be selected based on a wide range of criteria including accreditation, specialty, years of experience etc. (please visit our Home Page to access "ADR Connect").
The creation of special rosters to service particular organization.

To join, or for further information, please contact us at:

ADR Institute of Saskatchewan Inc.
 Box 22015 RPO Wildwood
 Saskatoon, SK S7H 5P1  
Tel: 1-866-596-7275
Fax: 1-855-487-4429 
info@adrsaskatchewan.ca 
www.adrsaskatchewan.ca

Mena Sestito, Manager of Membership & Accreditations
Brenda Lesperance, Administrative Assistant