Reg Pearson

Mr. Pearson is the President of Reg Pearson Mediation Services Incorporated. He is a labour relations practitioner with more than 35 years experience.

Reg retired from the position of Associate Deputy Minister, Centre for Public Sector Labour Relations and Compensation, Treasury Board Secretariat in Ontario. He was responsible for all public and broader public sector bargaining and compensation for the province.

Prior to being appointed to this position in 2014, Reg held the position of Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour Relations Solutions Division, at the Ontario Ministry of Labour. He was the lead mediator for the ministry. This role required him to directly assist in resolving major disputes in virtually every sector of the province. This included municipalities, transit, school boards, universities and colleges, construction, manufacturing, gaming and the public service.

In 2009 Reg became a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Ryerson University. He teaches a course on public sector union management relations in the university’s Public Policy and Administration Master’s program.

Reg served as a member of the Executive Board of the Association of Labor Relations Agencies (U.S. and Canada) and was President in 2005.

He was selected to be part of a Canadian delegation making a presentation to members of the National Assembly of Vietnam in April 2010 on the Ontario experience in labour relations.

A graduate of Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology, he has received four nominations for the Premier’s Award for contributions to his community and the province. In 2011, Reg received the Amethyst Award from the Secretary of Cabinet for his contribution to public service.