NCAB Canada Submission to Ontario Arbitration Review

This paper is the submission of His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili National Conciliation and Arbitration Board for Canada (“NCAB Canada”) to a review panel appointed by the Government of Ontario and led by Mrs. Marion Boyd, to examine the use of private arbitration (including religious based arbitrations) to resolve family and inheritance cases and the impact that such arbitration may have on the vulnerable, including women, persons with disability and the elderly.
This paper describes the Conciliation and Arbitration Board system (the "CAB System") within the Ismaili community in Canada, including its mandate, operation and experience to date.