The mission of the Board arises out of the nine (9) statutes which provide the basis for its jurisdiction:
Administer the Industrial Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act, the Fisheries Bargaining Act and the Essential Services in Nursing Homes Act by holding formal hearings on the various applications/complaints filed and rendering written decisions.
Administer fairly and impartially the appeal processes in relation to decisions made by the administrators of the Employment Standards Act and the Pension Benefits Act by holding formal hearings and rendering written decisions.
Act as a Board of Inquiry arising from a complaint filed under the Human Rights Act when such complaint is referred by the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour to the Board for determination through a formal hearing process.
Administer the process relating to complaints of reprisals made pursuant to the Public Interest Disclosure Act, and appoint adjudicators where appropriate to hold hearings and render written decisions.
Appoint arbitrators, pursuant to the Pay Equity Act, 2009, to deal with matters in dispute relating to the implementation of pay equity in the public sector.
Enhance collective bargaining and constructive employer-employee relations, reduce conflict and facilitate labour-management cooperation and the fair resolution of disputes.