Ian Anderson is a full time vice-chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, a part time member of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and is also an arbitrator/mediator. Prior to his appointment to the Board in April 2004, Ian practiced law for 17 years in the areas of labour law, workers' compensation, constitutional and civil litigation and other areas of administrative law. Ian was the founder of the Workers' Rights Group at Parkdale Community Legal Services, the chair of the Board of Directors of the community legal clinic Injured Workers' Consultants, the first chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Ontario Bar Association and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada's Workers' Compensation Specialist Certification Committee. He is currently on the board of directors of the Institute for Work & Health. Ian is a graduate of Queen's University and Osgoode Hall Law School.