What is the test for interpretation of a collective agreement?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Public Service Alliance of Canada v. Treasury Board (Canada Border Services Agency), 2018 FPSLREB 82 (CanLII):

36 Delios v. Canada (Attorney General),2015 FCA 117 at para. 20, states the following: [20] … interpretations of collective agreement provisions involve elements of factual appreciation, specialization and expertise concerning collective agreements, the disputes that arise under them, the negotiations that lead up to them and, more broadly, how the management-labour dynamic swirling around them plays out in various circumstances… .

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