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Mr Bhimji has been involved with conflict resolution since 1991. He is an active mediator/arbitrator, a Provincial Court Mediator and a member of several mediation rosters including the Mediate BC Civil Roster and the Public Service Labour Relations Board (Fed.). He has handled hundreds of disputes as a mediator/arbitrator for various clients, as well as other arbitrations for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. He is a conflict resolution coach at the JIBC Centre for Conflict Resolution and an instructor at the Centre for Leadership. He has prepared and delivered training programs for BCIT, Canadian Air Traffic Control Association and other clients in the Lower Mainland.

Mr. Bhimji holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the U of S, a certificate in Public Sector Management from the U of M, Certificates in Conflict Resolution Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Third Party Mediation from the Justice Institute of BC and holds the Chartered Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator designations from ADR Institute of Canada. He is a faculty instructor at the Centre for Conflict Resolution of the Justice Institute of BC and frequently lectures on Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Labour Relations and Employee Relations.

• Member of the Mediate BC Civil Roster
• Awarded C. Med. And C.Arb. – Nationally recognized designations by the ADR Institute of Canada
• Director with CoRe, Conflict Resolution Clinic UBC (2011 to Current)
• Member of the Health Professions Review Board (2013 to Current
• Member of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (2018 to Current)
• Arbitration Roster for the Canadian Transportation Agency (2018 to Current)
• Arbitrator for Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan (CAMVAP) (Pending)
• Chair of the (BC) Regional Chartered Mediator Accreditation Committee for BCAMI (2005 – 2010)
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the Justice Institute of BC, Centre for Conflict Resolution
• Director of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (2006-2011)
• Property Assessment Review Panel since 2006, Chair of Delta Panel (2007-2011), Chair of Richmond Panel (2011-2014)

BSc - U of S (Chemistry), 1983
Certificate in Public Sector Management - U of M, 1992
Certificate in Conflict Resolution Negotiation – JIBC, 2004
Certificate in Conflict Resolution Third Party Mediation – JIBC, 2004