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RavenLaw To Present At Ottawa Labour Law Conference

RavenLaw lawyers will be presenting at the upcoming, annual Lancaster House Labour Law Conference in Ottawa on October 7 and 8, 2025. Morgan Rowe will be a panelist and facilitator for the full-day workshop on supporting and accommodating mental health disabilities and neurodivergence/neurodiversity in the workplace. Amanda Montague-Reinholdt will present on a panel dealing with significant developments in federal and Ontario labour law, including Government interventions in collective bargaining, terminations for off-duty conduct, and more.

For more information or to register, click here.

Kim Patenaude to Co-Chair LSO 26th Employment Law Summit

On October 16, 2025, Kim Patenaude will be co-chairing the Law Society of Ontario’s 26th Employment Law Summit. The Summit is dedicated to keeping lawyers and paralegals up-to-date on the year’s crucial court decisions and legislative advancements. The Summit involves legal practitioners from across the province and addresses important topics, such as constructive dismissal and best practices for accommodation and return to work, as well as looking at developing areas such as the use of AI in employment law practices.

To register and for more information, click here.

Andrew Astritis to Present on Time Theft and Digital Surveillance

On September 9, 2025, Andrew Astritis will present at a webinar on time theft and productivity in the digital world, hosted by Lancaster House. The panel will explore the role and impact of emerging technologies that allow employers to monitor employees and track productivity and whether it is appropriate to use this kind of surveillance in light of employee privacy concerns.

For more information and to register, visit the program website.

Le bureau de RavenLaw à Winnipeg a pris de l’expansion!

Le bureau de RavenLaw à Winnipeg continue à servir nos clients syndiqués et non-syndiqués, à travers et au-delà du Manitoba, quant à toute question relevant du droit de l’emploi et du travail, des plaintes en matière des droits de la personne, aux congédiements injustifiés et aux négociations de contrats et de conventions collectives.

Notre bureau de Winnipeg continue de croître. Retrouvez-nous à notre nouvelle adresse :

175 rue Hargrave – bureau 640
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R8
T: 204.560.3095
F: 613.567.2921
E: info@ravenlaw.com

Contactez-nous pour consulter nos avocats de Winnipeg : Dayna Steinfeld, Ryan Nerbas, and Zachary Rodgers.

RavenLaw LLP a des bureaux à Winnipeg, Ottawa, Kingston et Toronto et nos avocats pratiquent dans toutes les provinces et territoires du Canada.

Nous sommes heureux de vous accueillir au 175 rue Hargrave!

Keagan Davis-Burns to Moderate on Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining

On July 24, 2025, Keagan Davis-Burns will be moderating a panel discussion hosted by the Ontario Bar Association. This panel will discuss the essential building blocks of collective bargaining, including the key components of a collective agreement, the role of the parties, practical approaches to negotiation and dispute resolution, and what happens when parties are unable to reach an agreement.

For more information and to register, visit the program website.

RAVENLAW LLP TORONTO HAS EXPANDED!

RavenLaw LLP is excited to announce our new, expanded, Toronto Office location.

The Toronto Office continues to serve clients in the GTA, and beyond, on all labour and employment-related matters, from human rights claims to wrongful terminations to employment contract negotiations to collective bargaining.

Over the last year, our Toronto office has grown, and you can now find us in our new office space in the Yonge-Richmond Centre.

WHERE TO FIND RAVENLAW LLP TORONTO:

151 Yonge Street – Suite 1301
Toronto, ON M5G 2J5
T: 416.673.5680
F: 613.567.2921
E: info@ravenlaw.com

RavenLaw LLP has offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, and Winnipeg, and our lawyers practice in every province and territory in Canada. We are proud to offer our services in both French and English.

We look forward to welcoming you at 151 Yonge Street soon!

RavenLaw Presents at Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers Conference

RavenLaw lawyers presented on panels and facilitated the annual Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers conference in Edmonton during the week of June 5, 2025. CALL President Wassim Garzouzi opened the conference with remarks highlighting significant contributions of CALL members over the past year. National Vice-President of Equity and Anti-Oppression Sarah Yusuf helped coordinate the conference Ombuds program and moderated the “Organizing in the Age of Telework” panel, which Barhilla Jesse-Buadoo presented on. Nicole Whitmarsh moderated the “Managing Employer Mergers” panel, Zachary Rodgers presented on the “Developments and Updates on Pay Equity Federally and Provincially” panel, and Sarah Millman co-facilitated the first meeting of the CALL 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee.

We thank all the union lawyers from across the country who joined us for these sessions and for the conference! We look forward to reconvening in Yellowknife next year.

Sydney Sloane and Morgan Rowe Attend Disability Rights Symposium

On May 23, 2025, Morgan Rowe and RavenLaw summer student Sydney Sloane attended the one-day disability rights symposium, hosted by Osgoode Hall Law School. The symposium, titled “Bridging Disability Accommodations from Clinical Education Programs to Practice”, is a first-of-its-kind event, intended to address barriers to law students with disabilities through panel discussions, small group sessions, and workshops, with attendees including disability community experts and people with lived experience, law students, lawyers, and law school staff and representatives.

In addition to participating in the symposium, Sydney presented as part of the morning panel on the experiences of law students with disabilities, addressing particularly experiences of and access to clinical legal education and accommodation for these students across Ontario.

Claire Boychuk To Present on DEI and Freedom of Expression

On May 29, 2025, Claire Boychuk will be presenting at the County of Carleton Law Association’s Annual Equity Conference. Claire will be speaking on the employment law panel DEI under Threat: Free Expression in Tumultuous Times.  

This panel will explore scenarios where employees have faced repercussions for speaking out on political issues, including expression that takes place inside and outside the workplace. Through these scenarios, the panelists will unpack the legal protections available to employees, the responsibilities of employers, and how organizations can navigate the tension between diversity, equity, inclusion, and expression in the workplace.

For more information and to register, click here.