Construction Labour & Employment Relations Conference
December 9-10, 2019 Old Mill Toronto, Ontario
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Construction Labour &
Employment Relations Conference
December 9-10, 2019
Old Mill | Toronto, ON
December 9-10, 2019 Old Mill Toronto, Ontario
solving the challenge of change
The Construction Labour & Employment Relations Conference is uniquely designed to foster relevant and timely discussion driven by the needs of senior executives and professionals representing Canadian building trades unions and construction employers.
Through candid debate, panel discussions and expert-led presentations, seasoned practitioners and leading advisors will examine significant legislative developments and emerging labour relations trends to uncover real-world solutions that address evolving construction industry challenges.
Join your peers and partners in a collegial and neutral setting that promotes the spirit of bipartisanship to share ideas, exchange perspectives and strengthen relationships that matter.
Continuing Professional Development
The Construction Labour & Employment Relations Conference provides an education-focused executive networking environment for earning required continuing education (CPD) hours.
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Conference chairs
Richard J. Charney
Global Head of
Employment & Labour
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Alan M. Minsky, Q.C.
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Richard J. Charney
Global Head of Employment & Labour
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Read Profile
Alan M. Minsky, Q.C.
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Read Profile
Conference chairs
Richard J. Charney
Global Head of Employment & Labour
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Alan M. Minsky, Q.C.
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Richard J. Charney
Global Head of Employment & Labour
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Alan M. Minsky, Q.C.
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Speaker Faculty
Opening Keynote
Arlene Dunn
Director
Canada’s Building Trades Unions
Read Profile
John M. Beck
Executive Chairman
Aecon Group Inc.
Read Profile
Patrick J. Dillon
Business Manager and Secretary Treasurer
Provincial Building and Construction Trades
Council of Ontario
Read Profile
Luncheon Keynotes
John M. Beck
Executive Chairman
Aecon Group Inc.
Read Profile
Patrick J. Dillon
Business Manager and Secretary Treasurer
Provincial Building and Construction Trades
Council of Ontario
Read Profile
Speaker Faculty
Opening Keynote
Arlene Dunn
Director
Canada’s Building Trades Unions
luncheon Keynotes
John M. Beck
Executive Chairman
Aecon Group Inc.
Patrick J. Dillon
Business Manager & Secretary Treasurer
Provincial Building & Construction Trades Council of Ontario
Kevin Banks
Associate Professor; Director, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace
Queen's University
Michael Church
Partner
CaleyWray
Darryl Hill
Superintendent of Operations
A6N Aecon-Six Nations Joint Venture
Sean McFarling
General Counsel
LiUNA OPDC &
LiUNA CECOF
James Robbins
Partner
Cavalluzzo LLP
David J. Bannon
Partner
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Eric Comartin
Legal Counsel
Ontario Sheet Metal Workers’ & Roofers’ Conference
David P. Jacobs
Senior Partner
Watson Jacobs McCreary LLP
Jeffrey D. A. Murray
Partner
Stringer LLP
Ernie Schirru
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Benjamin A. Barnes
Partner
Gibson & Barnes LLP
Donald K. Eady
Partner
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Daryn Jeffries
Partner
Rae Christen Jeffries LLP
Carl W. Peterson
Partner
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Lee Shouldice
Vice-Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
John Bonin
Manager of Indigenous Affairs
Aecon Group Inc.
Tony Fanelli
Executive Director
Construction Labour Relations
Association of Ontario
M. Elizabeth Keenan
Partner
Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP
Lorne Richmond
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Susan Ursel
Senior Partner
Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Keith P. Burkhardt
Partner
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Bernard Fishbein
Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Daniel R. McDonald
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
Jayson Rider
Partner
Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP
Graham Williamson
Senior Legal Counsel
LiUNA Local 183
Kevin Banks
Associate Professor; Director, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace
Queen's University
Donald K. Eady
Partner
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
M. Elizabeth Keenan
Partner
Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP
Jayson Rider
Partner
Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP
David J. Bannon
Partner
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Tony Fanelli
Executive Director
Construction Labour Relations
Association of Ontario
Daniel R. McDonald
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
James Robbins
Partner
Cavalluzzo LLP
Benjamin A. Barnes
Partner
Gibson & Barnes LLP
Bernard Fishbein
Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Sean McFarling
General Counsel
LiUNA OPDC &
LiUNA CECOF
Ernie Schirru
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
John Bonin
Manager of Indigenous Affairs
Aecon Group Inc.
Darryl Hill
Superintendent of Operations
A6N Aecon-Six Nations Joint Venture
Jeffrey D. A. Murray
Partner
Stringer LLP
Lee Shouldice
Vice-Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Keith P. Burkhardt
Partner
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
David P. Jacobs
Senior Partner
Watson Jacobs McCreary LLP
Carl W. Peterson
Partner
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Susan Ursel
Senior Partner
Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Michael Church
Partner
CaleyWray
Daryn Jeffries
Partner
Rae Christen Jeffries LLP
Lorne Richmond
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Graham Williamson
Senior Legal Counsel
LiUNA Local 183
Kevin Banks
Associate Professor; Director, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace
Queen's University
Tony Fanelli
Executive Director
Construction Labour Relations
Association of Ontario
Carl W. Peterson
Partner
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
David J. Bannon
Partner
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Bernard Fishbein
Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Lorne Richmond
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Benjamin A. Barnes
Partner
Gibson & Barnes LLP
Darryl Hill
Superintendent of Operations
A6N Aecon-Six Nations Joint Venture
Jayson Rider
Partner
Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP
John Bonin
Manager of Indigenous Affairs
Aecon Group Inc.
David P. Jacobs
Senior Partner
Watson Jacobs McCreary LLP
James Robbins
Partner
Cavalluzzo LLP
Keith P. Burkhardt
Partner
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Daryn Jeffries
Partner
Rae Christen Jeffries LLP
Ernie Schirru
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Richard J. Charney
Global Head of Employment & Labour
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Daniel R. McDonald
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
Lee Shouldice
Vice-Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Michael Church
Partner
CaleyWray
Sean McFarling
General Counsel
LiUNA OPDC &
LiUNA CECOF
Susan Ursel
Senior Partner
Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Eric Comartin
Legal Counsel
Ontario Sheet Metal Workers’ & Roofers’ Conference
Alan M. Minsky, Q.C.
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Graham Williamson
Senior Legal Counsel
LiUNA Local 183
Patrick Dillon
Business Manager and Secretary Treasurer
Provincial Building and Construction Trades
Council of Ontario
Jeffrey D. A. Murray
Partner
Stringer LLP
Donald K. Eady
Partner
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Andrew Pariser
Training and Skills Advisor (TSA)
Reporting to the Minister of Labour,
Training and Skills Development
Kevin Banks
Associate Professor; Director, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace
Queen's University
Tony Fanelli
Executive Director
Construction Labour Relations Association of Ontario
Carl W. Peterson
Partner
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
David J. Bannon
Partner
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Bernard Fishbein
Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Lorne Richmond
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Benjamin A. Barnes
Partner
Gibson & Barnes LLP
Darryl Hill
Superintendent of Operations
A6N Aecon-Six Nations
Joint Venture
Jayson Rider
Partner
Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP
John Bonin
Manager of Indigenous Affairs
Aecon Group Inc.
David P. Jacobs
Senior Partner
Watson Jacobs McCreary LLP
James Robbins
Partner
Cavalluzzo LLP
Keith P. Burkhardt
Partner
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Daryn Jeffries
Partner
Rae Christen Jeffries LLP
Ernie Schirru
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Richard J. Charney
Global Head of Employment
& Labour
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
Daniel R. McDonald
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
Lee Shouldice
Vice-Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Michael Church
Partner
CaleyWray
Sean McFarling
General Counsel
LiUNA OPDC &
LiUNA CECOF
Susan Ursel
Senior Partner
Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Eric Comartin
Legal Counsel
Ontario Sheet Metal Workers’
& Roofers’ Conference
Alan M. Minsky, Q.C.
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Graham Williamson
Senior Legal Counsel
LiUNA Local 183
Patrick Dillon
Business Manager and
Secretary Treasurer
Provincial Building and Construction Trades
Council of Ontario
Jeffrey D. A. Murray
Partner
Stringer LLP
Donald K. Eady
Partner
Paliare Roland Barristers
Andrew Pariser
Training and Skills Advisor (TSA)
Reporting to the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Kevin Banks
Associate Professor; Director, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace
Queen's University
Read Profile
David J. Bannon
Partner
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Read Profile
Benjamin A. Barnes
Partner
Gibson & Barnes LL
Read Profile
John Bonin
Manager of Indigenous Affairs
Aecon Group Inc.
Read Profile
Keith P. Burkhardt
Partner
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Read Profile
Richard J. Charney
Global Head of Employment & Labour
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Read Profile
Michael Church
Partner
CaleyWray
Read Profile
Eric Comartin
Legal Counsel
Ontario Sheet Metal Workers’ & Roofers’ Conference
Read Profile
Donald K. Eady
Partner
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Read Profile
Tony Fanelli
Executive Director
Construction Labour Relations Association of Ontario
Read Profile
Bernard Fishbein
Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Read Profile
Darryl Hill
Superintendent of Operations
A6N Aecon-Six Nations Joint Venture
Read Profile
David P. Jacobs
Senior Partner
Watson Jacobs McCreary LLP
Read Profile
Daryn Jeffries
Partner
Rae Christen Jeffries LLP
Read Profile
M. Elizabeth Keenan
Partner
Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP
Read Profile
Daniel R. McDonald
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Read Profile
Sean McFarling
General Counsel
LiUNA OPDC & LiUNA CECOF
Read Profile
Alan M. Minsky, Q.C.
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Read Profile
Jeffrey D. A. Murray
Partner
Stringer LLP
Read Profile
Carl W. Peterson
Partner
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Read Profile
Lorne Richmond
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Read Profile
Jayson Rider
Partner
Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP
Read Profile
James Robbins
Partner
Cavalluzzo LLP
Read Profile
Ernie A. Schirru
Partner
Koskie Minsky LLP
Read Profile
Lee Shouldice
Vice-Chair
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Read Profile
Susan Ursel
Senior Partner
Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Read Profile
Graham Williamson
Senior Legal Counsel
LiUNA Local 183
Read Profile
Key Themes and highlights
- Legal Quagmire: Implications of Legislative Changes to Construction Labour Relations
- Re-examining Province-Wide Bargaining and Labour Relations Laws in the ICI Sector
- Alternative Approaches and Practices to Solving Jurisdictional Disputes
- Dual Perspectives on Fitness for Duty, A&D Testing, Impairment and the Liabilities that come from Impairment in the Construction Workplace
- New developments in Discipline & Discharge in the Construction Industry
- Attracting and Retaining Traditionally Underrepresented Groups into the Skilled Trades
- Confronting the need for Labour Supply into the Future
- And much more…
Key Themes and highlights
- Legal Quagmire: Implications of Legislative Changes to Construction Labour Relations
- Re-examining Province-Wide Bargaining and Labour Relations Laws in the ICI Sector
- Alternative Approaches and Practices to Solving Jurisdictional Disputes
- Dual Perspectives on Fitness for Duty, A&D Testing, Impairment and the Liabilities that come from Impairment in the Construction Workplace
- New developments in Discipline & Discharge in the Construction Industry
- Attracting and Retaining Traditionally Underrepresented Groups into the Skilled Trades
- Confronting the need for Labour Supply into the Future
- And much more…
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