Comprehensive legal support for those navigating today’s complex labour and human rights landscape.

Jan provides a range of legal services to assist workers, trade unions, professional associations and civil society organizations enforce their rights in an increasingly complex legal environment.

Pay equity

Pay equity laws aim to redress gender-based systemic discrimination in compensation. Whether enforcing the technicalities of provincial or federal legislation, Jan will work with you to develop and negotiate pay equity plans for your workplace. When issues arise, Jan brings years of experience at pay equity tribunals and courts litigating to get results.

Human rights

Human Rights statutes provide protection against the adverse impact of discriminatory or harassing conduct on prohibited grounds. Jan brings her extensive experience navigating human rights tribunals to provide detailed practical and strategic advice regarding all stages of human rights applications and responses.

Labour law and workers’ rights

As you fight for fair wages and working conditions, Jan’s extensive knowledge and advocacy skills will help you in grievance arbitrations, collective bargaining and interest arbitrations, occupational health and safety appeals and employment standards applications.

Interest arbitration

Jan is a union-side nominee to assist clients achieve the best results possible at interest arbitrations. In addition, Jan works with clients researching and drafting interest arbitration briefs.

Constitutional and Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Jan helps clients identify if Charter rights, such as equality rights or freedom of association, may be violated; develops litigation strategy; and represents clients in cases raising constitutional issues before administrative tribunals and all levels of court.

Pay transparency

Jan knows the strengths and limits of pay transparency legislation across Canada having provided analysis and commentary on draft legislation at provincial and federal levels. Jan can help steer you through this new and expanding area of human rights law.

Employment equity

Jan’s dedication to human rights includes developing analysis and strategies to advance employment equity in Canada. Employment equity is a proactive approach to achieving and maintaining substantive equality in the workplace.

Public policy

Jan provides clients with updates on political, legal, and public policy developments. She advises on legislative reform initiatives and drafts proposed legislative reforms.