Employment & Labour
Canada Guide 2025 : Québec
Band 3
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+1 514 397 3000About
Provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP
The Employment & Labour Group at Stikeman Elliott brings a business-focused approach to the advice we provide employers on all facets of the individual and collective employment relationship, both at the provincial and federal level. With a team that includes lawyers in Montréal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, Stikeman Elliott provides integrated advisory, litigation and transactional capability across the country.
The Group is a full-service practice area within the firm, delivering advice to employers on a wide range of employment and labour mandates, including all manner of employment and labour disputes, on-going compliance and advisory matters as well as complex transactions. Members of the Employment & Labour Group work closely with the Pensions & Benefits team to deliver bespoke legal solutions on increasingly sophisticated and complex pension executive compensation matters. This integrated capability ensures that clients receive advice in a timely, cost-effective and efficient manner by calling upon appropriate, targeted resources.
Stikeman Elliott lawyers work proactively with unionized and non-unionized employers to help them structure and manage the human resource aspects of their organizations. Members of the Employment & Labour Group help clients analyze and mitigate their risks with an eye toward business expediency and cost-effectiveness. www.canadianemploymentpensionlaw.com
Chambers Review
Stikeman Elliott offers a full-service employment and labour team based in Montréal. The firm is experienced in representing clients in collective bargaining and at all levels of the federal and provincial courts. It advises on a range of matters, including occupational health and safety, employee privacy, non-compete issues, human rights and the dismissal of senior executives. The team is strong at acting as general counsel to major national clients for human resource operations. Its lawyers have considerable experience acting for international corporations and are frequently called upon to provide guidance on the employment aspects of major corporate transactions. The firm's expertise cuts across several sectors, including financial services, retail and real estate.
Work Highlights
- Stikeman Elliott assisted Lowe's with the employment aspects of the sale of its Canadian retail business to Sycamore Partners.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Stikeman Elliott is very strategic and responsive. The lawyers give proactive business advice."
"The team is very knowledgeable and provides quick and well-founded guidance. The lawyers have strong business acumen."
"The team at Stikeman Elliott is very strategic and responsive. The lawyers give proactive business advice."
"The team is very knowledgeable and provides quick and well-founded guidance. The lawyers have strong business acumen."
Notable Practitioners
Patrick Benaroche is best known for advising on human resources, employment agreements and workplace policy issues. Based in Montréal, he also possesses extensive expertise in pensions and benefits.
"Patrick Benaroche gives very practical advice and helps us get what we want in the best possible way."
"Patrick helped us navigate challenging situations with great outcomes."
"I would highlight his excellent responsiveness and understanding of the business environment."
Patrick Essiminy is head of Stikeman Elliott's employment and labour group based in Montréal. He regularly advises on collective bargaining negotiations and is especially reputed for appearing before labour tribunals. He also frequently advises on the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
Charif El-Khouri assists clients with a range of employment issues, including those relating to compensation, employee privacy, and occupational health and safety.
"Charif El-Khouri has been a very helpful partner with the capacity to understand our challenges and obstacles."
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Stikeman Elliott LLP
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