Shana Wolch
Canada Guide 2025
Band 2 : Employment & Labour
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+1 403 260 3639Share profile
Band 2
About
Provided by Shana Wolch
Practice Areas
Occupational health and safety (investigations, defence of charges, policy creation, training, implementation); white collar crime; employee trust thefts; alcohol and drug, cannabis; transactions; privacy; workplace employment policies; workplace investigations including training; employee discipline and dismissal; disability and accommodation; human rights and discrimination; workers’ compensation; pension and benefits; education legal issues; unionized workforce issues.
Career
Alberta Bar, 2004. Guest lecturer, Employment Law, University of Calgary. CBA Mentor.
Professional Memberships
CBA (Labour and Employment – South – Past Chair; Privacy). Alberta Director, CACE. Board Secretary, Rundle College Society; Director, Mount Royal University Foundation.
Publications
Considerations and Risks in AI Decisions – Lancaster House; Key Considerations for Building an Effective Whistleblowing Policy – Blog and HR Reporter; Keep Calm and ... Understand Cannabis: What Employers in the Energy Sector Want to Know About Legalized Cannabis in the Workplace - Canadian Energy Law Foundation, Volume 56, Issue 2 of the Alberta Law Review; Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide – published article on Cannabis FAQs; A Look at Canadian Privacy and Anti-Spam Laws - International Association of Defense Counsel, Volume 84, Issue 4 of the Defense Counsel Journal; Various McCarthy Tétrault L&E Blogs including: Obtaining Marevas During Times of Increased Fraud; COVID-19 Update: Moving Forward - Considerations for the Re-Opening of Physical Workplaces
Chambers Review
Canada
Shana Wolch often assists clients with the employment law aspects of acquisitions. In addition, she advises on issues regarding employee status for foreign workers, employee terminations and grievances under collective agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shana Wolch is thorough, efficient and seeks to understand. Shana provides a perspective that is thoughtful and thorough."
"Her ability to integrate and see the vision and need of the company and get to a solution is what works for me."
"Shana has a very diverse experience set that allows her to provide excellent legal counsel on all our required labour and human rights related issues."
"Shana is an exceptional lawyer. She is most observant and has a sixth sense for reading people."
"Shana Wolch is thorough, efficient and seeks to understand. Shana provides a perspective that is thoughtful and thorough."
"Her ability to integrate and see the vision and need of the company and get to a solution is what works for me."
"Shana has a very diverse experience set that allows her to provide excellent legal counsel on all our required labour and human rights related issues."
"Shana is an exceptional lawyer. She is most observant and has a sixth sense for reading people."
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