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Thursday, September 20, 2012
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11:00am – 1:00 pm
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Board of Directors Meeting – Garrison Room
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11:00am – 5:00 pm
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Conference Registration – Salon BCD Foyer
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1:00 - 1:15 pm
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Welcome – Salon BCD
Guy Tremblay, Heanan Blaikie LLP
Harold Smith, Stewart McKelvey
Denis Mahoney, McInnes Cooper
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1:15 - 2:15 pm
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OHS Session: Inquests – What to do to Manage the Legal, Practical, Reputational Risks – Salon BCD
Chair: Jamie LeMesurier, Stewart McKelvey
Cheryl Edwards, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Karen Fields, Crawford Chondon
TBD – Coroner or Crown
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2:15 - 4:00 pm
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Joint OHS & Human Rights Session: Psychological Health Issues in the
Workplace – Salon BCD
Chair: David Law, Gowlings
Katherine Ford, Sherrard Kuzz
Jamie Knight, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Jamie Jurczak, Taylor McCaffrey
Jamie Warning, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Evan Sorestad, Federated Co-operatives
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3:00 - 3:15 pm
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Break – Salon BCD Foyer
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4:00 - 5:00 pm
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Human Rights Session: Cross Canada Check-Up – Salon BCD
Chair: Andrew Finlay, Scotiabank
Kim Thorne, Roper Greyell LLP
Vicki Giles, McLennan Ross LLP
Shereese Qually, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Karen Jensen, Norton Rose OR
Catherine Maheau, Lavery de Billy LLP
Rebecca Saturley, Stewart McKelvey
Mike Richards, Davis LLP
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5:00 – 5:30 pm
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Annual General Meeting (All members welcome) – Salon BCD
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6:30 – 8:30 pm
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“Meet & Greet” Reception - cocktails and hors d’oeuvres (dinner on own) – Garden Court
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Friday, September 21, 2012 - Plenary Session, Full Day
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7:00 – 8:00 am
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Continental Breakfast and Registration – Salon BCD Foyer / Salon A
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8:00 – 10:00 am
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Cross Canada Labour Law Update – Salon BCD
Chair: Dave Ross, McLennan Ross LLP
Marcia McNeil, Hennan Blaikie LLP
Michael Ford, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Larry Seifferling, McDougall Gauley LLP
Peter Thorup, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Ronald McRobie, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Malcolm Boyle, McInnes Cooper
Roy Heenan, Heenan Blaikie LLP
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10:00 – 10:15 am
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Break – Salon BCD Foyer
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10:15 - 11:30 am
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Negotiations - Getting the Client Ready – Salon BCD
Chair: Brian Johnston, Stewart McKelvey
Danny Kaufer, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Sunil Kapur, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Craig Rix, Hicks Morley
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11:30 - 12:30 pm
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Illness and Absenteeism (Privacy) – Salon BCD
Chair: Brian Kenny, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP
Chris Andree, Gowlings
Pemme Cunliffe, Covenant Health
Danny Kells, Author
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12:30 – 1:45 pm
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Lunch - Salon A
Speakers: TBA
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1:45 - 3:00 pm
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Current Issues Insurance, Pensions & Benefits – Salon BCD
Chair: Elizabeth Brown, Hicks Morely
Peter McLellan, Stewart McKelvey
Mark Newton, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Katherine Shaunassy, Syncrude / Imperial Oil
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3:00 – 3:15 pm
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Break – Salon BCD Foyer
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3:15 - 4:30 pm
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Investigations – Salon BCD
Chair: Gita Anand, Miller Thompson LLP
Trisha Gain, Peter Kiewit Infastructure Co.
Luc Deshaies, Gowlings
External Investigator - TBA
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6:15 - 6:30 pm
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Bus leaves for Reception – Lobby of the Sheraton
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6:30 pm
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Reception – cocktails and hors d'oeuvres – Johnson GEO CENTRE
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8:00 pm
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Dinner – Johnson GEO CENTRE
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Saturday, September 22, 2012 - Plenary Session, Half Day
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7:15 - 8:15 am
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Breakfast – Salon A
Speakers: TBA
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8:15 – 10:00 am
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Cross Canada Employment Law Check Up – Salon BCD
Chair: Patricia Gallivan, Lawson Lundell
David MacDonald, Fasken Martineu DuMoulin
Jean Torrens, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman
Shandra Czarnecki, Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson
Chris Little, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Micheline Bouchard, Loranger Marcoux LLP
Karen Campbell, Cox & Palmer
Caoline Richard, Bird Richard
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10:15 – 10:30 am
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Break – Salon BCD Foyer
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10:30 - 11:30 am
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Labour Crunch: Foreign Workers – Salon BCD Foyer
Chair: Karen Bock, Davis LLP
Gerhard Seifner, McLennan Ross LLP
Blair Pritchard, McInnes Cooper
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11:30 - 12:15 pm
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Damages - Union and Non-Union Environment - Arbitrator Assessed / Court Assessed – Salon BCD
Chair: Nathalie Gagnon, McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L. LLP
Hugh McPhail, McLennan Ross LLP
Geoffrey Litherland, Harris & Company
Darren Stratton, McInnes Cooper
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12:30 pm
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Closing Remarks – Salon BCD
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