Canada Guide 2027 : Ontario
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Protea LLP's Employment & Labour Group is a premier management-side practice advising federally and provincially regulated employers across unionized and non-unionized workplaces. The team provides strategic counsel on labour relations, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, employment litigation, wrongful & constructive dismissal claims, human rights & accommodation, workplace investigations, regulatory compliance, executive compensation, and workforce issues arising from M&A.
Combining Bay Street-calibre expertise with the agility and responsiveness of a boutique, Protea delivers practical, commercially focused advice tailored to each client's operational realities. Clients benefit from direct access to senior lawyers, lean teams, and efficient service without compromising sophistication or results.
Drawing on experience gained in leading law firms, in-house legal departments, government, and HR leadership roles, the team offers legal excellence and real-world workplace insight. Protea regularly advises on complex labour disputes, union strategies, terminations, employment agreements, compliance initiatives, policy development, training programs, workplace investigations, and organizational change.
Core strengths include management-side labour relations, collective bargaining, employment disputes, human rights & accommodation, investigations, executive workplace matters, compliance, workforce restructuring, M&A employment support, and proactive risk management.
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Protea is establishing a formidable labour and employment practice from its office in Toronto. The firm advises employers across a variety of industries, including transportation, education and healthcare. Clients benefit from the team's experience in arbitrations, workplace investigations and collective bargaining mandates.
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Protea represented Humber River Health in the negotiation of five collective agreements, including scheduling, the grievance procedure, and wage rates and premiums.
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Protea has a combination of deep technical employment law expertise with highly pragmatic and commercially grounded advice.
Protea knows our organisation and context well, which makes their advice practical and realistic. I value that they think beyond the legal answer to how decisions will actually land.
The Protea team are strong advocates who bring pragmatic solutions to the table.
The Protea team provides practical, thoughtful and timely legal advice.
The firm has deep knowledge of our industry and company, and is very focused on its clients' best interests.
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Alix Herber is based in Protea's Toronto office and advises clients on employment issues related to transactions and assists with labour union negotiations and contentious matters.
Alix distinguishes herself through the combination of strong technical employment law expertise and highly pragmatic commercial judgement. She clearly frames risk, outlines defensible options and provides decisive recommendations aligned with business realities.
Alix is a trusted strategic adviser, particularly on complex employment matters. She has a strong grasp of the law and is very effective at supporting executive decision-making.
She is absolutely outstanding and very commercial.
Alix has exceptional expertise and a pragmatic approach.
Erin Porter is based in Toronto and is a partner in Protea's employment and labour practice group. With experience as in-house counsel, Porter has specific expertise in the healthcare sector, offering clients advice on all employment, labour and human rights matters.
Erin is practical, forward-looking and brings a confident approach even in high-stakes situations.
Erin is very accomplished and understands our business. She is strategic, a superior litigator and a joy to work with.
Erin is an exceptional lawyer and brings a great breadth and depth of experience to her work.
Erin is an exceptional lawyer. She is talented, dedicated and solutions-oriented.
Marc Rodrigue is an experienced employment and labour lawyer and a founding partner of Protea. He represents clients in human rights matters, arbitrations and collective bargaining mandates.
Marc is a very well-rounded adviser whose advice is consistently balanced and practical.
He is a deeply knowledgeable and effective legal practitioner who adds value with contextual sector knowledge.
Marc is excellent to deal with. He is clear, concise and conveys complex issues in an understandable manner.
Marc is an exceptional labour lawyer whose intelligence and depth of expertise instils confidence in even the most complex situations. He brings a thoughtful, strategic perspective to every matter.
Jacob Wagner enjoys a rising reputation for his management-side practice, advising on a wide range of labour, employment and human rights issues.
I am very satisfied with the quality and timeliness of Jacob's advice.
Jacob is a pleasure to work with! He is knowledgeable, strategic and able to tailor his communication style.
Jake is a standout associate and I have a high degree of confidence in his representation.
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