Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Employment & Labour

Ontario

8 Years Ranked

About

Provided by John Craig

Canada

Practice Areas

Employment law, Labour relations, Human rights, Federal Sector, and Pay equity

Career

John Craig’s practice is focused on providing strategic advice to employers, and representing them before arbitrators, labour relations boards, human rights tribunals and the courts. He is a leading federal sector labour lawyer, and many of his clients operate nationally and internationally. Over the past 15 years, John has acted as counsel in the leading constitutional cases impacting labour law.

In order to represent the interests of his clients and Canadian employers generally, John regularly attends meetings of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Bank, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour (IACML). John serves as a member of the Executive Committee of CEATAL, the hemispheric organization that represents employers within the OAS. He is an official spokesperson of CEATAL.

John began his career as a law clerk to Chief Justice Antonio Lamer and Justice Charles Gonthier of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1994. He holds masters and doctoral degrees in comparative and international labour law from the University of Oxford, has been an Assistant Professor with the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law since 1999, and is the Co-Director of Osgoode Hall Law School’s Professional LLM in Labour and Employment Law. His many publications include Privacy and Employment Law, Globalization and the Future of Labour Law, and Federal Labour Law and Practice.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, and The Canadian Association of Law Teachers

Awards

Labour, Employment & Benefits

Who's Who Legal - Thought Leader

Labour and Employment Law

Best Lawyers® in Canada

Employment Law - Employer

Canadian Legal Lexpert®

Labour Law - Management

Canadian Legal Lexpert®

Employment and Labour – Ontario

Chambers and Partners Canada

Labour and Employment – Canada

Who's Who Legal

Labour and Employment

Who's Who Legal 100

Labour and Employment

Legal 500 Canada

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Employment & Labour - Ontario

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Toronto-based John Craig is a highly regarded labour lawyer who acts for both federal and provincial clients. Alongside his strengths in bargaining and collective agreements, he also acts on tribunals, arbitrations and appeals arising from employee complaints.

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