Monique McAlister

Practice Areas

Monique McAlister is a partner in one of the Business Law groups at Goodmans LLP.

Her practice focuses on regulatory, public and commercial law, with expertise in communications, privacy and data protection, consumer protection, copyright, competition, advertising, anti-spam, telemarketing, and pensions and benefits.

Monique provides advice on a broad range of issues to clients, including those in the communications and digital media industries, with respect to Canadian regulation of broadcasting and digital media; public policy-making; copyright infringement; foreign ownership restrictions on cross-border media investments; CRTC licensing, renewal and amendment applications; distribution agreements; affiliation agreements; program supply and program production agreements; merger reviews; and consumer protection and disclosure requirements for e-commerce; misleading advertising and claims substantiation; packaging and labelling and promotional contests.

In respect of pensions and benefits, Monique provides advice on regulatory and compliance issues related to pension investments.

Career

Monique is recognized for her work in four key areas: (1) communications/telecommunications law (for her work in broadcasting and online streaming regulation); (2) privacy and data protection; (3) technology; and (4) advertising and marketing law. She has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Communications Law in 2026 and 2022 by The Best Lawyers in Canada and “Best of the Best” in 2021 by the Global Expert Guide in Telecommunications. She is recognized in “Band 1” for telecoms, media and broadcasting by Chambers Global and Chambers Canada; as a “Leading Individual” for telecoms by The Legal 500 Canada; as “Most Frequently Recommended” for telecommunications by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; and as a “Global Leader” in 2022 for Telecoms, Media & Entertainment and a “National Leader” in 2021 for Data by Lexology Index. Monique is also featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology; in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyers and Euromoney’s Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law for technology, media and telecommunications; and in The Best Lawyers in Canada for advertising and marketing law, communications law and privacy and data security.

Professional Memberships

Monique is a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto Law School, where she teaches about “The Role of the CRTC” as part of the Entertainment Law course.

She also sits on the Board of Directors of International Institute of Communications (IIC) - Canadian Chapter and is part of the Steering Committee of IIC Communications Law and Policy Conference.

She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association, and Ontario Bar Association - Entertainment, Media and Communications Law Section.