Labour Relations Certificate

In support of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Lancaster House and our partners at Ryerson University have worked closely to move the Labour Relations Certificate program online. Our virtual program will meet the same high standards to which all Lancaster House events are held.

Program Chair

Daphne Taras Dean, Ted Rogers School Ryerson University

Program Faculty

	Pnina Alon-Shenker Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Law & Business Department, Ted Rogers School, Ryerson University		Sarah E. Atkinson Lawyer and Workplace Investigator
	Alex Brat Executive Director, Labour Relations University of Toronto		Esi Codjoe Employer Counsel Turnpenney Milne LLP
	Chris Davidson Senior Program Lawyer and Researcher Lancaster House		Ward Jones Labour and Employment Law Consultant Ward Jones Consulting
	Avner Levin Professor, Faculty of Law and Law & Business Department, Ted Rogers School, Ryerson University		Paul Love Arbitrator/Mediator
	Archana Mathew Grievance Officer Ontario Public Service Employees Union		Peggy Nash Senior Advisor and Advisory Committee Chair, Centre for Labour Management Relations Ryerson University
	Dionne Pohler Associate Professor and Associate Director, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources University of Toronto		Sara Slinn Associate Dean (Research and Institutional Relations) & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School York University
	Jim Stanford Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work Australia Institute		Bob Thompson Professor, Human Resources Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
	Susan Ursel Union Counsel Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP

Program

The Labour Relations Certificate Program, presented by Ryerson University and Lancaster House, is designed to provide individuals engaged in labour relations with the core skills and knowledge required to create and maintain productive union-management relationships that foster fair and efficient workplaces.

Taught by Canada's leading labour relations scholars and practitioners, this program combines theory, leading research, and professional experience to provide an education that has immediate application in participants' workplaces.

Program features

• Access to leading Canadian experts in a small-group setting
• Active learning through group discussion, case studies, and simulations
• Balanced coverage of labour and management points of view
• Management, union, and neutral attendees learn together
• Exposure to diverse opinions and extensive knowledge of fellow participants
• Variety of speakers (academics, lawyers, practitioners, subject-matter experts)

Who should attend?

• Human resources professionals
• Union officers and representatives
• Lawyers
• Managers
• Mediators
• Workplace investigators

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