About Us
Established in 1976, Lancaster House is an independent Canadian publishing company focusing on labour, employment and human rights law governing the workplace. Over 45 years, in print and online formats, it has evolved into a major resource centre serving the informational and education needs of unions, employers, arbitrators, academics, legal practitioners and professional organizations.
Lancaster House conducts conferences for labour relations professionals across Canada. In furtherance of its educational mandate, Lancaster House also offers workshops and webinars, customized training courses and, in conjunction with colleges and universities, a series of professional learning programs.
What distinguishes Lancaster House’s publications and programs, and its authors and speakers, is its focus on:
- user accessibility
- quality of content
- diversity of viewpoints
- value-added materials
- expert analysis
- practical guidance
Lancaster House Staff
A writer and editor at Lancaster House for over 20 years, Boris is managing editor of Leading Cases on Labour Arbitration, and has served as managing editor of the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal since 2003. In addition, he is a co-author of Lancaster’s Unionized Workplaces in Canada and Collective Bargaining Series. A member of the Bar of Ontario, Boris practised labour law for over 15 years, appearing before numerous boards of arbitration and other tribunals. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Queen’s University, and Osgoode Hall Law School.
Jessica obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Science from the University of Guelph and her law degree from Western University. In her spare time, she can be found spending time with family and friends, wondering how we can make the world a better place, and enjoying warm drinks, adventures in nature, and most puns.
Along with his colleagues, Chris edited Lancaster House’s Collective Bargaining Series, a ten-volume reference work on labour law and collective bargaining in Canada, and his writing and research on transnational labour rights litigation has been presented at International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) Congresses in Seoul, South Korea, and Toronto.
Chris holds a B.A. (Hons.) in English Language and Literature, a J.D. from Queen’s University, and a Master of Industrial Relations and Human Resources from the University of Toronto. He has also completed several graduate courses in labour relations and employment law at Osgoode Hall Law School. After articling for Canada’s largest private sector union and a Toronto labour law firm, he was called to the Ontario Bar in 2009. He has practised law as an associate at a Toronto labour law firm and as a community legal clinic lawyer.
Chris was the guardian of Lancaster’s beloved mascot, Diamond the Maltese dog for her entire life, and he is the guardian of Lancaster’s new mascot, Spock the Morkie.
As a negotiator, Jeffrey has bargained with the government for physicians, and with hospitals for residents. As a union nominee on interest arbitration boards he has represented, among others, firefighters, college and university faculty, and health care support staff. As an adjunct professor, he lectures on international labour law at the University of Toronto and acts as Associate Editor of the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal.
Jeffrey is the recipient of the Gérard Dion Award from the Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA) for outstanding contributions to Canadian labour law and the Bora Laskin Award from the University of Toronto Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources.