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Jennifer Hawkins (she/her) is a lawyer, investigator, mediator, and trainer with extensive experience in labour, employment, and human rights law. She approaches her work through a trauma-informed lens. Jennifer is trusted by participants for her genuine care and professional demeanour. She was previously a partner at a workplace investigation firm before co-founding Hawkins Lang & Price.
Jennifer’s practice focuses on conducting independent workplace assessments and investigations into bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, and other workplace misconduct. Jennifer is equally active in her work with Sport Integrity Canada conducting investigations for national sport organizations and with processes involving students in post-secondary institutions. She has worked exclusively in a neutral capacity since 2019 and has conducted investigations for both federally and provincially regulated clients in unionized and non-unionized workplaces. Jennifer also provides guidance to a team of lawyers who conduct investigations and dispute resolution, drawing on her extensive experience representing private- and public-sector clients across a wide range of industries.
Jennifer is an experienced investigator for federally regulated organizations under the Canada Labour Code. She has been a member of the Government of Canada’s Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations Registry of Investigators since 2021, and has significant experience interpreting and applying provincial and federal health and safety and human rights legislation.
Jennifer has a strong interest in assisting parties in resolving conflict. Her years working in-house in the post-secondary sector provided extensive experience with informal mediation processes, creative problem solving, and navigating multi-stakeholder environments. She has facilitated discussions with unions and leadership teams to negotiate practical, mutually agreeable outcomes and has recently led complex facilitation and mediation processes arising from workplace disputes, including at the executive level.
Jennifer provides training on employment-related issues, including workplace bullying and harassment, sexual harassment, and conducting investigations.
Jennifer supports clients in all sectors in managing risk through policy and process development. She has experience working with municipalities, including police and fire departments, and approaches her work with a clear understanding of the unique demands of public-sector organizations.