Jonathan Chapnick

He/Him

(604) 449-9679

Jonathan Chapnick (he/him) is a practising lawyer, workplace investigator, adjudicator, and chartered HR professional (CPHR), and the principal at Portage Legal Services, a workplace law practice in Vancouver.  Jonathan works with organizations that want to be good employers.  He helps them do that.  Before starting his law practice in 2019, Jonathan worked for unions and employers in BC and Ontario for 15 years, including as legal counsel for the Hospital Employees’ Union and Director of Human Resources and Labour Relations at RainCity Housing and Support Society.  Jonathan is a trained mediator and is on the roster of investigators established by the Canadian government to investigate occurrences of harassment and violence in federally regulated workplaces.  Outside of Portage, he has taught about workplace law at Douglas College and the University of British Columbia.  He also serves on the board of directors at Megaphone and is a member of BC’s Employment Standards Tribunal and Patient Care Quality Review Board.