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Upon completion of this program, participants will receive a certificate of completion and a digital credential from Toronto Metropolitan University.
Program Leader
Daphne Taras
Dean, Ted Rogers School
Toronto Metropolitan University
Program Faculty
Judith Allen
Arbitrator
Alex Brat
Executive Director, Labour Relations,
University of Toronto
Bruce Curran
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Law University of Manitoba
Chris Davidson
Senior Program Lawyer and Researcher
Patricia D’Heureux
Union Counsel
Cavalluzzo
Wassim Garzouzi
Union Counsel
Raven Law
Chantel Kassongo
Employer Counsel
Neuman Thompson
Kat Leonard
National Representative
Unifor
Avner Levin
Professor, Faculty of Law and Law & Business Department,
Ted Rogers School of Management,
Toronto Metropolitan University
Frank Miller
Instructor (Sessional) Lecturer,
Faculty Advisor – HR/OB Co-Op Program
Leanne Monsma
Employer Counsel
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Dionne Pohler
Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Jim Stanford
Economist and Director
Centre for Future Work
Bob Thompson
Professor, Human Resources
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Jennifer Wootton
Lawyer & Workplace Investigator
Program
The Labour Relations Certificate Program, presented by Toronto Metropolitan 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
2023 Spring Schedule (12:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET)†
Week 1 | Tuesday, April 25 | Thursday, April 27 |
Week 2 | Tuesday, May 2 | Thursday, May 4 |
Week 3 | Tuesday, May 9 | Thursday, May 11 |
Week 4 | Tuesday, May 16 | Thursday, May 18 |