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University of British Columbia,
Juris Doctor
Queen’s University,
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Katherine E. Ford
(she/her)Katherine is the firm’s Manager of Knowledge Management, responsible for enhancing the team’s practice efficiency and other knowledge management programs. Called to the Bar in Ontario (and formerly, British Columbia), Katherine is an experienced employment and labour lawyer who, prior to assuming the Knowledge Management role, practiced law for 13 years providing advice to employers across the country. Recognized by Lexpert® as a leading human rights lawyer, Katherine’s expertise also includes workplace investigations, violence and harassment in the workplace, and positive employee relations.
Katherine is widely published and regularly asked to lead professional webinars and conferences on a variety of employment and labour related issues, and is the co-author of Carswell’s Practice & Procedure Before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
Katherine is a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators, Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association, and Ontario Bar Association (Administrative Law, Labour & Employment; Civil Litigation, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Pension and Benefits, Education, Privacy and Access to Information, Workers’ Compensation).
Publications & Media
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Persistent COVID-19 vaccine refusal potential firing offence, say employment lawyers
February 04, 2021
The Lawyer's Daily
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March 2015
Dialogue (OEL)
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Employer Received Tongue-Lashing for Language-Based Discrimination
Winter 2015
Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association
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When is it OK to get a criminal record check?
August 2011
Canadian Safety Reporter
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Mental Illness Takes Its Toll on the Workplace
February 8, 2010
Canadian Occupational Safety
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Mental Illness Takes Its Toll on the Workplace
February 8, 2010
Canadian Lawyer - InHouse Magazine
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The Importance of People-Focused Pandemic Planning
January 2007
CBA National Labour and Employment Law Section Newsletter
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October 2006
Workplace News
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The Importance of People-Focused Pandemic Planning
September/October 2006
Workplace news
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Could Taking Flex Hours Away Lead To A Claim For Constructive Dismissal?
April 26, 2006
Canadian Employment Law Today
Speaking Engagements
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The Impact of Bill 27 on Home Care Providers in Ontario
August 16, 2023
Home Care Ontario
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Vaccination Requirements and Other Pandemic Related Issues in the Workplace
January 28, 2021
The Canadian Bar Association
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2019 Year in Review… And what to expect in 2020
December 4, 2019
Sherrard Kuzz LLP HReview -
The Future of Wrongful Dismissal: AI in the Practice of Employment Law
October 3, 2019
Blue J Legal
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Lessons Learned so far from Jurisdictions with Legal Recreational Marijuana
April 03, 2019
Canadian Institute 25th Annual Provincial/Municipal Government Liability
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BILL 148
March 7, 2018
Landscape Ontario