Cell: 416.606.6645
24 Hour: 416.420.0738
Western University, Juris Doctor
York University, Master of Arts,
Science and Technology
Queen’s University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours),
History and Political Studies
Raymond K. MacKinnon
Raymond provides strategic advice and representation to employers in many areas of employment and labour law. He has represented employers at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Ontario Labour Relations Board, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, and other administrative tribunals.
Raymond joined Sherrard Kuzz LLP after practicing at a management-side employment and labour law boutique. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association, and Ontario Bar Association (Administrative Law, Labour & Employment; Civil Litigation, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Privacy and Access to Information, Workers’ Compensation).
Areas of Focus:
- Administrative Law
- Attendance Management
- Civil Litigation
- Collective Agreement Administration
- Collective Bargaining
- Construction Labour Relations
- Employee Relations
- Employment Contracts (including Independent Contractor Agreements)
- Employment and Labour Issues in Corporate Restructuring and Transactions
- Employment Screening and Hiring
- Employment Standards
- Grievance Arbitration
- Human Rights and Accommodation
- Injunctive Court Proceedings and Judicial Review
- Interest Arbitration
- Labour Relations and Industrial Relations Board Proceedings
- Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Policy Development and Implementation
- Responding to Union Organizing and Applications for Certification
- Sale or Closure
- Workplace Investigations
- Wrongful and Constructive Dismissal Litigation
Publications & Media
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No Tort of Harassment in Ontario – so says Court of Appeal
March 25, 2019Briefing Note
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Keeping Up With Canada’s Fast-Changing Employment and Labour Laws
January, 2019Management Counsel
Speaking Engagements
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Sherrard Kuzz LLP Webinar: Cannabis in the Workplace – What Contractors Need to Know
October 13, 2020
Ontario Electrical League
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COVID-19 considerations in Ontario: Re-opening for business
June 10, 2020
Ontario Electrical League
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Just What the Doctor Ordered: An Annual Labour and Employment Check-Up for Employers
February 26, 2020
Sherrard Kuzz LLP – HReview
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Contractor Best Practices for Employee Hiring & Firing
January 14, 2020
OEL Halton Chapter Meeting, Ontario Electrical League
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Cannabis in the Workplace
May 15, 2019
Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce
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Legal Obligations of the Landscape Employer
February 27, 2019
Landscape Ontario
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Best Practices in Attendance Management
January 23, 2019
Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
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Cannabis Legalization and Workplace Policy: What Every Employer Needs to Know
December 5, 2018
CMHA Mental Health and Addiction Services