Legal Counsel - Labour and Employment Law

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Ottawa, ON, K1G 4J5 Brampton, ON, L6T 5M1 London, ON, N6J 2N4 Saint John, NB, E2K 0H6 Toronto, ON, M5G 2M1 Vancouver, BC, V6H 2N9 Ancaster, ON, L9K 1S4 Edmonton, AB, T6G 2R8 Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3R4 Sudbury, ON, P3A 5W8 St. John's, NL, A1B 3Z9 Dartmouth, NS, B3B 0H7 Calgary, AB, T3N 1S5

Job category: Legal

Job posting : 8245

Employment status: Regular full-time

Classification: PTS

Salary/Rate of pay: $108,

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About this role

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular Full-time Legal Counsel - Labour and Employment Law to join our dynamic Legal Services team.

The Legal Services team provides legal, privacy, ethics, governance, policy, and risk leadership across Canadian Blood Services’ product and service areas.

Reporting to the Managing Counsel, Labour and Employment Law, you will play an integral role in supporting the management of all labour and employment-related matters within the organization. You will advise on employee relationships, various collective agreements, grievances, arbitrations, and policies and programs related to employees.

You will provide professional, timely, and cost-effective advice and support, performing all functions in alignment with Canadian Blood Services’ values and acting with the highest level of integrity and ethical standards.

Formula for Success

• Drawing on your skills in labour and employment law, you will provide accurate, relevant, and timely advice on a variety of labour and employment matters, including hiring practices and employment agreements, termination issues and severance agreements, collective bargaining, grievances, disability and accommodation issues, and discrimination and harassment.
• Applying your skills in regulatory compliance, you will provide advice regarding adherence to occupational health, safety, and environmental requirements, as well as compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Utilizing your skills in workplace investigations, you will support and advise on internal workplace assessments and investigations.
• Supporting your skills in cross‑functional legal partnership, you will provide legal guidance to Canadian Blood Services’ business units, employee and labour relations teams, occupational health and safety teams, and other internal stakeholders, aligning legal requirements with business strategy.
• Extending your skills in immigration law, you will provide support and advice related to immigration matters affecting employees.
• Promoting your skills in fostering organizational culture, you will contribute to a positive, proactive, high‑performance environment that encourages collaboration and continuous improvement.

Desired Education & Skills

• A law degree from a recognized academic institution.
• Membership in good standing in a law society for a Canadian province or territory.
• Other legal and ethics…