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Dominique Monet Associé/Partner Montréal

Dominique Monet

Partner Fasken
It often happens that the administrators contact the members of a pension plan during the ordinary course of business, which can result in liability.
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2009 | Québec, 1985
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Ottawa, Montréal
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Overview

Mtre Dominique Monet practises in labour and employment law. He represents a wide range of clients in several sectors of the economy as well as various government agencies.  He has a great deal of experience in the conciliatory and litigation aspects of legal work.

He has extensive experience before nearly all labour and employment decision-making bodies: arbitrators, administrative tribunals, labour relations boards and superior courts. He regularly pleads before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal.  He has also represented clients before the Federal Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of Canada. Additionally, he drafts employment contracts and advises clients on dismissals and corporate restructurings, and negotiates settlements.

Over the years, Mtre Monet has acquired a particular experience in matters relating to pension plans. He manages several interprovincial matters and regularly represents and advises employers and pension committees in this regard.  He has also worked extensively in the field of human rights.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Employment Benefits Law and Labour and Employment Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized as Recommended in Labour, Employment & Benefits , Lexology Index 2025
  • Recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Labour Relations, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Pensions & Employee Benefits, Lexpert 2022 to 2023
  • Lexpert Bull's Eye 2017 for Labour Relations & Pensions Lawyers Who’s Who: Montréal, Lexpert 2017

Experience

  • Novacap acquires controlling interest in Globe Electric, [Deal - Novacap], Novacap, a leading Canadian private equity firm, acquires an interest in Globe Electric.
  • The Avon Company Canada Limited and The Avon Company defend class action regarding post-retirement benefits, [Case - The Avon Company Canada Limited and The Avon Company], The Avon Company Canada Limited and The Avon Company defend a class action proceeding by Avon retirees claiming that Avon breached its contract with them when it terminated their post-retirement benefits effective January 1, 2020.
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide acquires Milgram & Company for C$62 million, [Deal - C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.], C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. purchased Milgram & Company Ltd. for approximatively $62 million in cash. C.H. Robinson will integrate Milgram into its Global Forwarding division and single global technology platform, Navisphere®.
  • Intertape Polymer acquires Cantech for US$67 million, [Deal - Intertape Polymer Group], On July 3, 2017, Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (TSX:ITP), a leading manufacturer of packaging products and machinery, announced the completion on July 1, 2017 of its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Canadian Technical Tape Ltd. a privately-owned North American supplier of industri...
  • Fasken advised GDI Integrated Facility Services in its acquisition of Airtron Canada for approximately US$19.5 million, [Deal - GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc.], GDI acquired, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Ainsworth Inc., Direct Energy Business Services Limited, doing business under Airtron Canada, from Direct Energy Marketing Limited for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $19.5 million. Airtron is a leading provider of HVAC, building automati...
  • Dessau transfers its engineering assets to Stantec, [Deal - Dessau], On September 24, 2014, Dessau announced the sale of its engineering assets to Stantec, an Albertan design firm. This acquisition will strengthen Stantec’s presence in Québec, and will allow Dessau to integrate a team of more than 14,000 employees, some 8,000 of whom work throughout Canada. The tr...
  • Advised in the sale of LVM to EnGlobe, [Deal - Groupe Dessau Inc.], On April 9, 2014, Groupe Dessau inc. announced that it had reached a final agreement in the sale of its subsidiary LVM to EnGlobe Corp., a subsidiary of ONCAP. As a result of the sale, EnGlobe Corp., became a Canadian and international leader in soil, materials, and environmental engineering. The...
  • Unipex Group acquires Baralex inc. from Manitex Capital inc., [Deal - Unipex Group], Unipex Group, through its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Unipex Solutions Canada inc., has acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Baralex inc. from Manitex Capital inc. therefore continuing to expand its product offering to pharmaceutical manufacturers in Canada and the United State...
  • AECOM completes cross-border acquisition of RSW, [Deal - Confidential Clients], On November 29, 2010, AECOM (NYSE: ACM) completed its acquisition of RSW Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy,...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB (Hons) McGill University
  • BCL McGill University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Barreau du Québec
  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario)
  • Member, Bar of Montréal
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA)
  • Member, Advisory Committee of la Régie des rentes du Québec
  • Member, Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute
  • Member of the Board, The Canadian Club of Montréal (2002-2007)
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the McGill Law Journal (1982-1984)

Knowledge

Events

  • Pensions and Benefits Look Forward and Look Back, 6/16/2026
  • Pension and Benefits Look Forward and Look Back, 2/5/2025
  • Pension and Benefits Year in Review, 12/13/2023
  • Colloque en droits de la personne, 3/27/2019
  • Under what circumstances is an asset acquisition appropriate and what are its main particularities?, 4/5/2017
  • Human Rights Seminar, 2/8/2017
  • Samoisette: The End of the Power to Amend a Pension Plan?, 12/7/2016
  • What's New in Pensions, 10/25/2016
  • What's New In Pensions, 9/13/2016
  • Human Rights Conference, 1/27/2016

News

  • Lexpert Magazine quoted Dominique Monet in an article about accommodating workers needs in groundbreaking ways, 9/1/2015
  • Droit-Inc mentions a team of Fasken Martineau lawyers in an article on the acquisition of Dessau by Stantec, 9/26/2014

Publications

  • Detecting Unfair Competition in light of the Cole Decision, 12/31/2013
  • Accommodements raisonnables : jusqu'où l'employeur doit-il aller? (Reasonable Accommodations: How Far Must Employers Go?), 4/22/2009
  • Special Parliamentary Proceedings in Quebec to Address Pension Shortfalls, 1/16/2009
  • The Hydro-Quebec Case: An Important Update On The Duty To Accommodate, 7/23/2008
  • Bill 30 has been adopted, 12/1/2006
  • Beyond Results, 12/1/2005
  • Class actions, pension funds and actuarial surpluses: the Hydro-Québec case, 4/22/2005
  • Québec pension plan administrator sued in class action, 1/12/2005

Speaking Engagements

  • Retirement insecurity as an aspect of economic inequality, 5/26/2024
  • Liability of Pension Fund Decision Makers, 5/29/2017
  • Labour, Employment and Human Rights National Update, 2/22/2012
  • Fourth Edition – Duty to Accommodate, 2/25/2009
  • Labour-Management Relations, 9/26/2006
  • Psychological Harassment and Mental Health, 6/6/2006
  • 2nd Conference on Pension Plans, 11/16/2005
  • Second Conference on Dismissals in Québec, 9/19/2005
  • Enjeux à considérer pour les Régimes de retraite lors de fusion et acquisition, 11/8/2004
Liability of Pension Fund Decision Makers Presented at the 16th Internationational Conference organized by the International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA). location location Prague Hilton Prague Old Town Hotel