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Federal Sector: 2025 Year in Review

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Overview

2025 has been another dizzying year for unionized and non-unionized employers in the federal sector. In this year’s federal sector update, we will be joined by the new President and CEO of Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO), Daniel Safayeni, to discuss the key legislative, caselaw and policy developments impacting federally regulated employers, including:

  • Ministerial referrals under section 107 of the Canada Labour Code impacting large labour disputes
  • The new ban on replacement workers and obligations with respect to maintenance of activities
  • Evolving caselaw under the unjust dismissal provisions of the Canada Labour Code, including jurisdictional considerations with the Canadian Human Rights Commission
  • Consultations regarding new “equal pay” provisions prohibiting different wage rates based on employment status
  • A revised standard on Accessible Employment
  • Pay equity maintenance obligations

Audience

In-house legal counsel (broadly), human resources professionals, compensation and benefits professionals, senior leadership, legal directors/teams

Agenda

  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET Webinar and Q&A
  • 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT
  • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm MT

Cost

This webinar is complimentary

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1.5Hours Available Via Webinar
This program has been approved for 1.5 CPD hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).

This program is eligible for up to 1.5 Substantive Hours with the Law Society of Ontario.

This program contains 1.5 hours of accredited content for the purposes of the Law Society of British Columbia’s annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The session has been loaded with the LSBC and is titled "Federal Sector: 2025 Year in Review - November 12, 2025”. It is available for claiming through your LSBC Member Portal.

A confirmation of participation will be sent to you for your continuing education hours with the Barreau du Québec.

For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please contact your local Law Society.

Event Contact

Andrea Tulloch Marketing Events Manager +1 416 868 3329

Guest Speaker

  • Daniel Safayeni
Daniel Safayeni Daniel Safayeni President and CEO
Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO) Speaker bio

Speakers

  • Christopher Pigott, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5475, [email protected]
  • Jackie VanDerMeulen, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5402, [email protected]
  • Emilie Paquin-Holmested, Partner | Co-Leader, Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5111, [email protected]
Christopher Pigott Toronto Lawyer Christopher Pigott Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights Toronto, ON +1 416 865 5475
Jackie VanDerMeulen Toronto Lawyer Jackie VanDerMeulen Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights Toronto, ON +1 416 865 5402
Emilie Paquin-Holmested Avocate/Associate Montréal Emilie Paquin-Holmested Partner | Co-Leader, Labour, Employment & Human Rights Montréal, QC +1 514 397 5111

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