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Ian Campbell Toronto Lawyer

Ian Campbell

Partner Fasken
Ian is focused on providing practical advice designed to help clients achieve their ultimate strategic objectives.
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2003
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Ian Campbell, a senior partner in Fasken’s Labour, Employment & Human Rights (LEHR) practice group, brings over two decades of comprehensive knowledge in workplace law to providing practical advice that helps clients achieve their strategic objectives. He has extensive experience in the federal sector, where he provides focused advice to clients in the railway, airline, banking, and transportation sectors.

Acclaimed for his practical and pragmatic advice, Ian represents unionized employers in collective bargaining, labour arbitrations and helping them to effectively navigate through matters before federal and provincial labour and human rights tribunals. Ian also represents non-unionized employers on a broad spectrum of matters, including those related to wrongful dismissal, restrictive covenant-related litigation, as well as business planning and re-organizations. His strategic counsel extends to corporate/commercial advisory services regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among other business-critical transactions.

Beyond his legal practice, Ian regularly lectures and delivers training on various aspects of employment and labour law. He is consistently recognized as a leading practitioner in the areas of labour relations and employment law by legal directories including Lexpert, Thomson Reuters, and the Legal 500 Canada. Ian is also a member of various legal and other industry associations, including the American Employment Law Council.

Achievements

  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Consistently Recommended in Workplace Human Rights , Lexpert 2026
  • Recognized in Employment & Labour in Ontario, Chambers Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in Labour and Employment Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Repeatedly Recommended in Employment Law, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2019 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Labour Relations, Lexpert 2022 to 2024
  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2021 to 2022
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Labour Relations, Lexpert 2020
  • For Labour and Employment Law, The Legal 500 Canada 2018 to 2019
Legal 500 Publication name with laurels The Legal 500 Canada For Labour and Employment Law

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Toronto
  • BSc (Hons), Life Sciences Queen's University

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

  • Government of Canada Launches Consultations on Labour Relations Reform under the Canada Labour Code, 4/30/2026
  • New Ban on Replacement Workers is Introduced for the Federal Sector, 11/10/2023
  • Changes to Canada Labour Code Impose New Obligations for Employers, 8/14/2023
  • The Rise (and Fall) of Injunctive Relief from Mandatory Vaccination Policies in Canada, 12/9/2021
  • #Election44 Daily Update – Sunday, August 22, 2021, 8/22/2021

Events

  • 2025 - The Year in Review: Collective Bargaining, 12/2/2025
  • LSO Knowledge and Networking Breakfast: Canada’s Moment to Lead – Brain Gain & Talent Access in Canada’s Life Sciences Sector, 6/5/2025
  • Collective Bargaining: Year in Review, 12/3/2024
  • 2023, The Year in Review: Collective Bargaining, 11/24/2023
  • 2021, The Year in Review: Labour Relations, 11/23/2021
  • 2021, The Year in Review, 11/2/2021
  • The Canadian Automotive Industry Post-COVID-19, 6/17/2020
  • Compensation & Benefits – What Employers Need to Know, 5/14/2019
  • Ontario’s Bill 148: Strategies for Employers Confronting Legislative Changes, 1/17/2018
  • Federal Sector Update 2015, 10/20/2015

News

Publications

  • The ever-expanding duty of good faith: Recent changes to the law make a difference when terminating employment, 2/22/2016
  • Ontario Court Rules Class Action Not Allowed for Overtime Claim, 7/7/2009
  • Judge Rejects Overtime Class Action Suit Against CIBC, 6/19/2009
  • Landmark Supreme Court of Canada Decision Significantly Alters the Law Regarding Damages in Wrongful Dismissal Cases, 7/2/2008
  • Hours of Work and Overtime Litigation on the Rise, 6/11/2007

Speaking Engagements

  • Litigation Ensues, 10/17/2019
  • Challenging Terminations Its More Than a With Cause or Without Cause Termination, 9/12/2019
  • Social Media, Privacy and Employment Law: The Latest Challenges, 10/8/2014
  • Managing Employee Use of Social Media and Technology and Related Privacy Issues: Current State of the Law, 4/5/2012
Panelist Litigation Ensues HRPO Conference
Panelist Challenging Terminations Its More Than a With Cause or Without Cause Termination CACE Conference location location Ottawa, ON, Canada
Social Media, Privacy and Employment Law: The Latest Challenges Osgoode Professional Development Social Media Webinar