Louis Thomas Belanger

Louis Thomas Bélanger

Associate
Jurisdiction Québec, 2018
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
Contact
Business +1 514 397 5260
Email [email protected]
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Overview

Louis Thomas Bélanger is an associate practising in the Labour, Employment and Human Rights group. In his practice, Louis Thomas represents and advises clients on matters such as human rights, employment, legal obligations, labour relations and collective bargaining. He has notable experience in negotiating collective agreements, handling contentious issues regarding labour relations, employment and work injuries, as well as providing legal advice to employers.

Louis Thomas joined the Fasken team in June 2018, after completing the professional training required by the Québec Bar.

In his practice, he is regularly called upon to represent clients before the province’s courts and administrative tribunals, and also acts on behalf of employers in the collective bargaining process.

Louis Thomas also gives lectures and is regularly invited by different companies to provide training that is tailored to their needs.

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Practices

Achievements

  • Recognized as Ones to Watch in Labour and Employment Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
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Experience

  • Sasha Digiulian and al. c. Patricia Ann Green, ès qualités, and al., [Case - Confidential Client], Dispute regarding the will of deceased. Preliminary motion regarding declinatory exception to the competency of the superior Court of Québec on property situated out of the province as this was an estate where assets were located in various countries.
  • Veolia Canada negotiates a single collective agreement applying to 15 different workplaces throughout Québec, covering approximately 500 workers, [Case - Veolia Canada], Veolia is the world’s leading provider of environmental solutions and has activities in three main service and utility areas: water management, waste management and energy services.
  • Fasken's expertise for increased food security in Quebec, [Case - Moisson Rive-Sud and Resto Plateau], Fasken is committed to help Quebecers have access to fresh, healthy and nutritious food. Organizations that provide food and meals to those in need are key players in that respect. Year after year, they are increasingly solicited. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an even greater demand, and has ...
  • Collective agreement negotiations for Stella-Jones’ 250 workers, [Case - Stella-Jones Inc.], As North America’s premier provider of pressure-treated wood products, Stella-Jones boasts 2, 000 employees globally, has 35+ plants spanning North America, generates $1.9B in annual sales and maintains an average $700M inventory.
Case Represented Confidential Client Sasha Digiulian and al. c. Patricia Ann Green, ès qualités, and al. Dispute regarding the will of deceased. Preliminary motion regarding declinatory exception to the competency of the superior Court of Québec on property situated out of the province as this was an estate where assets were located in various countries. Read more
Case Represented Veolia Canada Veolia Canada negotiates a single collective agreement applying to 15 different workplaces throughout Québec, covering approximately 500 workers Veolia is the world’s leading provider of environmental solutions and has activities in three main service and utility areas: water management, waste management and energy services. Read more
Case Represented Moisson Rive-Sud and Resto Plateau Fasken's expertise for increased food security in Quebec Fasken is committed to help Quebecers have access to fresh, healthy and nutritious food. Organizations that provide food and meals to those in need are key players in that respect. Year after year, they are increasingly solicited. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an even greater demand, and has ... Read more
Case Represented Stella-Jones Inc. Collective agreement negotiations for Stella-Jones’ 250 workers As North America’s premier provider of pressure-treated wood products, Stella-Jones boasts 2, 000 employees globally, has 35+ plants spanning North America, generates $1.9B in annual sales and maintains an average $700M inventory. Read more

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Sherbrooke

Knowledge

  • Employee vs. Self-Employed Worker—A Legal Distinction with Serious Implications, 9/11/2025
  • Upcoming Federal Elections: Employees' Right to Vote, 4/9/2025
  • Bill 68 in Québec: An Act Mainly to Reduce the Administrative Burden of Physicians, 11/14/2024
  • Learn Everything about Bill 42, 9/20/2024
  • Contractual Disputes and Dismissal: A Caveat for Personnel Placement Agencies in Québec, 4/5/2024
  • Bill 42: an Act to Prevent and Fight Psychological Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Workplace, 4/4/2024
  • Does an Employee’s Refusal to Return to Work in Person Justify Immediate Dismissal?, 5/25/2023
  • Provincial Elections: Enabling Employees to Vote, 9/21/2022
  • Cameras in the Workplace: From Justified Surveillance to Psychological Harassment, 3/31/2022
  • Upcoming Federal Elections: Employees' Right to Vote, 9/14/2021
People walking in street with sun behind Bulletin Employee vs. Self-Employed Worker—A Legal Distinction with Serious Implications The Administrative Labour Tribunal in Québec dismissed a complaint of psychological harassment on the grounds that the applicant was not an employee within the meaning of the Act respecting labour standards. Read more
People walking in street with sun behind Bulletin Upcoming Federal Elections: Employees' Right to Vote Employers across Canada may wondering about what time they must provide employees, if any, to vote in the upcoming federal election. Read more
People walking in street with sun behind Bulletin Bill 68 in Québec: An Act Mainly to Reduce the Administrative Burden of Physicians In Québec on October 9, 2024, royal assent was given to Bill 68, An Act mainly to reduce the administrative burden of physicians (Bill 68), which, in particular, amends the Act respecting labour standards (“ALS”). Read more
People walking in street with sun behind Bulletin Employee vs. Self-Employed Worker—A Legal Distinction with Serious Implications The Administrative Labour Tribunal in Québec dismissed a complaint of psychological harassment on the grounds that the applicant was not an employee within the meaning of the Act respecting labour standards. Read more
People walking in street with sun behind Bulletin Upcoming Federal Elections: Employees' Right to Vote Employers across Canada may wondering about what time they must provide employees, if any, to vote in the upcoming federal election. Read more
People walking in street with sun behind Bulletin Bill 68 in Québec: An Act Mainly to Reduce the Administrative Burden of Physicians In Québec on October 9, 2024, royal assent was given to Bill 68, An Act mainly to reduce the administrative burden of physicians (Bill 68), which, in particular, amends the Act respecting labour standards (“ALS”). Read more
diverse people in a meeting Bulletin Learn Everything about Bill 42 On March 27, Bill 42: An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace (the “Bill”) received royal assent. Since then, certain regulations have already come into force. Others will take effect shortly, on September 28. Read more
People walking in street with sun behind Contractual Disputes and Dismissal: A Caveat for Personnel Placement Agencies in Québec The coming into force of the Regulation respecting personnel placement agencies and recruitment agencies for temporary foreign workers [1] (the “Regulation”) on January 1, 2020, has caused much upheaval among Québec’s personnel placement agencies. The Regulation made under the Act respecting l... Read more
People walking in street with sun behind Bulletin Bill 42: an Act to Prevent and Fight Psychological Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Workplace A summary of the new key obligations that employers now have and will have following the coming into force of Bill 42, whose aim is to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace. Read more

Events

  • Managing Workplace Absenteeism: Understanding Employers’ Rights, 3/18/2026
  • Workers’ Compensation Updates for 2023 – What Employers Need to Know, 11/28/2023
  • Just Cause Terminations: What Employers Need to Know, 10/31/2023
  • Negotiating Your Collective Agreement – How to prepare?, 9/13/2023
diverse group of people in board meeting Webinar | Hybrid | In-Person Seminar Managing Workplace Absenteeism: Understanding Employers’ Rights Organizations are increasingly facing challenges related to absenteeism, whether due to repeated, prolonged, or poorly documented absences. To support employers in implementing structured, rigorous, and legally compliant management practices, Fasken invites you to its upcoming Fasken Institute de... location location Montreal, QC Fasken Montreal About the event
Diverse hands Webinar | Webinar Series Workers’ Compensation Updates for 2023 – What Employers Need to Know Are you up to date with the latest changes in Workers’ Compensation? About the event
Diverse hands Webinar | Webinar Series Just Cause Terminations: What Employers Need to Know Employers have a high bar to meet when terminating an employee for “just cause”. This has left employers asking the question: “Can employers ever successfully terminate for cause?” About the event
diverse group of people in board meeting Webinar | Hybrid | In-Person Seminar Managing Workplace Absenteeism: Understanding Employers’ Rights Organizations are increasingly facing challenges related to absenteeism, whether due to repeated, prolonged, or poorly documented absences. To support employers in implementing structured, rigorous, and legally compliant management practices, Fasken invites you to its upcoming Fasken Institute de... location location Montreal, QC Fasken Montreal About the event
Diverse hands Webinar | Webinar Series Workers’ Compensation Updates for 2023 – What Employers Need to Know Are you up to date with the latest changes in Workers’ Compensation? About the event
Diverse hands Webinar | Webinar Series Just Cause Terminations: What Employers Need to Know Employers have a high bar to meet when terminating an employee for “just cause”. This has left employers asking the question: “Can employers ever successfully terminate for cause?” About the event
Negotiating Your Collective Agreement – How to prepare? Webinar | Hybrid | In-Person Seminar | Pre-recorded Webinar Negotiating Your Collective Agreement – How to prepare? The Labour law group is pleased to invite you to the Negotiating Your Collective Agreement – 2023 State of Play. location location Montréal, QC Fasken Montreal About the event

News

  • Droit-inc quotes five Montréal lawyers in an article about the firm hiring its articling students, 11/30/2018
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MediaCoverage-1 Media Coverage Droit-inc quotes five Montréal lawyers in an article about the firm hiring its articling students “Fasken embauche ses stagiaires!” by Apolline Caron-Ottavi, Droit-inc Read more

Publications

  • Commentaire sur la décision Succession de D'Iorio – Liquidation successorale : des allégations d'indignité insuffisantes pour freiner le transfert de biens au légataire (Available in French only), 6/1/2021
  • Preparing A Will During COVID-19 In Quebec - Adaptative Rules, 6/15/2020
Article, Co-Author Commentaire sur la décision Succession de D'Iorio – Liquidation successorale : des allégations d'indignité insuffisantes pour freiner le transfert de biens au légataire (Available in French only) Repères, June, 2021 Download
Co-Author Preparing A Will During COVID-19 In Quebec - Adaptative Rules Download