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• Navigating Canadian Workplace Laws for French Employers and Employee

  • When
    11 Mar 2026
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    08:00
  • Location
    Online or In-person at Gowling WLG Offices 2300–550 Burrard Street, Vancouver

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  This hybrid seminar will provide a practical overview of key differences in Canadian workplace law, with a comparative perspective for French employers and employees operating or working in Canada.

  The session will address the following topics:

  • Work-based social security coverages: less coverage at lower cost

  • More powerful, less political unions

  • Greater flexibility in hours of work, but high overtime costs

  • Greater freedom to terminate employment, often at a high cost

  • Limited ability to prevent departing employees from competing

  The seminar is designed for CCICW members, CCIT members, and interested non-members seeking to better understand the Canadian legal framework governing employment relationships.

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  Agenda & Logistics

  • 7:30 AM – Welcome coffee and pastries (courtesy of Terra Breads)

  • 8:00–9:30 AM – Seminar

  • 9:30 AM onward – Networking (in person)

  In-person: Gowling WLG Offices, 2300–550 Burrard Street, Vancouver
  Online: Live virtual attendance option available

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  Speakers

  • J. Geoffrey Howard, Founder, Howard Employment Law

  • Gaelle Le Breton, Employment Partner, Gowling WLG Paris

  • Franck Palomba, Managing Director, Zodiac Hurricane Technologies

  
  We want to thank Gowling WLG and Terra Breads for sponsoring this event.

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