McMillan's Employment & Labour Relations Group is delighted to welcome you to an exclusive Breakfast & Learn taking place across five McMillan offices.
Each office will feature a unique seminar focused on timely and relevant topics for employers, HR professionals, and business leaders. Choose the location and topic that best meets your interests and join us for a morning of practical insights, legal updates, and networking opportunities.
Topics will include:
- Workplace Accommodations & Changes to Illness and Injury Leaves
- Common Employer Pitfalls
- Constructive Dismissal and Ambiguous Resignations
- Employment Considerations in Insolvency Scenarios
- Immigration and Employment
- Managing Employee Leaves of Absence
- Workplace Harassment and Employer Obligations
CPD: For Legal Practitioners: The Ottawa and Toronto office seminars qualify for up to 1 hour of Substantive CPD credit in Ontario. The Vancouver office seminar qualifies for up to 2 CPD hours in British Columbia.
For HR Professionals: The Ottawa and Toronto office seminars qualify for up to 1 CPD hour through the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA). The Vancouver office seminar qualifies for up to 2 CPD hours through CPHR British Columbia & Yukon.
| Toronto | |
|---|---|
| Topic | Best Practices for Managing Leaves of Absence
This in-person seminar will offer practical advice for all employers wishing to learn about how to best manage leaves of absence in the workplace, including requesting medical documentation, the duty to accommodate, performance management, and termination. |
| Date | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
| Time | 8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration & Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 am: Session |
| Location | McMillan Toronto Office Brookfield Place 181 Bay St., Suite 4400 Toronto, ON M5J 2T3 |
| Registration Close | September 15 |
| Register in Toronto | |
| Ottawa | |
| Topic | Managing Workplace Tension – Conflict, Leaves,
and Performance
This in-person seminar will feature practical strategies and legal considerations to help organizations effectively manage workplace conflict, employee leaves and absences, and performance issues involving challenging employees. |
| Date | Thursday, September 17, 2026 |
| Time | 8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration & Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 am: Session |
| Location | McMillan Ottawa Office World Exchange Plaza, Suite 2000, 45 O'Connor Street, Ottawa, ON, K1P 1A4 |
| Registration Close | September 11 |
| Register in Ottawa | |
| Montréal | |
| Topic | Harassment 101
With a growing number of workplace harassment complaints in Quebec, this in-person seminar will discuss recent updates to workplace health and safety legislation, requirements for harassment policies and training, the admissibility of psychological harassment claims as employment injuries and best practices for employers in managing harassment complaints in the workplace. |
| Date | Thursday, September 17, 2026 |
| Time | 8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration & Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 am: Session 9:30 – 10:00 am: Q&A & Networking |
| Location | McMillan Montréal Office Suite 2700, 1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, QC, H3A 3G4 |
| Registration Close | September 11 |
| Register in Montréal | |
| Vancouver | |
| Topic | Navigating the Evolving Workplace
This in-person seminar will feature a timely discussion of key employment law developments and emerging issues that can expose organizations to liability, operational disruption, and costly disputes. |
| Date | Tuesday, September 15, 2026 |
| Time | 8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration & Breakfast 8:30 – 10:30 am: Session 10:30 – 11:00 am: Networking |
| Location | McMillan Vancouver Office Royal Centre, Suite 1500 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4N7 |
| Registration Close | September 11 |
| Register in Vancouver | |
| Calgary | |
| Topic | Managing Difficult Leaves of Absence –
Understanding Employer Obligations
This in-person seminar will offer practical advice for all employers wishing to learn about how to best manage leaves of absences in the workplace, including requesting medical documentation, the duty to accommodate, performance management, and termination. |
| Date | Thursday, September 24, 2026 |
| Time | 8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration & Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 am: Session |
| Location | McMillan Calgary Office TD Canada Trust Tower, Suite 1700, 421 7th Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, T2P 4K9 |
| Registration Close | September 17 |
| Register in Calgary | |