Presenters: Greg Hutchinson (Barker Hutchinson), Monica Jeffrey (JMJ Workplace Investigation Law LLP, and AWI President), and Matt Malone (University of Ottawa)
Workplace Investigations in Canada Hybrid Conference
Conference Agenda
Thursday, June 5, 2025
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration and Breakfast Buffet (University of Ottawa – CRX Building)
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Investigating Elected Officials
Presenters: Lisa Southern, Marisa Cruickshank, and Deanna Brummitt (Southern Butler Price)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Federal Update: Marentette, Whitelaw, and more…
Presenters: Jessica Kearsey (Deloitte) and Avneet Grewal (Deloitte)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The Boundary Between Managerial Authority and Workplace Harassment: What Does The Case Law Say?
Presenter: Krupa Shah (Mortimer Khoraych)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
The Toughest Obstacles: Major Case Management Issues
Presenters: Shannon Anthony (City Of Toronto), Paul Gee (Gold Standard Investigations), Christopher Edwards (Soloway Wright LLP), with Moderator Jennifer White (Sportsafe Investigations Group)
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch in the Dining Hall
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Keynote: When AI Joins The Investigation
Presenter: Eli Makus (Van Dermyden Makus)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Spotlight On Workplace Investigations In Law Enforcement And National Security Settings
Presenters: Joy Hulton (Hulton Workplace Resolutions), Lavinia Latham (Alphonse Latham LLP), Jeanette MacLean (MacLean Investigations), with Moderator Jo-Ann Fennessey (The Jo-Ann Fennessey Centre)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Year In Review: Key Jurisprudence On Reliability And Credibility
Presenter: Fiona McFarlane (KSW Lawyers)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
After The Investigation...
Presenters: Madeleine Loewenberg (Loewenberg Psarris Workplace Law LLP), Sandeep Joshi and Sandhya Kohli (Kushneryk Morgan LLP), with moderator Leanne Walsh (West Coast Workplace Law)
Friday, June 6, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
“My Sincere Apologies” – Evidentiary Treatment Of Apologies
Presenters: Caroline Briand and Annie Bourgeois (Langlois Lawyers LLP)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Conflicting Human Rights and the DEI Backlash
Presenters: Aleksandra Pressey (Williams Hr Law LLP), Wanda Shreve (Wanda Shreve Law Professional Corporation), Lauren Bernardi (Bernardi Human Resource Law LLP), with moderator Nathaniel Marshall (Marshall Workplace Law)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Organizational Culture For and From Investigations: A Comment On The Latest Federal Statistics
Presenter: Marie-José Bourassa (Newleaf Performance)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Nuances Of Investigations Related To Disability
Presenter: Andre Goh (Ontario Power Generation)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch in the Dining Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Adaptability And Alignment: The Keys To Smooth Internal Workplace Investigation Operations
Presenters: Louis Winston (McMaster University), Emily Kaufer (Air Canada), Angela Campbell (McGill University), with Moderator Peter Matukas (Matukas Workplace Investigations)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Trends, Challenges, And Standards With Investigating Sexual Violence
Presenter: Asha Rampersad and Shannon Sproule (Turnpenney Milne LLP)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The New Frontiers Of Evidence In Workplace Investigations: Deep Fakes, Similar Fact Evidence, and Beyond
Presenters: Inna Koldorf and Zeinab Yousif (Miller Thomson LLP), Cory Boyd (Rubin Thomlinson LLP), Kristin Eliot (Barker Hutchinson)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
What is Next for Workplace Investigations? Balancing Fairness, Transparency, and Privilege
Presenters: Sarah Crossley and Laura Freitag (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP)
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Concluding Remarks
Presenters: Greg Hutchinson (Barker Hutchinson), Monica Jeffrey (JMJ Workplace Investigation Law LLP, and AWI President), and Matt Malone (University Of Ottawa)
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