Raquel Chisholm advises employers at both the Ontario and Federal jurisdictions in all areas of labour and employment law, with a particular focus on human rights, disability management, and pay equity. Raquel provides a wide variety of services including drafting employment contracts, management training, legal opinions, collective bargaining, and policy writing. She represents clients at labour arbitrations, as well as human rights hearings before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Raquel also advises clients during investigations by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Raquel has a great wealth of experience in the area of pay equity. Knowledge and experience in both the provincial and federal sectors, she has aided clients with pay equity audits, conducted seminars for employers, negotiated pay equity plans, responded to and settled pay equity complaints, and assisted clients with addressing and managing their pay equity obligations both in achieving and maintaining pay equity.
Outside of her labour and employment practice, Raquel advises her not-for-profit and charity clients with their corporate governance work including audits for compliance with not-for-profit corporate statutes, drafting by-laws and articles, advising on fiduciary obligations of Directors, and drafting Board policies. Raquel’s previous work for the War Amps of Canada has provided her with the insight she needs to effectively advise her clients in this area.
