Lawyer Profile
Gilles Rancourt
Québec City, Quebec
Overview
Gilles Rancourt is a Partner at Langlois Lawyers in Québec City. He advises and represents public- and private-sector employers on labour and employment matters, including labour standards, human rights, employment contracts, labour relations, grievance arbitration, certification, collective agreement decrees and collective bargaining. He is called to the Quebec Bar in 2000, teaches collective bargaining at the Québec Bar School, and has practised at Langlois since leaving Norton Rose Fulbright in September 2024 after more than 11 years. His education includes an LL.B. and a B.A. in Industrial Relations from Université Laval. He has successfully argued a landmark restrictive-covenant case before the Supreme Court of Canada and is a frequent speaker and author on employment law and human resource management.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Quebec Bar
Professional Details
Education
LL.B., Université Laval, 1999
B.A., Industrial Relations, Université Laval, 1996
Associations
Québec Bar School, professor of collective bargaining, since 2007
Canadian Bar Association, member, since 2000
Québec Order of Certified Human Resources Professionals, Certified Industrial Relations Counsellor, since 2001
Québec Order of Certified Human Resources Professionals, board member, 2011-2017
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Canada, Employment & Labour, Québec, 2022-2026
Canadian Legal Lexpert, Labour Relations (Management), 2015-2026
Canadian Legal Lexpert, Employment Law (Employer), 2017-2026
Best Lawyers in Canada, Labour and Employment Law, 2020-2026
Legal500 Canada, Labour and Employment, Next Generation Partners, 2024
Articles & Speeches
Special contributor to Comment gérer un employé difficile (How to deal with a difficult employee), Les Éditions Transcontinental
Absentéisme : ne laissez pas votre gestion tomber en panne!, client workshop, Québec City, March 26, 2026
Enregistrements clandestins et communications à l’ère du virtuel, Espace Formation, pre-recorded online workshop, 2025
Selected Decisions
Successfully argued a landmark restrictive-covenant case before the Supreme Court of Canada; the official biography does not name the case