Lawyer Profile

Dominique Fontaine

Moncton, New Brunswick

Dominique Fontaine

Overview

Dominique is a fully bilingual partner with a multi-faceted practice in labour and employment law and insurance defence. She assists employers daily in offering strategic advice on various legal questions, including the duty to accommodate, human rights, occupational health and safety, terminations and the development or the application of internal policies. She also applies cross-functional knowledge to deliver quality service to our insurance clients, including in the areas of coverage and LTD claims. Dominique supports life and disability insurers in a variety of legal contexts, demonstrating risk management best practices in every matter.

Dominique’s litigation experience extends to wrongful dismissal cases. She has appeared before the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, the Court of Queen’s Bench and the Small Claims Court of New Brunswick.

Dominique is a member of the CPHRNB (Chartered Professionals in Human Resources New Brunswick), the Law Society of New Brunswick, the Canadian Bar Association, and the AJEFNB (Association des juristes d’expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick). She is currently a board member for Downtown Moncton Inc.

“It’s almost like she is a member of our staff. She has taken the time to get to know our business, she responds quickly, and her advice is very…

On June 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave to appeal a New Brunswick decision invalidating an NB man’s…

Updated October 4, 2023. Workplace accidents regularly lead to charges under occupational health and safety (OHS) law. These charges can be…

Updated April 13, 2023. A well drafted and properly implemented written employment contract can be instrumental to both avoiding or resolving…

McInnes Cooper was successful in acting for the Respondent in an appeal brought forward by the Canadian Association for Free Expression. In the…

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Labour Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2012 (NB)