Lawyer Profile
Brian G. Johnston
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Brian works with virtually every type of employer in Canada in a wide variety of industries, including transportation, manufacturing, construction, mining, financial services, universities, healthcare, telecommunications, retail and utilities. His work has included: Successfully concluding collective agreement settlements. Discreetly dealing with executive level and other employment terminations. Dealing with unionization drives. Developing labour relations strategies for clients across Canada and internationally. Advising employers on drug and alcohol policies. Litigating before labour arbitrators, labour boards, human rights tribunals and courts; both federally and provincially.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1981 (NS); 1998 (NS)
Professional Details
Articles & Speeches
Regular contributor, Canadian Employment Law Today and Canadian HR Reporter More Hide Presentations Co-presenter, "Federal Focus", Stewart McKelvey Labour and Employment webinar January 27, 2022 Co-presenter, "Trending Topics", Stewart McKelvey Labour and Employment webinar November 23, 2021 Nova Scotia CEO Safety Charter Council – 10 Things Every CEO Should Know About Cannabis, October 2018 CPHR Nova Scotia, "Trends in Labour and Employment Law", May 2017 AMANS/UNSN, Legalization of Cannabis: Municipal Impacts, "Cannabis in the Workplace", May 2017 Innis Christie Lecture &