Lawyer Profile
Dave McKechnie
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Dave McKechnie is an experienced lawyer with expertise in all areas of employment and labour relations law and business immigration. He has extensive experience representing clients in the automotive and manufacturing industries.
Acting for employers on a wide range of disputes, Dave provides counsel on claims of harassment, wrongful dismissal, and Canada Labour code unjust dismissal. He represents his clients in grievance arbitrations, and is experienced in employee and retiree benefits class actions claims. Dave appears regularly before various labour tribunals including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, and before the Ontario Superior Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Dave also provides guidance to employers on employment standards, disability management and benefits, employment contracts, employment policies, human rights in the workplace, as well as the negotiation and administration of collective agreements.
In his business immigration practice, Dave advises on the full spectrum of issues, including immigration issues in corporate transactions, labour market impact assessments, intra-company transfers, CUSMA, CPTPP and GATS professional work permit applications, and permanent residence applications for economic class immigration and provincial nominees.
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Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2004 (ON)