Admissions & Affiliations
- Called to the Bar of Ontario, 2001
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, The Advocates Society
Education
- Certificate of Completion, Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development, 2011
- LL.B., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (2001)
- B.A. Criminology, Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (1997) (Graduated with High Distinction)
Papers & Presentations
Mandating Vaccines in the Workplace – Key Considerations, Israel Foulon Wong LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Virtual by Zoom, April 26, 2022
Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”), Temporary Layoffs and Constructive Dismissal, Israel Foulon Wong LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Virtual by Zoom, April 26, 2022
Structuring Severance, Minimizing Payouts Through Contracts and Policies, Speaker, The Osgoode Certificate in HR Law for HR Professionals, 2013 to 2021
Breach of COVID-19 Health and Safety Policies – Termination for Cause, Israel Foulon Wong LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Virtual by Zoom, May 11, 2021
Bonus / Option Compensation During Notice Period, Israel Foulon Wong LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Virtual by Zoom, May 11, 2021
Layoffs, Reduced Hours, and Salary Reductions – Constructive Dismissal Considerations in a Pandemic Environment, Israel Foulon Wong LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Virtual by Zoom, April 29, 2020
An Overview of Recent Legislative Changes – Bill 47’s Repeal of Bill 148 Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Rosedale Golf Club, Toronto, May 9, 2019
Employment Law Fundamentals: Recent Developments and Interpreting / Applying the ESA Changes, The Canadian Society of Club Members Seminar, Toronto Cricket and Skating Club, Chair and Speaker, June 12, 2018
Bill 148: Interpreting / Applying Important New ESA Provisions, HRPA Conference, Speaker, May 3, 2018
Enforceability of Termination Clauses and Recent Changes to Workplace Legislation, Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Rosedale Golf Club, Toronto, April 26, 2018
Enforceability of Termination Clauses and Recent Changes to Workplace Legislation, The Canadian Society of Club Members Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Rosedale Golf Club, August 22, 2017
Important Changes to Workplace Legislation, Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Chair and Speaker, Rosedale Golf Club, Toronto, May 9, 2017
Enhance Your Ability to Tackle Ethical Challenges, Speaker, OBA 14th Annual Current Issues in Employment Law Conference, May 2016
How to introduce employment contracts to existing employees?, Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, , Chair and Speaker, The Granite Club, Toronto, May, 2016
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) requirements, New Employer Duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act relating to Sexual Harassment, Value of Using Employment Contracts, Risks of Employing Independent Contractors Business Development Bank of Canada, 2016
New Common Law Duty to Act Honestly in Employment Contracts and Can An Employee Make a Covert Audio Recording of a Discipline Meeting?, Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, , Chair and Speaker, The Granite Club, Toronto, May 22, 2015
Pursuing Human Rights Damages in a Wrongful Dismissal Case, OBA 13th Annual Current Issues in Employment Law Conference, Speaker, May 1, 2015
Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2014 ONCA 419 (CanLII) – “Clean Up in Aisle 3” – Punitive, Aggravated and Mental Distress Damages, Speaker, Human Resource Professional Association Quarterly Employment Law Update June 4, 2014.
Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Attendance Management Strategies- Managing Employee Medical Leaves, Chair and Speaker, The Granite Club, Toronto, May 2014.
Minimizing Payouts Upon Termination of the Employment Relationship, Speaker, Human Resource Professional Association Quarterly Employment Law Update March 5, 2014.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION VS. BREACH OF PRIVACY – Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, Speaker, Human Resource Professional Association Quarterly Employment Law Update December 4, 2013
ACCOMMODATING FAMILY STATUS, Speaker, Human Resource Professional Association Quarterly Employment Law Update September 4, 2013
Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Employment Contracts and Minimum Statutory Rights, Chair and Speaker, The Granite Club, Toronto, May 2013.
“INTRUSION UPON SECLUSION” AND PRIVACY RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE, Human Resources Professional Association HR Law Conference, October 2012
Employment Law Practice Essentials 2012, Practical Strategies for Discovery and Mediation, Speaker, Law Society of Upper Canada, September 19, 2012
The Duty to Accommodate – Making the Toughest Calls, Claims for Workplace Psychological Injury and Workplace Violence/Harassment, Speaker, Osgoode Professional Development, June 12, 2012
Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Update to Bill 168, Workplace Violence and Harassment and Tips for an Effective Investigation, Chair and Speaker, The Granite Club, Toronto, May 2012
Managing Difficult Clients in Employment Law Cases, 12th Annual Employment Law Summit, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 27, 2011
The Annotated Employment Agreement, Law Society of Upper Canada, January 13, 2011 and May 26, 2011
Fee Structure Arrangements for Employment Lawyers, Chair, Law Society of Upper Canada, May 16, 2011
Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Managing Excessive Absenteeism, Chair and Speaker, The Granite Club, Toronto, May 12, 2011
Israel Foulon LLP Annual Employment Law Update Breakfast Seminar, Addressing Workplace Violence and Harassment: A Guide to Bill 168, Chair and Speaker, The Granite Club, Toronto, April 22, 2010
Tax Treatment of Damages from Dismissal and Related Heads of Damage, Chair and Speaker, Employment Law for the General Practitioner, Law Society of Upper Canada, November 22, 2009
Making Strategic Use of Summary Judgment Motions, 10th Annual Employment Law Summit, Toronto, October 29, 2009
Discovery and Mediation – Some Practical Strategies, New Lawyer Practice Series, Employment Law, Law Society of Upper Canada, September 22, 2009
Keays v. Honda – How Have the Courts Addressed the New Approach to “Wallace” and Punitive Damages? Six Minute Employment Lawyer, Law Society of Upper Canada, June 17, 2009
Managing Workplace Change: Lessons from Wronko v. Western Inventory Service Ltd., Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development CLE, April 28, 2009
Implications of Issue Estoppel, Chair and Speaker, Employment Law for the General Practitioner Beyond the Basics, Law Society of Upper Canada, November 25, 2008
Managing Legal Risks in Employing Executives – Monitoring Executives’ Behaviour Inside and Outside the Workplace: Preventing Harassment Claims, The Canadian Institute, June 16, 2008
The Annotated Employment Law Injunction, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 17, 2007
Indispensable knowledge. HR’s First Defence, HRPAO’s Annual HR Law Conference, October 4, 2007
Human Rights in the Workplace – Increasing Employee Loyalty, Satisfaction, and Productivity in an Age of Labour Shortage – Infonex – December 12, 2006
Selected Publications
Author, Privacy, Workplace Policies, Lexis Practice Advisor Canada On-Line Service, 2015-2019.
Co-Author, New Perspectives on Canadian Employment Law, Chapter 14 – EMPLOYEE PRIVACY: THE COMMON LAW PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN ONTARIO, LexisNexis, 2015.
Co-Author, Family Status Accommodations – A Review of Legal Obligations for Employers and Employees in the Canadian Workplace, Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre, 2013.
Author, Canadian HR Reporter – September 22, 2008 – Choosing between just cause, reasonable notice
Author, The Canadian Employer – June, 2008 – Notice obligations for employee resignation
Author, Canadian Employment Law Today – March 26, 2008 – Finding the disciplinary middle ground
Author, HR Professional – August/September 2007– Defining sexual harassment
Author, Canadian HR Reporter– April 23, 2007– Using employees as recruiters dangerous
Author, The Canadian Employment Law Today – March 28, 2007 – Headhunting is dangerous sport
Quoted In, Canadian HR Reporter – February 26, 2007– Agency didn’t control work
Quoted In, Canadian HR Reporter – February 26, 2007 – Temp agency not employer: arbitrator
Quoted In, Canadian HR Reporter – December 18, 2006 – Lesson from Honda case: Do your own due diligence
Author, Ontario Targets Workplace Smoking, The Accommodator, Summer 2006, Vol. 57, No.3
Quoted In, Canadian HR Reporter – June 19, 2006 – Dealing with disobedient employees
Author, Canadian HR Reporter – May 26, 2006 – Ontario targets workplace smoking
Quoted In, Canadian HR Reporter – January 16, 2006 – Privacy Ruling establishes “reasonable person test”
Contributing Author, How to Create a Sound Progressive Disciplinary Policy, The Accommodator, Fall 2005, Vol. 56, No.4
Author, Sign on the Dotted Line – Steps to Take at the Time of Hire to Ensure Parting Isn’t such Painful Sorrow, Report on Employment Law, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, October 10, 2005
Contributing Author, Can Employers Temporarily Lay-off Workers?, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, September 22, 2003
Author, Second-Hand Smoke Can Provide Justification for Quitting. Canadian Employment Law Today. Carswell, September 3, 2003
Co-Author, Getting Ready for Privacy Legislation, Canadian Employment Law Today. Carswell, September 3, 2003
Author, The Unpredictability of Court, Canadian Employment Law Today. Carswell, July 7, 2003
Author, Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace. Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, June 25, 2003
Author, True Independent Contractors not Entitled to Reasonable Notice. Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, June 25, 2003
Co-Author, How to Implement an Employment Contract, Carswell, June 11, 2003
Author, Court Clarifies Basis for Wallace Awards, Canadian Employment Law Today. Carswell, May 28, 2003
Co-Author, The Pitfalls and Benefits of Providing Preferences. Canadian Employment Law Today. Carswell, May 28, 2003
Co-Author, How to Create a Sound Progressive Discipline Policy, Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, February 19, 2003
Author, Amending Contracts of Existing Staff-Kohler Canada Co. v. Porter, Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, February 19, 2003
Contributing Author, When who your Spouse is gets you Fired, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, January 27, 2003
Author, Courts Taking Wallace One Step Further-Reasonable Notice Extended for “Unfair Dealing” in Absence of Bad Faith Conduct, Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, January 22, 2003
Contributing Author, How far Does an Employer have to go to Accommodate Religious Beliefs, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, December 16, 2002
Contributing Author, Cut Down on Lawsuits Just by Being Nice, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, November 18, 2002
Author, Is a Sleep Disorder an Injury? Michelin North American (Canada) Inc. v. Ross, Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, November 13, 2002
Co-Author, Test Your Human Rights I.Q., Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, October 16, 2002.
Contributing Author, Stock Option Plans hit the Courts, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, October 21, 2002
Contributing Author, Safeguarding Directors from Liability, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, September 23, 2002
Author, Mental Suffering Damages – Prinzo v. Baycrest, Canadian Employment Law Today, Carswell, September 18, 2002
Contributing Author, Firing an Employee for Dishonesty?, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, August 12, 2002
Contributing Author, Employment Agreements – Getting it Right, Canadian HR Reporter, Carswell, June 17, 2002
Biography
Chris Foulon is a Founding Partner and the Managing Partner of Israel Foulon Wong LLP. He represents both employers and employees in a wide range of employment and labour matters including: wrongful dismissals, injunctions, Employment Standards Hearings, disputes before the Ministry of Labour, workplace safety matters, Occupational Health and Safety charges and matters before the Human Rights Tribunal. Chris also advises employers with respect to union organization drives and responding to applications for certification, related employer applications, unfair labour practice complaints, union grievances and negotiating collective agreements. Chris employs a proactive approach in dealing with employment and labour issues. He assists employers in instituting policies, practices and procedures which increase productivity and reduce workplace conflict.
Chris is a former instructor of the course “The Legal Environment for Human Resource Managers” at Seneca College. Chris has also been a guest instructor of the “Lawyer as Negotiator” course at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is the former Editor of the Carswell publication, “Canadian Employment Law Today”.
Chris was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada (2013 through to 2023 inclusive) in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law, as well as for inclusion in the 2021 and 2022 Top Lawyers List in Post City Magazine. Chris has also been ranked as “Most Frequently Recommended” for both employers and employees in the Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory from 2018 through to 2023 inclusive.
Chris is a regular speaker at conferences held by the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Human Resources Professionals Association and Osgoode Professional Development.