Alberta Employment Law Update 2025 – Edmonton/Virtual

As an employer, you already know that workplace rules and best practices are in a constant state of evolution. No matter the scale of your operation, staying up-to-date with these changes is a key to implementing and executing effective human resource strategies.

Earn CPHR credit while exploring the latest updates to Alberta employment law in this full-day event for both unionized and non-unionized employers. Learn from leading Alberta employment lawyers and gain practical, actionable strategies to tackle today’s workplace challenges.

On the agenda:

Human Rights and the Duty to Accommodate

• • • Interesting new cases
    • Is DEI DOA in Canada?
    • Damage awards continue to increase

Case Law Update

Enforceable Employment Agreements

• • • Termination clauses
    • Employer flexibility (no constructive dismissal) clauses
    • Restrictive covenants

Managing Overlapping Claims

• • • Under fire from all sides: What employers can do when one employee pursues claims in different places

Open Forum

Speakers

• Jean Torrens
• Walter Pavlic
• Megan Kheong
• William McClary
• Arooj Tulli-Shah
• Bailey Russell
• Josef Avsenik
• Andrew Sawyers

Event details

• Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
• Registration & breakfast: 8:30 a.m. | Seminar: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. MDT
• Early bird registration deadline:  September 3, 2025
• Registration deadline: October 1, 2025 
  

Registration includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments for in-person attendees.
Space is limited. Only employers or their representatives are eligible to attend. We reserve the right to decline registrants.
Speakers and agenda subject to change without notice.

This event is also being held in-person in Calgary on October 15, 2025.