Kristin Gibson

In 2013, Kristin was appointed as a Vice Chair of Manitoba Labour Board, and she has been a grievance arbitrator on the Manitoba Labour Board’s Arbitrator’s list since January 1, 2010.

• Conducted and consulted on collective bargaining on behalf of employers in health and personal care, retail and wholesale, construction, manufacturing and education
• Represented employers in private and public sector in successful defense of judicial review applications from arbitration and administrative tribunal decisions
• Represented large manufacturing, construction and health care employers, as well as large public sector employers (provincial and federal) in grievance arbitrations and human rights complaints

• Member, Manitoba Bar Association
• Member, Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba

• “Summary Judgement in Employment Litigation,” Corporate Counsel Section, Manitoba Bar Association (October 2016)
• “Harassment in the Legal Workplace,” Mid-Winter Conference, Manitoba Bar Association (January 2016)
• “Employment Issues in Insolvency,” Law Society of Manitoba (October 2015)
• “Update to Privacy Obligations for Manitoba Employers,” Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson CLE (April 2015)
• Panellist and Speaker, “Accommodation Issues,” Law Society of Manitoba (2014-2016)
• Panellist, Canadian Labour Boards Conference, Lancaster House (October 2013)
• Facilitator, Decision Writing Workshop, Law Society of Manitoba and MCAT (October 2013)
• “Courts Recognize Employee Privacy Rights in Workplace Computers,” Upword (February 2013)
• “Does Manitoba’s Worker Recruitment and Protection Act Affect Collective Bargaining?” Law Immigration Update, MLT Aikins (December 2012)
• “Investigating Complaints,” Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Seminar (November 2012)
• “Workplace Discipline,” Infonex Conference (September 2012)
• “Social Media – Uses and Misuses in the Workplace,” Manitoba Association for School Business Officials (May 2012)
• Panellist, “The Current Status of Family Status,” Law Society of Manitoba (May 2012)
• “Expert Evidence,” Manitoba Council of Administrative Tribunals (April 2012)
• “Duty to Accommodate – Issues facing Employers,” Return to Work Conference (April 2012)
• “Current Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation & Case Management,” Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (February 2012)
• “Electronic Communication – is the Medium the Message?” Labour Law Subsection, Manitoba Bar Association (November 2011)
• “Social Media – Legal Issues,” Social Media Conference, St. James Assiniboia School Division (March 2011)
• “Concurrent Jurisdiction of Administrative Tribunals,” Administrative Law Section, Manitoba Bar Association (November 2010)
• “Maintaining Employee Records – The Importance of the Personnel File,” Human Resource Management for First Nations and Rural Communities, Infonex Inc. (September 2010)
• “Negotiating Effectively,” Women in Leadership 2010 Conference Series, Career Women Interaction (May 2010)
• “Pension Benefits and other Legislative Changes,” Legislation Update, Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba (May 2010)
• “Internet and Email Usage by Employees,” Legislation Update, Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba (May 2009)
• Contributor, “Civil Fax,” Cite-on-Site Legal Research Services and Publications (July 2008-present)

• Named a Leading Practitioner, Labour Relations (Labour), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2025)
• Named a Leading Practitioner, Workplace Human Rights (Employee), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2022-2024)
• Named a Leading Practitioner, Labour (Management), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2021)
• Recognized as a Leading Practitioner, Labour, Employment and Pensions, Who’s Who Legal (2018)
• Named Lawyer of the Year, Labour and Employment Law, Best Lawyers (Winnipeg, 2018)
• Recognized as a Top Lawyer, Labour and Employment Law, Best Lawyers (2006-present)