Shane Buchanan

With a background in human resources and a CPHR designation, Shane provides an understanding of the issues faced by human resources professionals and provides practical solutions to all areas of labour and employment law.

Shane is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. During law school, he served as a team captain of the Huskies football team and Vice President of the Huskies athletics committee. He previously worked as a law student for a world-leading potash company where he focused on labour and employment law and assisted in a merger between two agriculture companies that resulted in the creation of the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services. He also has experience working for one of the world’s largest uranium producers.

• Chair, Administrative & Labour Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
• Committee Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers, Human Rights Committee
• Member, Charted Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR)
• Editorial Board, Canadian Bar Association Bar Notes
• Board Member, Big Brothers & Big Sisters (Saskatoon)
• Big Brother, Big Brothers & Big Sisters (Saskatoon)
• Member, Huskies Football Alumni Association (Saskatchewan)
• Volunteer, Pro Bono Students Canada (2016-2018)
• Vice-president, Huskies Athletic Committee (2014-2017)
• Head Coach, Saskatoon Minor Football (Saskatoon, 2013-2015)

• SaskTel Scholarship (2016)
• Nasser Scholarship (2016)
• Bruce Ogilvie Memorial Scholarship, College of Law (2015)
• Alumni Association Scholarship (Saskatchewan, 2015)
• AREVA Resources Scholarship (2014; 2015)
• Shell Canada Scholarship (2014)
• CIS Academic All-Canadian (2013-2015)
• Huskies First Team All-Academic (Saskatchewan, 2013-2015)
• Dean’s Honour Roll, Edwards School of Business (2013-2015)
• Rawlco B. Comm. Award (2013-2015)
• Crown Investment Corporation Student Award (2013; 2014)
• Saskatchewan Legion Scholarship (2010)

• Presenter, “Indigenous Labour and Employment Overview 3 Important Topics: Jurisdiction, Employment Contracts, and Progressive Discipline and Termination” MLT Aikins Indigenous Seminar (April 2025)
• Presenter, “CPHR Saskatchewan Labour and Employment Law Workshop” (November 2024)
• Presenter, “30th Annual Saskatchewan Labour Law Review, Understanding the Procedural Duty to Accommodate, Current issues in Contracting Out and Contracting In, the Critical Role of Safety in the Workplace” Labour Law Online (October 2024)
• Presenter, “Tips and Tricks for Managing Overtime,” MLT Aikins & CPHR Saskatchewan HR Professionals Seminar (September 2024)
• Presenter, “Provincial Legislative Responses Across Canada to Accessibility Legislation,” Infonex Professional Development (June 2024)
• Presenter, “Employment Law Litigation Considerations,” Saskatchewan Labour Update, MLT Aikins LLP (May 2024)
• Presenter, “Implications of The Accessible Saskatchewan Act,” Law Society of Saskatchewan (May 2024)
• Presenter, “Managing Disabilities and the Duty to Accommodate,” CPHR (October 2023)
• Presenter, “Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace,” MLT Aikins and CPHR (October 2023)
• Presenter, “Privacy Considerations in a Hybrid Work World,” Labour Update, MLT Aikins (May 2023)
• Presenter, “Employment Contracts & Offer Letters, Understanding Employment Standards Obligations and Paying Overtime & Common Mistakes made by Employers,” MLT Aikins (January 2023)
• Presenter, “Legal Considerations for Remote Work,” CPHR (October 2022)
• Presenter, “Legal Issues in the Employee Recruiting Process,” MLT Aikins & CPHR (September 2022)
• Presenter, “Drafting Enforceable Employment Contracts,” Labour Update, MLT Aikins (May 2022)
• Presenter, “Covid-19 – Top 10 Issues for Employers,” CPHR (March 2022)
• Presenter, “Mandates Lifted: What does that mean for my business?” NSBA Webinar Series, North Saskatoon Business Association (Saskatoon, February 2022)
• Presenter, “Implementing Vaccination Policies/Vaccinations in the Workplace,” Chartered Professional Accountants (Saskatchewan, December 2021)
• Presenter, “Vaccination & Remote Work Issues for Employers,” Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce (September 2021)
• Presenter, “Covid-19 Vaccinations and Return to Work,” MLT Aikins (May 2021)