HR Talks brings HR professionals, employment lawyers, safety experts and business leaders together for focused events, online and in person, on the issues shaping Canadian workplaces. Powered by HR News Canada, HR Law Canada and Safety News Canada.
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Focused events on the workplace issues that cost employers the most. Join live from your desk, meet us in Toronto, or watch the recordings on your own time.
One hour. One expert. Every week.
Eight one-hour sessions with Canada's leading employment and labour law experts. Register now and get the recordings of every session that has already aired.
Canada's Workplace Impairment and Drug Testing Forum
When you can test, recognizing impairment on the job and the hardest call of all: accommodate or discipline.
One full day. One room. Back in person.
A full day of employment and labour law with Canada's leading experts in downtown Toronto, with breakfast, lunch and a trade show, plus a virtual pass for anyone who can't travel. Every ticket includes the recordings.
Clauses, cases and what's changed for Canadian employers
HR Law Canada's annual case law roundup: a national panel of employment lawyers on the year's most important decisions.
AI, Algorithms and the Canadian Workplace
Where AI helps, where it creates liability and what Canadian law already requires of the employers who use it.
The Workplace Sexual Harassment Forum
Prevention, policy, response and consequences, including harassment online, off-site and by clients or the public.
Canada's Labour Relations Summit
Bargaining, disruption and the arbitration trends shaping life under a collective agreement.
Canada's Workplace Investigations Forum
The full investigation lifecycle, from the complaint landing on your desk to discipline and repairing the team.
The Return-to-Work and Accommodation Forum
Return to work end to end, from first absence through modified duties to when the employment relationship can end.
HR Talks is where Canada's leading HR, employment law and workplace safety experts come together for discussions that drive change.
Every event is backed by the editorial teams behind HR News Canada, HR Law Canada and Safety News Canada, so the programs reflect the rulings, incidents and policy decisions our readers are dealing with right now.
In person in Toronto, and online
Workplace Law Talks 2027 brings a full day of expert sessions, a trade show and networking to downtown Toronto, streamed live for anyone who can't travel.
Thursdays, 1 to 5 p.m. ET
One afternoon, one topic, every angle. A keynote and focused sessions with live Q&A, built for HR, legal and safety leaders together.
One hour, every week
Workplace Law Talks pairs one expert with one topic each week, with the last 15 minutes reserved for your questions.
Coming in 2027
A monthly webinar from each of HR News Canada, HR Law Canada and Safety News Canada on the issues their readers are facing.
We're looking for employment and labour lawyers, HR practitioners and safety experts with practical Canadian experience. Every event page has its own call for speakers.
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