The 31st Annual BC Labour Law Review (in-person or livestream)

The year's top labour law developments and their impact on BC unions and employers

Vancouver
March 4 & 5, 2026
Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront

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Attend this annual conference where BC unions and employers catch up on new developments in labour law and their impact on the unionized workplace

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR'S CONFERENCE

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Attend the conference in person or order the livestream/binder package

When you register for this conference, you can choose to attend the live conference in person, or watch a livestream of the conference with playback option that includes the virtual binder in PDF format.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

Registration: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

MORNING SESSION (8:30 to 12:00) 

BC Labour Law Update

A review of new BC labour arbitration awards, human rights decisions and BC Labour Relations Board cases and their impact on BC unions and employers. 

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AFTERNOON SESSION (1:15 to 4:30)

Do I have the right to work from home?

From your collective agreement to the duty to accommodate, a look at the rights of employees to work from home in the post-COVID era.

Beyond workers' compensation: When you may be able to grieve following a work-related injury

Under what circumstances can an employee file a grievance after a work-related injury that is beyond the scope of workers' compensation and within an arbitrator's jurisdiction? 

When seniority rights collide with the duty to accommodate

How to strike a balance between the rights of an accommodated employee and the seniority rights of co-workers in the context of vacancies, bumping, layoff, and displacement of incumbents.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5

MORNING SESSION (8:30 to 12:00)

Accommodation Update

A review of important new accommodation cases from across Canada that offer valuable takeaways for unions and employers handling accommodation cases

AFTERNOON SESSION (1:15 to 3:00)

Ask a Labour Lawyer

Union and management counsel answer your questions on labour law issues. 

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PRESENTERS INCLUDE

Craig Bavis – Union Counsel, Victory Square Law Office
Jeremy Bryant – Union Counsel, Banister & Company
Maggie Campbell – Employer Counsel, Roper Greyell
Vincent Johnston – Employer Counsel, Harris & Company
John McConchie – Labour Arbitrator and Mediator, McConchie & Company
Donovan Plomp – Employer Counsel, McCarthy Tetrault
And many more!

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Special guestroom rates starting at $339 (standard, single/double plus taxes) are available until February 2 for registrants at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, 1133 W Hastings Street, in downtown Vancouver.

Phone hotel reservation directly at 1-844-697-2869 or 1-604-689-9211 and quote Block ID 840599. Reserve early as availability is limited.

The Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront is a unionized hotel.

BOOK ONLINE

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RATES FOR IN-PERSON OR LIVESTREAM

Individual: $795 (plus $39.75 GST = $834.75) 
Group (3+ each): $745 (plus $37.25 GST = $782.25) 
Super Group (7+ each): $695 (plus $34.75 GST = $729.75) 
Mega Group (15+ each): $645 (plus $32.25 = $677.25

To qualify for group rates, individuals must be from the same organization, or union local, AND register together at the same time.  Individuals registering separately will not qualify for group rates.

Registration to attend in person includes access to the two-day conference, the virtual binder in PDF format, continental breakfast and refreshments. 

Registration for the livestream includes the virtual binder in PDF format and a link to watch the livestream of the conference in real time (with playback option for 30 days). 

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PAYMENT TERMS: Payment must be received before conference or access to livestream/video/binder.

CANCELLATIONS must be in writing and received by February 25 in order to qualify for a refund.  Cancellations after February 25 will not qualify for a refund.  

SUBSTITUTIONS may be made at any time.