Ed Canning

905.572.5809

Year of call: 1993

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Ed is an employment lawyer and Partner at Ross & McBride LLP.

He has been an employment lawyer in Hamilton for over 25 years, representing both employers and employees. For the last 21 years, Ed has written a bi-weekly column in the Hamilton Spectator on employment law.

Over the course of his career, Ed has appeared before the courts and a variety of tribunals. In 2001 he argued a Human Rights Code appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada and in 2016 before the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Ed aggressively represents and advises both employees and employers.

You can read Ed's articles via the Hamilton Spectator here
Visit Ed Canning's Blog: www.hamiltonemploymentlaw.com

Areas of Expertise

Human rights
Non-solicitation/non-competition agreements
Employment Standards Act issues
Canada Labour Code issues
Wrongful dismissal
Employment Contracts

Workplace Safety, Overtime policies

Mar 30, 2019

Paul worked delivering propane as a truck driver. One morning, alone in the yard, he started to fill up his truck with propane.

WSIB mental stress policy

Mar 16, 2019

Just over a year ago the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) released a new chronic mental stress policy. WSIB is now covering illness and injuries related to workplace stress in ways it never did before.

Negotiating severance for termination without cause.

Mar 02, 2019

I have been surprised on many occasions by employees that have quit secure employment and casually signed hiring letters with a probationary clause. That clause usually indicates that they can be let go in the first three months with no pay in lieu of notice whatsoever.