Canadian Employment and Labour Law
Practice Areas
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Employment Law
Advise and represent employers on compliance, agreement drafting, negotiating, and litigation of all workplace issues
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Labour Relations
Management-side labour law, arbitration and collective bargaining
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Executive Compensation
Advise companies and boards on compensation, incentives and share plans
About George
George Waggott is a Canadian labour & employment lawyers and business advisor who is based in Toronto. George has practised exclusively in the areas of labour relations, employment law, executive compensation and dispute resolution since 1996. He acts for businesses on all workplace issues, represents selected senior executives, and accepts limited appointments as a mediator. In addition to his ongoing advice to companies, he frequently acts as counsel and appears before the courts, mediators, labour relations boards, grievance arbitrators and employment tribunals. He also has substantial collective bargaining experience.
George is outside employment counsel to a number of employers, ranging from non-profits to multinational companies, and his role includes advisory work, defending claims, drafting employment and consulting agreements, advising on transactions, providing ongoing employment and executive compensation advice, and ensuring employment standards compliance. He also accepts limited appointments as a mediator, with this work being confined to selected mandates involving Web3, emerging technologies, blockchain and digital asset matters.
George is a regular contributor to various publications which are available online.
Publications
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Canadian Discrimination Claims: Simply Being in Protected Group Not Enough
May 2026
For a discrimination claim to succeed, claimants must satisfy each of the legal requirements for proving discrimination. This includes being able to present objective evidence to support a claim for differential treatment based on protected grounds.
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Ontario Employee Information Disclosure: Coming Soon!
April 2026
Beginning on July 1, 2025, new Ontario rules will require employers with 25 or more employees to provide each new employee with written information connected to their job.
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Ontario AI Guidance: A Roadmap for Compliance?
March 2026
In January 2026, the Ontario government took a major step by publishing its Principles for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence, with a stated intent of clarifying the legal obligations of public sector organizations that use Artificial Intelligence.