Orélie Landreville
Lawyer, Partner
Orélie Landreville practices exclusively in labour and employment law. She advises and represents a clientele of employers composed of municipalities, public and parapublic bodies, private companies, as well as non-profit organisations.
Her expertise covers both collective labour relations and individual employment relationships. She assists employers with the day-to-day management of their labour relations, as well as with strategic matters related to the Charter, restructuring, terminations of employment, absenteeism management, and the interpretation of collective agreements.
She is also involved in drafting and negotiating employment contracts, collective agreements, non-compete agreements, internal policies, and documents related to the end of employment. In addition, Ms. Landreville represents employers before various judicial and administrative bodies, including the Administrative Labour Tribunal (Tribunal administratif du travail), grievance arbitration boards, and courts of general and specialized jurisdiction. She is called upon to intervene in complex litigation matters.
Recognized for her pragmatic approach and advisory skills, Ms. Landreville prioritizes practical solutions tailored to her clients’ business realities. In the context of collective labour relations, she focuses on strategic interventions aimed at reconciling organizational objectives with maintaining durable and respectful labour relations with unions.
Education
2004
- Barreau du Québec
2002
- Bachelor of Laws (BCL), Université du Québec à Montréal
Teaching, conferences and publications
2026
- Protecting managers from abusive union conduct: employers are not without recourse / Publication
2024-2026
- Human resources management – Legal framework from hiring to termination, presentations delivered to various private organizations
2023-2026
- Civility and psychological harassment / Presentations delivered to various private and public organizations
2025
- The Administrative Labour Tribunal declares the coordinated work stoppage by the City of Châteauguay’s blue-collar workers illegal / Publication
- Employee monitoring and privacy in the digital age, Fédération des municipalités du Québec conference
2024
- Recent developments in labour and employment law, Fédération des municipalités du Québec conference
2023
- Employers’ rights and obligations in the era of remote work, Fédération des municipalités du Québec conference
- Disciplinary and administrative management of employees / Presentations delivered to various private and public organizations
2022
- Court of Appeal ruling: disability benefits received by an employee must not be deducted from pay in lieu of notice, even where the employer contributes to the insurance plan / Publication
2021
- A first arbitration award in Québec on the obligation to disclose vaccination status in the workplace / Publication
- Manager reprimanded by the Ordre des CRHA for drafting and using discriminatory pre-employment medical forms / Publication