Louis-Charles
Bélanger
Hotline: 873 379-2050
Partner Louis-Charles Bélanger counts 31 years in the profession. He began his career in Montréal but relocated permanently to Rouyn-Noranda in 1991 to practice mainly in labor and employment law. He also works in administrative law. In addition to his career as a lawyer, for many years he also taught workplace health and safety at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Louis-Charles is a member of Quebec’s professional order of certified human resource advisors. A much-respected labor law professional, he is frequently invited to speak or provide training on labor relations and workplace health and safety by a broad selection of employers.
Assistant: Véronique Fleury
Expertise
- Labor and employment law (competition and duty of loyalty, human rights, occupational health and safety funding, collective bargaining, collective labor relations, individual labor relations, occupational health and safety)
- Health law (ethics, care, and institutional care, medical and hospital liability)
- Administrative law (professional conduct, ethics, and governance, administrative remedies)
Education
- LL.B., Université du Québec à Montréal (1985)
Professional experience
- Cain Lamarre, Rouyn-Noranda (2014 to present)
- Bélanger Barrette, Rouyn-Noranda
Lecturing, conferences, publications
- Workplace health and safety instructor at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- "Embauche vs Charte des droits et libertés," training session (2016)
- "Améliorez vos performances en négociation," training session (2016)
- Lecture: "Développements récents en droit du travail" (September 2016)
- “Work/life balance,” a presentation at the 3rd Abitibi-Témiscamingue OHT panel (2016)
- “Screening for drugs and alcohol,” a presentation at the 2nd Abitibi-Témiscamingue OHT panel (2016)
- “Changing worker behavior,” a presentation at the 1st Abitibi-Témiscamingue OHT panel (2016)
- Lecture: "Utilisation des médias sociaux en milieu de travail" (2015)
- Lecture: "Développements récents en droit du travail" (2015)
- "Salarié vs Travailleur autonome," training session (2015)
- "La responsabilité de l'employeur découlant de la faute de son préposé," training session ( 2011)
- "La négligence en santé sécurité au travail... peut parfois devenir un acte criminel," training session (2010)
- "La gestion des employés difficiles," training session (September 2009)
Associations, committees, boards
- Member of Québec’s professional order of certified human resource advisors (CRHA)
- Vice-president, board of directors, Fondation de l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Member, board of directors, Centre communautaire juridique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Member, board of directors, Fondation Martin-Bradley
- Former member, board of directors, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (previously)
- Former member, Quebec Bar’s advisory committee on workplace health and safety (previously)