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Carol Elizabeth Boire, Associate Counsel to the Firm
- Called to the British Columbia Bar February 1993*
- Called to the Ontario Bar April 1999

Carol Boire is senior employment law counsel in the firm. She represents both corporate employers and employees. She is a human resources consultant, negotiator, workplace investigator and litigator.

Her in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in employment law enable her to quickly identify the legal issues and extract the relevant facts. Carol’s superior analytical abilities allow her to formulate the best strategic approach to each case. Her sharp intellect and analytical abilities are complemented by strong negotiation skills. Carol’s astute judgment, common sense approach and strong negotiation skills enable her to obtain optimal results on behalf of her clients in the early stages of the case.

Carol advises corporate employers on various employment issues arising in the workplace including employee terminations, just cause, constructive dismissal, progressive disciplinary procedures, termination packages, employee absenteeism, disability issues, employment standards issues, human rights issues and workplace safety and insurance issues. She has prepared employment contracts which have included comprehensive compensation plans, termination clauses, non-solicitation clauses and confidentiality clauses. She has also acted as counsel on behalf of both employees and employers regarding the enforceability of employment contracts. Carol is able to quickly identify the pitfalls in the employment contract. She has also prepared Employee Policy Manuals, Management Manuals and conducted seminars for corporate employers.

She also advises employees on various employment matters including wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, executive severance packages, compensation packages, employment contracts, non-solicitation clauses, confidentiality clauses, fiduciary duties, employment standards issues, and human rights issues.

Carol has also undertaken training in Alternative Dispute Resolution including mediation through the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. In addition to her mediation training at Harvard Law School, Carol completed the Advanced Dispute Resolution Program with the Stitt Feld Handy Group. Her experience in human rights law originates back to law school when she worked for the British Columbia Human Rights Council (BCHRC) providing legal opinions to the BCHRC on various legal human rights issues. She has conducted workplace investigations including interviewing witnesses and reviewing and analyzing documents. Carol’s human rights experience, extensive knowledge in employment law and mediation training provide her with the framework to facilitate resolutions in the workplace.

Carol has both trial and appellate level court experience.

Carol’s strategic approach to cases and her strong initiative are clearly evidenced by her soliciting the Director of Employment Standards (Ministry of Labour) to intervene at the appellate level regarding the interpretation of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000. Although Carol was not counsel for either party in this case, she was the counsel that approached the Ministry of Labour to intervene at the appellate level because the trial judge’s erroneous decision was adversely impacting her client’s case. The Ministry of Labour intervened and the appellate court overturned the trial judge’s decision.

  • Guest speaker at Town Hall Meeting with Members of Parliament, Bonnie Crombie and the Honourable Marlene Jennings, November 2009
  • Chairperson, Disciplinary Committee, Gymnastics Ontario & Gymnastics Canada, Summer 2008.
  • Marathon (60K) Fundraiser Walker, The Weekend to End Breast Cancer, The Princess Margaret Hospital, September 2007.

*voluntarily resigned B.C. membership effective January 1, 2006.