Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP

Mathews Dinsdale is the only boutique labour and employment law firm in Canada with offices coast-to-coast, in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Mathews Dinsdale was the first law firm in Canada, and one of the first in North America, to exclusively provide labour and employment law services to employers. For over 65 years, the Firm’s lawyers have been involved in many of the cases that have shaped and redefined workplace law in Canada.

Mathews Dinsdale continues to enjoy a reputation as one of Canada’s leading labour and employment law firms, with the Firm’s lawyers regarded as some of the leading and most respected practitioners. The Firm also has the largest, most experienced, and highest ranked Occupational Health & Safely and workers’ compensation combined practice in Canada and it has been repeatedly ranked by Canadian Lawyer magazine in the “Top 10 Labour & Employment Boutiques in Canada”. Most recently the Globe and Mail recognized Mathews Dinsdale in its edition of Canada’s Best Law Firms, 2024.

Mathews Dinsdale represents both private and public sector employers with clients comprising Canada’s largest employers, both federally and provincially regulated.

In the private sector, the Firm’s clients range from independent businesses to multi-national corporations, which operate in all sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, retail, construction and information technology. The Firm also has an extensive practice in the public and broader public sector, which includes the representation of municipalities, hospitals, school boards, emergency services providers and not-for-profit organizations.

Mathews Dinsdale is also the sole Canadian member of Ius Laboris Global HR Lawyers, the world’s largest alliance of labour and employment law firms, which uniquely positions the Firm to assist employers with coordinated and seamless representation in jurisdictions outside of Canada.