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)