Craig Flood*
Partner
Practice Area
Expertise
Workers’ Compensation, Occupational Health and Safety, Labour Relations Board Proceedings, Judicial Review Proceedings, Interest Arbitration, Human Rights, Grievance Arbitration
Called to the Bar
Ontario, 1988
Craig Flood practises in the area of labour law with a special expertise in the area of workplace safety and insurance. He was a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee from 2008 to 2020 and served as the Managing Partner from 2016 to 2020.
Craig represents trade unions and employees in the acquisition and preservation of bargaining rights, unfair labour practice complaints, discipline and discharge, occupational health and safety, essential services, and grievance arbitration. He has appeared before various tribunals, such as the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the Crown Employees’ Grievance Settlement Board and the College of Nurses of Ontario. He has acted as counsel in judicial review matters, including before the Supreme Court of Canada.
Craig represents workers throughout the provincial workers’ compensation system, including the Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal.
Craig is past Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association and has acted as counsel to the Canadian Bar Association – Ontario before the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He is a regular commentator and writer on labour and administrative law matters, and frequently speaks on workers’ compensation, occupational health and safety, labour law and administrative law issues before a wide range of audiences. He coordinates the Koskie Minsky University Lecture in Labour Law at Western University in London, Ontario and is actively involved with the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers.
*practising through a Professional Corporation
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Education
LL.B., 1986, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
B.A. (Honours), 1982, Queen’s University
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Memberships / Affiliations
Member, Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers
Member, Ontario Bar Association
Member, Canadian Bar Association