2020 CONFERENCE AGENDA

Twenty-Ninth Annual Police Employment ConferenceEmerging Issues and Legal Developments

Monday, March 2 - Tuesday, March 3, 2020Sheraton Parkway Toronto North - Richmond Hill, ON

Useful Information for Conference Delegates

Sheraton Parkway Toronto North9005 Leslie Street, Richmond Hill, ON 905.881.2121Grand York Ballroom A

Breakfast and lunch will be provided in Grand York Ballroom B both days of the conference. Delegates are responsible for their own dinner. There is a restaurant in the hotel and several options in the vicinity.

The Hospitality Suite is located in the Markham Room from 6:00-11:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 and Monday, March 2.

Delegates will receive all conference materials in advance (speaker bios, conference papers, etc.) via Dropbox to the email address used to register.

WiFi will be available during the conference.

Delegates can pick-up their nametags and copies of the agenda:• Sunday, March 1 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Markham Room)• Monday, March 2 from 7:30-8:30 a.m. (Grand York Ballroom A)

Please be advised that conference sessions will be photographed and recorded on video for use in PAO Magazine, on the PAO website, on social media, and other PAO marketing materials. If you have concerns, please email communications@pao.ca.

We’re social. Keep the conversation with colleagues going on social media throughout the conference using #EmployConf2020 (Twitter: @PoliceAssocON)

Your feedback is important to us. Please take a moment to complete the survey that will be sent to you after the conference.

Conference Co-Chairs: Sponsors:

Richard BaldwinMathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP

Nini JonesPaliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP

Agenda topics, speakers, and times subject to change without notice.

Day 1 – Monday, March 2, 2020

8:45 a.m. 8:50 a.m.Bruce Chapman – Opening RemarksPresident, Police Association of Ontario

Hon. Sylvia JonesSolicitor General of Ontario

WSIB – MENTAL STRESS INJURIES PROGRAMSal Cavaricci, Julie Thurlow • Good mental health is key to having

healthy and productive workplaces in Ontario. People with work-related posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic mental stress and chronic mental stress may be eligible for WSIB benefits and services. The WSIB will provide an overview of mental stress injury legislation and WSIB policies, claims decision-making and recovery and return-to-work services.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & QUESTIONS• Sal Cavaricci • Julie Thurlow • Nini Jones

POLICE SERVICES ACT UPDATE - THE COPS ACT AND MOREMichael Duffy • For the third year in a row, hear about

pending changes to the Police Services Act and the latest on the regulation process.

• Find out whether this is the legislative update that you actually need to know about – and what’s different from the last updates!

BREAK

RECENT ISSUES IN POLICE DISCIPLINEJoseph Markson • Hear about some of the significant issues

facing Police Employers and Associations arising in the world of police discipline.

• What does the decision in R. v. Doering mean for police Employers and Associations?

WORKPLACE HARASSMENT vs WORKPLACE HASSLE-MENTAnne Cumming, Sonia Regenbogen • How do you identify workplace harassment?• What do you do if the allegations are

member-on-member?• When a workplace has been through the

ringer, is there a way to rebuild trust and move towards reconciliation?

• Tips and techniques from two lawyers with lots of experience in workplace harassment disputes.

9:00 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & QUESTIONSRichard Baldwin • Anne Cumming • Michael Duffy • Joseph Markson • Sonia Regenbogen

LUNCH

HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE – THE YEAR IN REVIEWElizabeth Keenan, Jodi Martin • What are the latest developments and big

cases in human rights law?• What does the Human Rights Code

require in terms of addiction or other mental health disabilities where the disability intersects with misconduct? Have police discipline adjudicators been getting it wrong all this time?

• What is reasonable accommodation and when does the Employer have to involve the Association?

• What are the implications for police employers and police associations of the big developments from the last year?

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & QUESTIONSNini Jones • Elizabeth Keenan • Jodi Martin

BREAK

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT – ROMANCE AND HUMOUR IN THE POLICE WORKPLACENini Jones, Paula Knopf, Steven Wilson • It is your turn to be the arbitrator in

identifying the line between workplace banter and harassment, and between appropriate and inappropriate workplace conduct!

• Join experienced arbitrator, Paula Knopf, in adjudicating grievances after hearing short arguments from experienced labour counsel.

• Finally, you get to decide who is right - Management or the Association!

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & QUESTIONSRichard Baldwin • Nini Jones • Paula Knopf • Steven Wilson

12:00 p.m.

12:15 p.m.

1:15 p.m.

2:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

2:45 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

Agenda topics, speakers, and times subject to change without notice.

Day 2 – Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Thank you to our speakers:

Sal CavaricciSal Cavaricci: Director, Mental Stress Injuries Program, Complex Claims Division, WSIB

Glenn ChristieGlenn Christie: Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Anne CummingAnne Cumming: Counsel, Toronto Police Association

Sarah DiamondSarah Diamond: Counsel, Halton Regional Police Association

Michael DuffyMichael Duffy: Policy and Research Counsel, Police Association of Ontario

Elizabeth KeenanElizabeth Keenan: Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP

Paula KnopfPaula Knopf: Paula Knopf Arbitration & Mediation

Patrick NugentPatrick Nugent: Nugent Law Office

Joseph MarksonJoseph Markson: Markson Law Professional Corporation

Jodi MartinJodi Martin: Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP

Seann McAleeseSeann McAleese: Miller Thomson LLP

Josh PhillipsJosh Phillips: Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP

Sonia RegenbogenSonia Regenbogen: Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP

Jennifer RichardsJennifer Richards: Deputy Director, Labour Practice Group, Treasury Board Secretariat

Julie ThurlowJulie Thurlow: Director, Health Services Quality Management & Program Development, WSIB

Steven WilsonSteven Wilson: Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP

8:45 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

AXON – Sponsor PresentationStefan Schurman, Senior Regional Manager, Axon Public Safety Canada• Leveraging Virtual Reality and other

Innovative Technology to improve Officer Safety and Well-Being.

LABOUR ARBITRATION UPDATE Glenn Christie• Key labour law decisions from the last year

in the police sector that you need to know about including pay-duty patrol, off-duty conduct and the latest in the duty of fair representation.

MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AND DISCRETIONJosh Phillips• There are lots of elements of collective

agreements that grant significant discretion to the Employer or areas where the collective agreement are completely silent – are there any limitations or restrictions?

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & QUESTIONSGlenn Christie • Josh Phillips • Rick Baldwin

BREAK

ARBITRATION - WHAT’S IN AND WHAT’S OUT?Seann McAleese, Patrick Nugent, Jennifer Richards• It’s not always easy to figure out what goes

where for resolution. The best forum for workplace disputes might be arbitration under the collective agreement or it might be a Police Services Act Part V hearing; but what about the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the Human Rights Tribunal, or even the Ministry of Labour and the Ontario Labour Relations Board?

• Expert labour law practitioners will guide you through the framework of what is covered by the Collective Agreement, and where there is jurisdiction in other adjudicative bodies, with reference to recent police sector decisions about civil litigation, workplace harassment, and disguised discipline.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & QUESTIONSNini Jones • Seann McAleese • Patrick Nugent • Jennifer Richards

LUNCH

1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN 2020Richard Baldwin, Sarah Diamond• What are the salary and benefit trends

for 2020 and beyond?• Are police employers securing any

significant concessions at the bargaining table?

• Is the provincial government having an impact on municipal police bargaining and what does the future hold?

• Hear about bargaining trends in the police sector from those who have been at the collective bargaining table in recent months.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & QUESTIONSRichard Baldwin • Sarah Diamond • Nini Jones

Agenda topics, speakers, and times subject to change without notice.

NOTES

Agenda topics, speakers, and times subject to change without notice.

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