Milt Christiansen



Contact Information
Direct Line: (204) 957-4645
Direct Fax: (204) 957-4213
E-Mail: jmc@aikins.com

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner. Practises exclusively in the areas of labour and employment law representing management of public and private sector organizations engaged in a variety of different activities and industries, including clients engaged in aerospace, broadcasting, construction, the provision of community services, the provision of health care services, hotels, manufacturing, mining, news media, printing, publishing, retail, transportation and utilities.

Provides advice and opinions on all matters relating to labour and employment law. Negotiates, drafts and provides advice relating to the interpretation of collective agreements. Provides advice to employers on matters relating to employee discipline and termination, employment agreements, corporate reorganization and changing employment conditions, human resource utilization, workplace policies and procedures and all aspects of federal and provincial labour and employment law, including matters under federal and provincial labour relations legislation, human rights legislation, employment standards legislation, workplace safety and health legislation and provincial workers' compensation legislation. Represents employers before arbitration boards, human rights tribunals and labour boards in several provinces. Also represents employers in applications for judicial review and litigation relating to injunctions, restrictive covenants, wrongful dismissal claims and workplace safety and health prosecutions.

Education

  • University of Manitoba, LL.B., Dean's Honour List, 1981
  • University of Winnipeg, B.A., Business Administration, Gold Medal, 1978
  • Red River College, Business Administration, Honour Roll, 1976

Call to the Bar

  • Manitoba, 1982

Professional Recognition

  • Named in Best Lawyers in Canada under the specialty of Labour and Employment Law
  • Named in Lexpert as Consistently Recommended for Labour Relations - Management
  • Named in The International Who’s Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers as a leading employment and labour lawyer

Professional Associations

  • The Law Society of Manitoba
  • Manitoba Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (“CACE”) - Member of the Founders’ Committee