Jean
Houle

Hotline: 418 780-6235

Jean Houle, partner, has 42 years’ experience practicing labor and employment law. He has worked with companies of all shapes and sizes in the private, public, and broader public sectors. His clients benefit from his vast litigation experience before administrative and law courts, particularly in occupational health and safety.

Jean has served as employer spokesperson and strategy and planning counsel during collective bargaining. He has also managed medium and long-term human resource planning as well as general labor relations for various businesses. He has likewise advised various employers with regard to litigation concerning changes to and termination of pension plans, including ownership of pension surpluses.

Assistant : Sylvie Lavallée

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)
• Administrative law (administrative remedies)

Education

• LL.L., Université Laval (1973)

Professional experience

• Cain Lamarre, Quebec City (2012 to present)
• Norton Rose, Quebec City
• Ogilvy Renault, Quebec City
• Stein Monast, Quebec City

Lecturing, conferences, publications

• Teaches at the Quebec Bar School
• Lectures on various aspects of labor and employment law, often with actuarial firms

Distinctions

• A recognized leader in the field of labor law, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (since 2014)
• Recognized for his expertise in labor and employment law by Best Lawyers in Canada (depuis 2010)
• Ranked by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as “Repeatedly Recommended” for expertise in labor and employment law