Called to the BC bar in 1995.

Education: LLB (UBC) 1994, BA Honours (UBC) 1991

Chris Buchanan has practiced labour law in British Columbia since 1995.

Chris has focused his entire legal career on working closely with unions to advance the interests of workers through strategic advice and, when necessary, litigation. His commitment to social justice, and in particular acting for workers, led him to go to law school.

Chris represents public and private sector unions, and their members, in a broad range of administrative proceedings, court proceedings and other proceedings, such as the Braidwood Inquiry examining the death of Mr. Dziekanski.

Chris was one of the founding partners of our firm in 2001.

Representative Decisions:

Overwaitea Food Group v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1518, BCLRB No. B42/2008, 154 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 286

Vancouver Native Housing Society v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1518, BCLRB No. B34/2008, 153 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 139

Mainroad South Island Contracting Ltd. v. B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, BCLRB No. B25/2008, 153 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 22

Better Buy Market Ltd. v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1518, BCLRB No. B234/2007, 149 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 83

Emcon Services Inc. v. B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, BCLRB No. B183/2007, 143 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 96

Limo Jet Gold Express Ltd. v. Public Service Alliance of Canada, BCLRB No. B106/2007, 167 L.A.C. (4th) 404 (Larson)

Surrey (City) v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 402, 160 L.A.C. (4th) 75, 89 C.L.A.S. 257 (Burke)

Michael Nolin et al. v. United Food and Commercial Workers' International Union, Local 1518, BCLRB No. B55/2007 (leave for reconsideration of BCLRB No. B123/2006), 134 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 67

Michael Nolin et al. v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1518, BCLRB No. B123/2006 (leave for reconsideration denied, BCLRB No. B55/2007), 123 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 292

British Columbia (Health Employers Assn.) v. Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn., 2004 BCSC 603, 28 B.C.L.R. (4th) 186, 131 A.C.W.S. (3d) 241

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