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About the Author — David Harris

David Harris is a former Canadian litigation lawyer who specialized in employment law and workplace disputes. Over his decades-long legal career, he represented both employers and employees in wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, human rights, and occupational health and safety matters.

David is the author of Wrongful Dismissal and other legal publications on Canadian employment law. He has contributed extensively to legal commentary and education, including numerous articles on LinkedIn and CanLII Connects.

David is also the former Editor in Chief of the Canadian Cases on Employment Law.

In addition to his writing, David founded Calgary Workplace Investigations, a firm dedicated to providing independent and legally sound workplace investigations throughout Alberta. His practice emphasized fairness, thoroughness, and compliance with evolving employment law standards.

David also mediates Employment Law & Human Rights Workplace Disputes.

Today, David continues to write, publish, and maintain Canadian Employment Law, a comprehensive online resource for employment law practitioners, HR professionals, and students.

David also runs a YouTube channel with video explanations and discussions on Canadian employment law topics.

📢 New: We’ve added a full chapter on

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

 

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🏠 Return to Canadian Employment Law

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📚 Publications & Judicial Recognition

David Harris is the author of Wrongful Dismissal, a leading Canadian employment law text that has been
cited by courts and tribunals across Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada, provincial Courts of Appeal,
and numerous trial decisions.

⚖️ See
Judicial References to Wrongful Dismissal — a full listing of court citations with live CanLII links.

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🏛️ Academic & Library Access

The Wrongful Dismissal text is available through major Canadian university law libraries and online legal databases.

🔗 View availability at:

• • 📘 Ontario Council of University Libraries
  • 📘 University of Toronto – Faculty of Law Library
  • 📘 University of Alberta Libraries
  • 📘 City of Toronto – Reference Library
  • 📘 Dalhousie University – Faculty of Law Library

 

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🌐 Related Professional Sites

• 🔹 Calgary Workplace Investigations — independent workplace investigations in Alberta.
• 🔹 Canadian Employment Law — comprehensive online resource authored by David Harris.
• 🔹 YouTube Channel — video discussions on employment law topics.

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📢 Featured Chapter

🧾 Explore the new chapter on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.

Last updated: September 2025