Our Ontario College of Trades lawyers have considerable experience in handling investigations, enforcements, complaints and disciplinary matters under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, and dealing with investigators, lawyers, and representatives of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT). Where possible, we help our clients exercise a preventative and proactive approach to compliance.

Our clients include contractors, contractors’ associations and private businesses with employees and tradespeople regulated by the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act and the OCOT.

Our litigation lawyers regularly assist clients under investigation to seek the best possible outcomes with minimal interruption to business and their professional activity. We are acutely aware that a charge or investigation threatens our clients’ livelihoods and interrupts business. As a result, we ensure that we have a thorough understanding of the investigation and enforcement powers of OCOT, as well as of developments within the industry. We believe this puts us in the best possible position to serve our clients’ best interests.

• Successfully represented businesses and individuals charged with offences under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act.
• Successfully represented businesses and individuals under investigation by the OCOT.
• Assisted businesses and individuals with the resolution and defence of complaints made to the Complaints Committee of the OCOT.