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About the Role
Cogir is seeking a high-impact HR leader specialized in labour relations to oversee regional HR operations and serve as the subject matter expert in Labour Relations. This role partners closely with Operations Leadership, Legal, and Communications to ensure consistent, compliant, and business-aligned people practices. The position is highly operational, balancing hands-on labour relations leadership with strategic HR oversight to drive performance, mitigate risk, and support operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary HR partner for Support Office, providing direct HR guidance and support to department leaders and employees.
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to support hiring, workforce planning, and organizational design for corporate functions.
- Provide advice and direction on employee relations matters including performance management, investigations, progressive discipline, and terminations.
- Ensure consistent application of HR policies, practices, and legislation across corporate departments.
- Support leaders with ongoing people matters, team effectiveness, and organizational changes.
- Lead collective bargaining, negotiations, conciliation, and interest arbitration as chief spokesperson.
- Provide expert guidance on collective agreement interpretation, grievance strategy, progressive discipline, and terminations.
- Oversee mediations, rights arbitrations, labour board matters, human rights complaints, and tribunal proceedings in partnership with Legal.
- Develop and elevate your HRBP team to a high standard of execution.
- Develop tools, training, and processes to strengthen labour relations practices across regions.
- Respond to union organizing activities, certifications, and related proceedings.
- Oversee pay equity compliance and related submissions where applicable.
- Lead and mentor a team of HR Business Partners supporting multi-site operations.
- Accelerate post-acquisition integration (culture, practices, leadership).
- Ensure consistent execution of HR programs, policies, investigations, disability management, and health & safety compliance.
- Provide oversight and guidance on complex workplace investigations and sensitive employee matters.
- Oversee performance management, talent review, succession planning, and engagement action planning across region.
- Act as the primary HR partner to senior Operations leaders.
- Work closely with Legal and Communications on high-risk, high-impact matters.
- Use workforce metrics and trends to proactively identify risks and opportunities.
- Support organizational change initiatives including acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring.
- Ensure compliance with provincial and federal employment and labour legislation.
Requirements
- University degree in Human Resources or Labour Relations.
- 10+ years of progressive HR/Labour Relations experience in a unionized, multi-site environment.
- Extensive experience leading collective bargaining and acting as chief spokesperson.
- Deep expertise in grievance management, arbitration preparation, and collective agreement administration.
- Strong knowledge of employment, labour, human rights, and health & safety legislation.
- Proven experience leading and developing HR Business Partners.
- Exceptional influencing, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly operational, solutions-oriented, and comfortable in fast-paced environments.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
Skills
- Labour Relations
- Collective Bargaining
- Negotiations
- Conciliation
- Interest Arbitration
- Grievance Management
- Arbitration Preparation
- Collective Agreement Administration
- Employment Legislation
- Labour Legislation
- Human Rights Legislation
- Health & Safety Legislation
- HR Policy Application
- Performance Management
- Investigations
- Progressive Discipline
- Terminations
- Talent Acquisition Partnership
- Workforce Planning
- Organizational Design
- Employee Relations
- Disability Management
- Pay Equity Compliance
- Post-Acquisition Integration
- Talent Review
- Succession Planning
- Engagement Action Planning
- Influencing
- Coaching
- Stakeholder Management
- Operational Acumen
- Solutions-Oriented
- Fast-Paced Environment Adaptability
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years of progressive HR/Labour Relations experience
Education Level
- University degree in Human Resources or Labour Relations
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000 - $160,000
About the Company
- Cogir Senior Living manages retirement residences across the country, offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care.
- For over 25 years, Cogir has been dedicated to the happiness of retirees.
- Cogir operates senior living residences across Canada and USA, creating living environments.
- With 16,000 employees across Canada, a strong entrepreneurial culture, and two head offices based in Montreal, Québec and Mississauga, Ontario, Cogir is evolving rapidly.
- Accelerated growth, recent acquisitions, and operational transformation are shaping Cogir's next chapter of excellence.
- Cogir's values are Human Focus, Creativity, and Excellence.
Equal Opportunity
- Cogir is committed to ensuring that all employment practices are inclusive.
- As an organization, Cogir is committed to providing and arranging accommodation for candidates upon request.