Timothy Mitchell, K.C.

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Timothy Mitchell, K.C.

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Timothy (Tim) Mitchell, K.C. is one of Alberta’s most experienced and consistently top-ranked labour, employment, and workplace human rights litigators. For nearly three decades, employers have trusted him to navigate their most complex and sensitive workplace disputes.

A formidable advocate, Tim is widely recognized for his precise and effective cross-examinations. He has served as lead counsel in major trials, labour arbitrations, labour board proceedings, human rights hearings, judicial reviews, and complex workplace investigations across both provincial and federal sectors. Notably, he acted as lead counsel in one of Alberta’s most significant Indigenous workplace human rights tribunal hearings, securing a rare mid-hearing costs award and establishing an important employer-friendly precedent.

Tim’s labour relations experience spans both the public and private sectors. He advises employers on strategic responses to union organizing efforts, helping them maintain stable, well-managed workplaces and reduce certification risks. He represents employers in contested certification and revocation applications and negotiates management-focused collective agreements that modernize workplace structures and enhance operational flexibility. Tim frequently serves as chief spokesperson in challenging public sector bargaining for municipalities, universities, colleges, school boards, and public agencies. Tim also engages in collective bargaining in the private sector where he has achieved unparalleled management rights for employers in the coffee, retail, hotel, transportation, and warehousing sectors.

His workplace law litigation practice covers the full range of challenges faced by employers, including complex sexual harassment complaints, family status accommodation, disability and religious accommodation claims, and drug and alcohol policy matters, including post-incident testing. He also represents employers in disciplinary and performance management disputes, just cause terminations, wrongful dismissal claims, and grievance arbitrations involving collective agreement interpretation.

Tim also has a significant education sector practice, acting for Post-secondary Institutions and K–12 school boards, both public and independent, including student discipline, misconduct, appeals, accommodations, human rights concerns, safety issues, and governance.

Clients describe Tim as direct, unflappable, and relentlessly practical. Recognized in leading national and international legal rankings as one of Alberta’s top labour and employment lawyers, he is valued for his clarity, candor, and ability to deliver results when it matters most.

Tim regularly speaks at workplace law conferences and currently serves as Chair of Governance and HR on the Board of Directors of Tourism Calgary.
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