Legal Counsel Labour & Employment Job Details | CPKC

Canadian Pacific Railway; Calgary; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading railway company in Alberta seeks a Legal Counsel specializing in Labour and Employment law. The role requires a graduate from a recognized law school, with at least 5 years of legal practice experience. Responsibilities include managing litigation, providing legal advice, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The company offers a competitive benefits package and values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Join our team to make a meaningful impact in the railway industry.

Benefits

Flexible and competitive benefits package

Competitive company pension

Employee share purchase plan

Performance incentive plan

Annual fitness subsidy

Part-time studies program

Qualifications

• Member of the Law Society in at least one Canadian province.
• Minimum 5 years of legal practice at a private law firm, corporate law department or governmental/quasi-governmental law department.
• Familiarity with litigation and arbitration processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and conduct litigation, hearings, and arbitrations throughout Canada.
• Provide timely, practical, and trusted legal advice.
• Assist in preparing executive and board reporting.

Skills

Labour law knowledge

Employment law knowledge

Strong organizational skills

Analytical skills

Education

Law degree

Job description

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada, and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

Purpose of the Position

As Legal Counsel – Labour & Employment, you will provide proactive, business-oriented legal advice across all levels of the corporation, collaborating with stakeholders and external counsel on a diverse range of labour and employment matters throughout Canada. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment while managing novel and challenging issues arising from CPKC’s extensive operations and 140-year history. You will be involved in unique legal matters before courts at all levels, arbitrators, and tribunals such as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.

Position Accountabilities

• Manage and conduct litigation, hearings, and arbitrations throughout Canada, including: reviewing and preparing pleadings and submissions; attending mediations, arbitrations, hearings and other judicial or tribunal appearances; and providing overall litigation strategy and direction
• Support implementation and compliance with legislation and regulations
• Provide timely, practical, and trusted legal advice in various aspects of CPKC’s business, while ensuring legal compliance and alignment with CPKC policies, practices and procedures
• Provide instructions, direction and oversight to external counsel in their performance of CPKC legal work
• Assist in preparing executive and board reporting
• Assist in audit and compliance reporting and assessment
• Provide legal support on internal investigations and reporting
• Provide support to the Legal Services team in other areas of law, including commercial, regulatory, and others as requested

Position Requirements

• Graduate of a recognized law school and member of the Law Society in at least one Canadian province
• Minimum 5 years of legal practice at a private law firm, corporate law department or governmental/quasi-governmental law department
• Strong working knowledge of labour, employment, and human rights law
• Familiarity with litigation and arbitration processes and comfort with independently managing litigation files.
• Strong organizational skills to prioritize workload in a time-sensitive environment.
• Possess strong analytical skills, sound judgment and an ability to apply legal principles to CPKC’s business and operations in an effective, proactive and pragmatic manner

What CPKC Has to Offer

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Performance incentive plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program

Pre-Employment Requirements

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references

Becoming a Railroader

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

Culture of Inclusion

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).