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Barber, Susan B., Q.C. (Partner)
 (306) 565-5103
 (306) 359-0785
Practice Areas
 Administrative Law
General Litigation
Labour & Employment Law
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Profile
Sue Barber maintains a broad based civil litigation practice but enjoys a focus on labour and employment law and human rights issues in the workplace as well as on pension matters in the workplace. She has provided advice respecting corporate reorganizations and downsizing, employment agreements and terminations and all other facets of labour relations and employment law. She has significant depth of experience in the area of employment and consideration of severance packages in termination matters. She has been designated in the Canadian Lexpert directory as a leading practitioner in labour and in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of labour and employment law. She has acted as counsel for both unions and management in litigation and collective bargaining and is also a recognized arbitrator. Sue has rendered numerous decisions in labour disputes and human rights cases and has conducted investigations and made recommendations respecting workplace harassment issues.
With her litigation experience, Sue has appeared in a number of forums including the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, Arbitration Boards, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the Court of Queen's Bench, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal. She regularly advises clients in the areas of contract litigation and construction litigation.
In addition to her professional experience, Sue has been very involved as a volunteer in the community. In 2000 her efforts were recognized when she was awarded the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in Business, Labour and Professions. In 2007 she was named in Saskatchewan Business Magazine as a "Woman of Influence" and, in the same year, received the Community Service Award from the Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch.
Professional
Obtained Chartered Professional Director (C. Dir.) designation, 2012
"Best Lawyers in Canada" - Labour and Employment Law, 2008-2012
Appointed Queen's Counsel, 2008
Partner, 1994
Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar, 1988
Education
Bachelor of Laws, 1987, University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Arts, 1984, University of Regina, graduating with Great Distinction
Seminars & Presentations
Bar Admission Course Lecturer, 1995-2000, Ethics and the Legal Profession
Presenter, 1999, "Ethical Issues Among Management, Unions and Arbitrators",
 Labour Arbitration Conference Calgary
Presenter, 1996, "Harassment in the Workplace", Canadian Pension and
Benefits Institutes Seminar
Seminar Presenter, SKLESI courses on Human Rights and Employment Law
Presenter on Human Rights, Labour and Occupational Health issues to various
employers and Crown Corporations
Presenter, 2005 Lancaster House Conference on Canadian Labour Boards: Law
& Practice
Sessional Lecturer, 1989-1994, Business Law, University of Regina
Seminar Presenter, 2006 and 2008, "Accommodating Disabilities in the
Unionized Workplace", Centre for Labour-Management Development Seminar,
Saskatoon
Seminar Presenter, 2006 and 2008 on developments in labour and
employment law in Saskatchewan at a seminar presented by the Canadian
Association of Counsel for Employers ("CACE") in Whistler, B.C. (2006) and
Montebello, QC (2008)
Seminar Presenter, 2006 Lancaster House Conference "Disability, Accommodation
and Job Performance" in Vancouver, BC
Seminar Presenter, 2007, "Handling Medical Issues in the Unionized Workplace",
Centre for Labour-Management Development Seminar, Regina
Seminar Presenter, 2007 SKLESI Conference on Employment Law
Memberships & Associations
Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan
Member & Past President, Regina Bar Association
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association
Bencher, Law Society of Saskatchewan
Former Member, Editorial Board for Management Rights Journal
Member, National Referral Network of Labour and Employment Lawyers
Former Member, Federal Advisory Committee for Judicial Appointments for
Saskatchewan
Former Member, Provincial Court Bar Judicial Council and Court of Appeal Bar
Judicial Council
Community Involvement
Board of Governors, University of Regina, 2005-
Board of Directors, Canada West Foundation, 2008 -
Board of Directors (Vice-Chair), Information Services Corporation for
Saskatchewan, 2008 -
Former Vice-Chair, R.C.M.P. Heritage Centre Planning Committee
Chair, Grey Cup 2003 Bid Committee, Member of the Board of Grey Cup 2003
Inc.
Chair, 2003 CIS Women's Hockey Championship
Past Director, Globe Theatre
Past Director, Hospitals of Regina Foundation
Past Director, University of Regina Alumni Association
Former Member, Executive, Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club
Vice-President Legal and Member of Management Committee for Grey Cup
1995
Former Member, LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) Person's
Day Committee
Publications
"Harassment in the Workplace - What Is It And What Does It Mean For The
Employer And Employees", November, 1997 Saskatchewan Legal Education
Society (Co-authored with Amanda Chobater).
"Supreme Court Legitimacy of Secondary Picketing", 2002 Volume IV No. 4,
Federated Press Management Rights Journal.
"Beyond Wallace" - The Ongoing Impact of The Supreme Court of Canada
Decision on Dismissals from Employment", Volume V, No. 1 2002, Federated
Press Management Rights Journal (Co-authored with M. Patricia Gallivan,
Q.C., Robert Sider and Jennifer Scott, Lawson Lundell, Vancouver, B.C.).
"An Employment Lawyer's Guide to Income Tax Implications in Wrongful
Dismissal Cases", September, 2002 Saskatchewan Legal Education Society.
"Wallace Damages in Arbitral Jurisprudence" - 2004 Volume VII, No. 1,
Federated Press Management Rights Journal.
"Ready or Not: Workplace Privacy is Here" - 2003 Volume VI, No.2, (Co-
authored with M. Patricia Gallivan, Q.C., Walter G. Rilkoff, Greg T. Gowe,
Lawson Lundall, Vancouver, B.C.)
"Reasonable Notice: Lump Sum or Salary Continuance?" - Summer, 2005,
Federated Press Management Rights Journal.
"From Discipline to Dismissal - A Response to Computer Related Misconduct",
2006 Volume VIII, No. 3, Federated Press Management Rights Journal.
"Duty to Accommodate: Supreme Court of Canada Sheds Some Further Light
on the Notion of Duty to Accommodate" - Winter, 2007, Federated Press
Management Rights Journal.
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