SCartmill@pearlmanlindholm.com

(250) 388-4433  | Ext. 246

Sharon Cartmill-Lane is a director of the firm. A large portion of her practice is devoted to conducting and advising on workplace investigations regarding various matters for both public and private sector organizations. Sharon has been conducting workplace investigations for over a decade and has over twenty-five (25) years of experience in the areas of human rights and labour and employment law. She has conducted large-scale, complex and highly sensitive investigations on behalf of large public and private sector clients (union and non-union) with diverse workforces in terms of jobs, skills, and demographics.

Sharon has a Master of Arts in Sociology and with that, an understanding of structural and systemic violence, discrimination and disenfranchisement which supports complainants and survivors. These qualifications are balanced with Sharon’s legal training in the area of procedural fairness.  She has conducted investigations regarding a variety of complaints including but not limited to, claims of racial, sexual and systemic discrimination, harassment and bullying as well as sexualized violence where survivor centered/trauma informed policies and procedures applied.

As counsel, Sharon provides advice on all aspects of labour and employment law, primarily on behalf of employers, in matters pertaining to human rights, wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitrations, illness and disability issues in the workplace, corporate reorganizations, employment standards issues, the development and implementation of employment policies and training on respectful and healthy workplaces.

Representing clients in both private and public sectors, Sharon has appeared before the Superior Courts of British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba, as well as before administrative tribunals, including provincial and federal Human Rights Tribunals, labour arbitrators and the Labour Relations Boards of British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba. She regularly speaks on labour and employment matters and has been a guest speaker at numerous events. Sharon was previously a partner of Taylor McCaffrey LLP in Manitoba. She was also a member of a national law firm before joining Taylor McCaffrey. She holds a B.A. (Honours) from the University of Winnipeg, and an M.A. and LLB. from the University of Manitoba. She has been called to the Bar in B.C., Alberta and Manitoba.