Ione Deda Alves

 Lawyer
Key practice areas
Labour and Employment Law, Employment Law, Federal Labour and Employment Law, Human Rights and Discrimination
Québec Bar 2019
Québec City
+1 418 650 3038
ione.dedaalves@langlois.ca
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Ione Deda Alves focuses her practice on labour and employment law. She advises unionized and non-unionized private and public sector employers of all sizes on issues related to hiring, termination, disciplinary or administrative actions, labour standards, human rights and freedoms, restrictive covenants pertaining to employment, government programs, certification, and the interpretation, application and drafting of employment contracts and collective agreements.

Throughout her academic and professional experience in Québec, Ione has been able to build on the experience she acquired in Brazil as a labour and employment lawyer. During her studies, she worked in the litigation department of the Ministry of Justice and at the Québec Superior Court.

  • Théodore-et-Michael-Meighen Scholarship, Gala Reconnaissance & Distinction 2016, Université Laval Faculty of Law
  • Service d’orientation et d’intégration des immigrants au travail (SOIT), Member of the Board of Directors, 2021-2023
  • Co-author: “Expanding prohibitions on sick notes in Canada”, July 16, 2024.
  • Author: “Commentaire sur la décision Godin c. Aréna des Canadiens inc. – Une action collective visant à réclamer des heures supplémentaires aux salariés payés sur une base annuelle, Bulletin en ressources humaines” [Comment on Godin c. Aréna des Canadiens inc. – A class action to claim overtime worked by employees paid on an annual basis], Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, May 2021, EYB2021BRH2439.
  • Author: “Fausses déclarations sur le questionnaire des symptômes de la COVID 19 : peine capitale confirmée en arbitrage” [False statements on COVID-19 symptom questionnaire: Maximum punishment confirmed during arbitration], Global Workplace Insider, February 19, 2021.
  • Co-author: “Fermeture des commerces non prioritaires et télétravail obligatoire pendant la période des Fêtes au Québec” [Closure of non-essential businesses and mandatory remote work during holiday period in Québec], December 18, 2020.
  • Co-author: “L’obligation d’accommodement raisonnable à la suite d’une fusion d’entreprises au Québec : du maintien du lien d’emploi à la sauvegarde des conditions de travail” [Duty of reasonable accommodation following a business merger in Québec: From maintaining employment relationships to preserving working conditions], Global Workplace Insider, November 18, 2020.
  • Co-author: “What to expect after the Canada Emergency Response Benefit comes to an end”, September 2 and October 22, 2020.
  • Co-author: “L’obligation de se couvrir le visage au Québec : de nouvelles mesures annoncées” [Masking obligation in Québec: New measures announced], Global Workplace Insider, August 25, 2020.
  • Author: “Le privilège relatif au litige : une nouvelle exception au Québec visant les rapports obtenus à la suite de l’examen médical d’un travailleur” [Litigation privilege: A new exception in Québec for workers’ medical examination reports], Global Workplace Insider, August 6, 2020.
  • Co-author: “Canada Emergency Response Benefit: Update”, Insights, April 22, 2020.
  • Co-author: “The SUBP and the Work-Sharing temporary special measures in 4 questions”, April 21, 2020.
  • Co-author: “Preliminary analysis of the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act”, March 26, 2020.

LL.B., Université Laval, 2018

LL.B., Universidade Federal da Bahia (FDUFBA), 2010

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