Clifton Yiu
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Senior Associate at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
- Called to the bar
- 2020
- Languages
- English, Cantonese
Employment & Labour LawEmployment & Labour LawAbout Clifton Yiu
Clifton Yiu is a senior associate in the Toronto office of Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, where the work is advising and representing employers on labour, employment and human rights law. Clients can be large or small and come from any sector, and Clifton works with them in either English or Cantonese.
Since being called to the Ontario bar in 2020, Clifton has built a litigation practice on the employer's side, appearing in courts at several levels and before tribunals. That includes the Court of Appeal for Ontario: in 2022 Clifton and Donald B. Jarvis of the firm acted for the Waterloo Regional Police Services Board and Bryan Larkin in an appeal there.
Clifton writes often for the firm's insights, with pieces on termination clauses, temporary workers and moonlighting, and has co-presented firm webinars, among them a September 2025 session on offers and onboarding aimed at HR professionals, managers and business owners.
Outside the office, Clifton likes the gym, plays squash and enjoys sampling whatever's new on Toronto's food scene.
Practice areas
Human rights in the workplace
Clifton advises employers on workplace issues where human rights law and employment law intersect.
Litigation for employers
Clifton represents employers in court, up to and including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and in proceedings before a range of tribunals.
Education & credentials
- Juris Doctor, Queen's University
- Call to the Bar, Ontario (2020)
Notable cases
- Donovan v. Waterloo (Police Services Board), 2022 ONCA 199
Clifton Yiu and Donald B. Jarvis were counsel for the respondents, the Waterloo Regional Police Services Board and Bryan Larkin, on an appeal from an order that dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction. The court dismissed the appeal but varied the order, staying the action until the appellant's remedies under the collective agreement and at the HRTO have been exhausted.
Decisions where Clifton Yiu appeared as counsel, from public court records. Past cases don't predict future results.
Publications & speaking
- Ontario's Highest Court Provides Clarity on the Enforceability of Termination Provisions, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Firm Insights (2026)
- Outsourced Work May Not Mean Outsourced Liability: Managing Potential Risk with Temporary Workers, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Firm Insights (2026)
- Protecting the Company Jewels: Managing Post-Employment Employee Obligation, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Firm Events (2026)
- Performing Other Work On Company Time? How Employers Can Protect Against Moonlighting, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Firm Insights (2025)
- From Offer to Onboard: Best Practices on Employment Agreements and the Onboarding Process, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP webinar, co-presented with Brian P. MacDonald and Naomi Santesteban (2025)
- An Employer's Guide to Insightful Hiring Practices for Today's Workplace, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Firm Events (2024)
- Contract Permitting Termination in an Employer's "Sole Discretion... at Any Time" Unenforceable, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Firm Insights (2024)
- Temporary Injunction Awarded for Unlawful Picketing in Windsor, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Firm Insights (2023)
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