About Jonathan L. Dye

Jonathan Dye is an employment lawyer in Hamilton and a partner at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP. Jonathan both litigates and advises, so the work runs from contested cases to the everyday questions that come with running a workforce.

Jonathan was called to the Ontario bar in 1997 and has been at Filion Wakely since October 2013. As lead counsel, Jonathan has appeared in the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal, and before the Human Rights Tribunal, the Labour Relations Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal.

Jonathan has taught and written as well. Students at York's Schulich School of Business and Toronto Metropolitan University have had Jonathan as a guest instructor, and HR professionals working toward the CHRP designation have taken Jonathan's employment law course at Humber College. Jonathan has also chaired and spoken at many conferences on employment law and human rights at work, for lawyers and business people alike, and has written dozens of articles for legal and industry journals.

Jonathan has talked about workplace issues on CTV and has been quoted in The Globe and Mail's Report on Business, the Financial Post and Canadian Business Magazine. In a January 2025 Law Times story on Ontario's new rules capping advertised pay ranges at $50,000, Jonathan argued the limit could matter well beyond what employers are allowed to print in a job ad.

Practice areas

Dismissals, human rights and workplace advice

Jonathan litigates wrongful dismissal and human rights disputes, and advises on recruitment and terminations, employment agreements, standards compliance and the staffing questions that come up when companies are bought or sold.

Education & credentials

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), Osgoode Hall Law School
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of Windsor
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Windsor
  • Bachelor of Economics, University of Western Ontario
  • Called to the Bar of Ontario (1997)

Awards & recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada, Labour and Employment Law, Best Lawyers (2015)
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert (2021)
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert (2020)
  • Lexpert/American Lawyer list of 500 lawyers in Canada (selected twice), Lexpert and American Lawyer
  • CAW Labour Law Prize, plus a place among the ten highest-ranked students in both the MBA and LLB programs, University of Windsor

Publications & speaking

  • Employment law chapter in The Ultimate Corporate Counsel Guide, CCH/Canadian Corporate Counsel Association
  • Employment law chapter in International Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association
  • Employment law chapter in Non-Compete Clauses: An International Guide, Ius Laboris

Memberships & affiliations

  • Ontario Bar Association, Labour and Employment Law Section: Jonathan spent several years on the section's executive and was its Chair from 2008 to 2010.
  • Centre for International Legal Studies: Jonathan is a Fellow of the Salzburg-based centre.
  • Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers: Jonathan is a member of the association.

Is this you?

Fix or remove this listing, or add a free listing badge

Something wrong with this listing? Tell us and we’ll hide it right away while we review your request, then correct it or take it down.

Add your free listing badge

Add the free LawOnline listing badge to your website. It tells visitors you’re listed in an independent Canadian lawyer directory and links back to this profile. Being listed isn’t a certification or an endorsement, and the badge doesn’t mean we’ve checked your credentials.

LawOnline.ca Canadian Lawyer Directory listing badge

This listing was generated by AI from public sources in October 2026. It may contain errors, and we can’t guarantee it’s accurate or complete. Before you rely on anything here, verify it on their firm’s website. Confirm Jonathan L. Dye’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Ontario directory ↗

How this data is compiled and checked · Correct or remove this listing