Does Cavalluzzo represent individual employees, or only unions?

Both. Alongside its union clients, the firm's lawyers advise non-unionized employees at every stage of the employment relationship, from reviewing a job offer to handling a wrongful dismissal.

Can Cavalluzzo help with a workplace human rights complaint?

The firm handles human rights matters, including pay equity and employment equity issues.

Does the firm handle Indigenous rights and Aboriginal law matters?

Yes. Cavalluzzo represents Indigenous clients before courts, tribunals, negotiation tables, and international human rights bodies, on matters including treaty rights, self-determination, and specific claims.

Is Cavalluzzo a class actions firm?

The firm's lawyers handle class actions for employees and investors, including cases involving employment insurance benefits, investment losses, and employment standards violations.

Where is Cavalluzzo's office and how do I get there?

The firm is at 474 Bathurst Street, Suite 300, in a renovated warehouse at Bathurst and College in downtown Toronto, near Little Italy and Kensington Market.

Does Cavalluzzo's office accommodate visitors with scent sensitivities?

Yes. The firm asks visitors to avoid wearing scented products, since they can trigger reactions in people with asthma, migraines, or chemical sensitivities.

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About Cavalluzzo LLP

Cavalluzzo LLP is a Toronto law firm founded in 1983 by Paul Cavalluzzo, Jim Hayes, and Elizabeth Shilton, who set out to build a practice recognized for excellence and a commitment to social justice and equality, particularly in labour law. David Bloom and Bernie Hanson joined as partners shortly after the firm opened. Elizabeth McIntyre, from the feminist law firm Symes, Kitely, McIntyre, joined in 1988, and Mary Cornish, founder of Cornish Advocates, joined in 1994, adding health law, labour, and human rights experience. The firm now has more than 30 lawyers, working from a renovated warehouse at Bathurst and College, near Little Italy and Kensington Market.

The firm represents trade unions, professional associations, non-unionized employees, and pension and benefit plans across labour, employment, human rights, constitutional, and Indigenous rights law, along with class actions and professional regulation matters. Its lawyers have argued cases before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal, including intervening for the Specific Claims Tribunal in the Williams Lake Indian Band and Kitselas First Nation cases, which affirmed the tribunal's authority to award compensation for Crown breaches of treaty and fiduciary duties. The firm describes itself as working to promote solidarity among women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ communities.

Practice areas

Employment & Labour Law

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Indigenous Law

Health Law

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Class Actions

Criminal Defence

Milestones & recognition

Founded in 1983 by Paul Cavalluzzo, Jim Hayes, and Elizabeth Shilton.
Elizabeth McIntyre joined the firm in 1988 from the feminist law firm Symes, Kitely, McIntyre, and Mary Cornish, founder of Cornish Advocates, joined in 1994.
Intervened for the Specific Claims Tribunal in the Williams Lake Indian Band and Kitselas First Nation cases at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal, helping affirm the tribunal's authority to award compensation for Crown breaches.
Recognized in the 2026 Chambers Canada Guide for Employee and Labour Law for Unions.
Ranked Tier 1 nationally for Labour and Employment Law, and Tier 1 in the Toronto region for Administrative and Public Law and Education Law, in the Best Law Firms - Canada 2026 rankings.
A lawyer at the firm received the Randall Echlin Award for Excellence in Labour and Employment Law from the Ontario Bar Association's Labour and Employment Law Section in 2024.

Good to know

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By appointment

Lawyers 33

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1973–2025 · median 11 years in practice 30 of 33 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (8), University of Toronto (8), McGill University (3), University of Ottawa (2), University of Windsor (2), Dalhousie University and 7 more 31 of 33 lawyers
Languages on the roster: French, Punjabi

Who handles what

The neighbourhood

Cavalluzzo's office sits in a renovated warehouse at Bathurst and College, on the edge of Toronto's Little Italy and close to Kensington Market. It's a stretch of downtown that grew up around waves of immigrant settlement and small, independent business, from the Italian shops along College Street to the market's mix of vendors, a fitting location for a firm built around representing working people from many different sectors and backgrounds. The building itself reflects the area's industrial past, repurposed rather than replaced, in a part of the city that still mixes older low-rise blocks with newer development.

Frequently asked questions

Does Cavalluzzo represent individual employees, or only unions?: Both. Alongside its union clients, the firm's lawyers advise non-unionized employees at every stage of the employment relationship, from reviewing a job offer to handling a wrongful dismissal.
Can Cavalluzzo help with a workplace human rights complaint?: The firm handles human rights matters, including pay equity and employment equity issues.
Does the firm handle Indigenous rights and Aboriginal law matters?: Yes. Cavalluzzo represents Indigenous clients before courts, tribunals, negotiation tables, and international human rights bodies, on matters including treaty rights, self-determination, and specific claims.
Is Cavalluzzo a class actions firm?: The firm's lawyers handle class actions for employees and investors, including cases involving employment insurance benefits, investment losses, and employment standards violations.
Where is Cavalluzzo's office and how do I get there?: The firm is at 474 Bathurst Street, Suite 300, in a renovated warehouse at Bathurst and College in downtown Toronto, near Little Italy and Kensington Market.
Does Cavalluzzo's office accommodate visitors with scent sensitivities?: Yes. The firm asks visitors to avoid wearing scented products, since they can trigger reactions in people with asthma, migraines, or chemical sensitivities.

Where to find them

474 Bathurst Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S6 · 416-964-1115

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