Bio

Sydney is an associate with Cavalluzzo LLP and practices primarily in the areas of Labour Law, Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Rights, Professional Regulation, Workers’ Compensation, and Pay Equity.

Sydney regularly works with unions, associations, First Nations, and individual workers on various health matters, including workplace accidents and exposure to toxic substances, in the context of occupational health and safety, workers’ compensation, and disability benefits schemes.

Sydney represents regulated nurses and midwives in professional regulation investigations and proceedings. Sydney also represents unions and individual clients at tribunals such as the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal, Human Rights Tribunal, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and at grievance arbitration.

Since moving to Toronto in 2012, Sydney has been actively involved in community organizing and research. She has experience researching, teaching, and advocating for corporate accountability in the Canadian mining and oil and gas industries. She continues to organize for climate justice and is interested in the role that workers and trade unions can play in facilitating a just transition.

Sydney graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law in 2019 with degrees in civil and common law and holds an HBA in Anthropology and Equity Studies from the University of Toronto. Throughout law school, Sydney was involved in the movement for migrant workers’ rights as a volunteer case worker at community legal clinics in Hong Kong and Montreal.

Education

  • Call to the Ontario Bar, 2021

  • Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law, McGill University, 2019

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Toronto, 2016

Memberships

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Ontario Bar Association

  • Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers

Related Events

Event/Jun 24, 2022

Michael Thorburn and Sydney Lang participate in CALL Session: "Labour Lawyering in a Climate Crisis"

Session provides insight on climate-related changes to the workplace

Michael Thorburn and Sydney Lang participate in CALL Session: "Labour Lawyering in a Climate Crisis - Developing a Climate Competent Practice". This...
Event/Oct 6, 2020: 1:09 PM

Analysis of Bill 195 and the Legislation that Authorizes Employers to Override Collective Agreements

Just posted to our publications page is an analysis of the impact on the collectively bargained rights of employees of Ontario’s Bill 195 R...

Related Publications

Publication/6 October 2020

Analysis of Bill 195

Just posted to our publications page is an analysis of the impact on the collectively bargained rights of employees of Ontario’s Bill 195 "Reope...

Related Blogs

Blog/2 March 2023

Canada’s Sustainable Jobs Plan and its implications for workers and trade unions

Initial framework guides efforts to support workers in the transition towards a greener economy

On February 17, 2023, the Government of Canada released its interim Sustainable Jobs Plan. In light of the changing global economy and international c...
Blog/7 November 2022

Belmont case: Repayment of Pension Money Paid in error

In October, the Nova Scotia court released a decision dealing with repayment of amounts paid in error to a pension plan member (Belmont Financial Serv...
Blog/6 May 2022

Remote Work and Workers' Compensation Following Air Canada et Gentile-Patti

Is a worker entitled to compensation if they are injured while working from home?

Is a worker entitled to compensation if they are injured while working from home? This blog post reviews decisions by the WSIAT and most recently by Q...
Blog/28 February 2022

International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day

Recognizing the prevalence of RSIs in the workplace

This post explains describes the challenges in bringing repetitive strain injury claims to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and explains what...