Legal Counsel, Labour, Employment & Privacy

At a glance

Location: Corporate Head Office, Burnaby, BC (hybrid)

Reports to: Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

Experience: Approximately 4 to 8 years post-call

Base salary: $170,000 – $190,000 CAD, plus a 15% target annual bonus

Posted: November 5, 2026

The role

Reporting to the Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, you will be the in-house lawyer for labour, employment and privacy matters across Gateway’s unionized and non-unionized departments and operations. You will work closely with the HR and Labour Relations leadership teams, alongside Gateway’s existing in-house legal department and Privacy Officer.

About Gateway

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (Gateway) is one of Canada’s largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies, with 31 properties across British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta and roughly 7,000 team members. Its proprietary brands include Grand Villa Casino, Cascades Casino, Starlight Casino, Playtime Casino, Match Eatery & Public House, Atlas Steak + Fish and Chow Lucky Noodle Bar. A proud Canadian company, Gateway marked 30 years in business in 2022.

What you will do

• Provide legal advice and counsel on a variety of labour and employment matters, including: collective agreement interpretation, collective bargaining strategy, employee terminations and discipline, investigations, employee claims, whistleblower complaints, union grievances and workplace health & safety matters.

• Provide legal advice and counsel on privacy matters, including privacy issues relating to customers and employees, and personal information access requests.

• Manage external counsel on employee claims and union grievances where required.

• Assist with review and drafting of employee policies, and provide ongoing education and training to Gateway’s business teams about labour, employment and privacy-related legal matters and developments relevant to their departments.

• Assist Gateway’s Privacy Officer as required, including with respect to reviewing and responding to privacy matters, and reviewing and drafting privacy-related policies, procedures, assessments and training.

About you

• Member of the BC Bar (or another Canadian jurisdiction) in good standing, with approximately 4 to 8 years of post-call experience in private practice or in-house.

• Strong labour and employment background with meaningful unionized experience (collective agreements, grievances, bargaining strategy), as well as non-union employment files and working knowledge of privacy law.

• Experience with highly regulated, multi-provincial businesses is an asset. Experience in hospitality, entertainment, or industries with significant public-sector oversight will translate well.

• A practical, business-minded advisor who balances legal risk with operational goals.

• Comfortable as the sole labour and employment lawyer in a team of business people, with the judgment to know what to handle and when to escalate.

• Responsive, organized and able to triage in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication, drafting, negotiation and relationship-building skills.

Why this role

• A legal team that is highly integrated into the strategy and executive leadership of the company. Legal and HR (including labour) both report up to the Chief Legal and Administrative Officer.

• Real breadth: union and non-union work, human rights, investigations and privacy.

• Continued learning and development, with regular interaction with top external labour and employment counsel.

• Meaningful visibility, with direct access to senior HR and Labour Relations leaders and regular strategic meetings.

• A long-standing, constructive approach to union relationships.

• A collaborative, flexible culture with a current hybrid model (two days in the office).

Compensation

Base salary range: $170,000 – $190,000 CAD, plus a 15% target annual bonus, RRSP matching, and extended health benefits.