Peter Engelmann

Peter Engelmann

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
Awarded Practice Areas
Labour and Employment Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Labour and Employment Law
Peter Engelmann
Peter Engelmann
Ottawa, ON
Works at
Goldblatt Partners LLP

19 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Peter Engelmann is a labour and human rights lawyer in Goldblatt Partners' Ottawa office. ​He was a founding partner of Engelmann Gottheil, a firm that merged its practice with Sack Goldblatt Mitchell - now Goldblatt Partners - in 2005.

Peter’s practice focuses on all aspects of labour law, human rights, pay and employment equity law and Charter litigation. He has appeared at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and appears regularly before arbitrators, human rights tribunals, and other administrative tribunals. Peter has also served as Commission counsel to a public inquiry.

Peter is the co-author of Trade Union Law in Canada and speaks regularly at legal seminars on labour and human rights topics. He has been repeatedly selected by his peers to be named in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in labour law and workplace human rights law and has been listed in Best Lawyers as a leading Labour and Employment Law (Workplace Human Rights) lawyer since 2006.

Peter received his law degree from the University of Alberta in 1981 and was called to the Alberta Bar in 1982 and to the Ontario Bar in 1988. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers, The Advocates’ Society, and the Canadian Bar Association.
Works at
Goldblatt Partners LLP

19 Best Lawyers awards

Goldblatt Partners LLP logo

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Languages

  • English
  • French

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Labour and Employment Law
Special Focus:
  • Workplace Human Rights

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