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Professional Experience

Bidgoli Resolve | Mediator, Investigator, and Arbitrator | 2025 – Present

  • Mediator and arbitrator

  • Provide independent, trauma-informed workplace investigation services

  • Specialize in sensitive culture reviews and post-investigation restoration

 

​North Forty Holdings | CLAO (Fractional) | 2025 - Present 

  • Provide fractional CLAO services ​

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Royal Bank of Canada | Head, Enterprise Workplace Investigations & Restoration | 2023 – 2025

  • Responsible for RBC’s Enterprise Workplace Investigations and Restoration programs, practices and policies 

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Corus Entertainment Inc. | Head of Ethics, Conduct and Employment Law | 2022 – 2023

  • Established Corus’ Ethics and Conduct Office and oversaw the company’s Whistleblower and Code of Conduct programs

 

Scotiabank | Director & Senior Legal Counsel, Employment Law | 2007 – 2022

  • Advised on complex employment and labour law, executive compensation and employee relations issues across multiple jurisdictions

  • Conducted hearings and directed litigation strategy, managed external counsel, and resolved disputes through mediation and negotiation

  • Evolved internal investigations practices and conducted extensive workplace investigations across the organization 

 

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP | Student and Associate | 2003 – 2007

  • Practiced in labour, employment, pensions, and executive compensation law

  • Represented employers in collective bargaining, grievance arbitrations, and tribunal hearings

  • Advised clients on employment standards, human rights, workplace violence, and privacy law.

 

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

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  • Qualified Mediator (Q. Med) – ADR Institute of Ontario

  • Workplace Investigator (AWI–CH) – Association of Workplace Investigators

  • Master of Industrial Relations & Human Resources (MIRHR) – University of Toronto

  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Dalhousie University (Business Law Specialization)

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) – Queen’s University

  • Call to the Bar (Ontario) 

 

LEADERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

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  • Member, ADR Institute of Ontario

  • Member, Association of Workplace Investigators

Let's Connect
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If you require a neutral expert for mediation, workplace investigation/restoration, or arbitration, I welcome the opportunity to assist. With deep experience in employment and labour law, litigation, and human resources, I bring both legal rigor and practical insight to every matter.

 

Together, we can develop a process that promotes trust, accountability, and meaningful resolution.

 

Bonnie Bidgoli
Email: bonnie@bidgoliresolve.com

Phone: 416.558.1612

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