I provide cost effective consulting services as a free lance journalist,  human resources consultant, mediator,  relationship counselor and educator.

Contact me at mrubenstca@yahoo.com

I respond within 3 working hours.


Welcome
Hello. My name is Michael Rubenstein. 

I hold 2 Bachelor's degrees (Political Science, Law), 2 Master's degrees, (Psychology, Law) and have completed specialized training in counseling, mediation, insurance ​risks

I provide communications, mediation and counseling, training and human resources consulting services garnered from over  over 25 years experience working as an insurance risk consultant, lawyer, mediator,  mediator, counselor, human resources consult and  and educator/professor.

I can provide any of these services on a cost effective basis working with a team of appropriate support staff or experts in the appropriate vocational or academic field or on a sole consulting basis.

Feel free to contact me at mrubenstca@yahoo.com stating your interest and I will respond within 3 working hours.

I will provide you my phone number after initial contact.

I do not take messages on my phone as I find today many people are in a hurry and are not clear with their name or number and so this way I can make sure who you are and what you need as efficienctly as possible.

Make sure to provide your name, phone number, email address and a summary of the issues and services you seek.

Please see specifics as to my services on the Services page  for further information and I have placed my Resume under the Resume page so you can see my specialist and continuing education, graduate and undergraduate training and work history.

Thank you for your consideration.

Michael Ian Rubenstein
mrubenstca@yahoo.com






Services
1-communications

-writing
-research
-speech writing
-media spokesperson and press liaison
-providing reports on latest political issues or events that can impact on business across the globe or domestically

2. human resources consulting

-recruiting, training, coaching, mentoring
-managing competency, productivity disciplinary issues
-investigating human rights, workplace health and safety, employment standards, disciplinary, work performance issues
-investigating internal crime
-crisis management
-drafting new job descriptions, policies, manuals, procedures
risk, disability and compensation management

3- conflict resolution

-group counseling
-facilitation
-conciliation
-mediation
-arbitration
-creating customer complaint procedures, platforms, guidelines, manuals
-family and individual counselling
-employee conflicts
-counselling for professionals with stress








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EMPLOYMENT

1980-1983, Registered Insurance Broker of Ontario 1983, member Law Society of Ontario (retired 2024) 1983-1984, Risk Advisor, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada 1984, Employment Standards Act Investigator, Ministry of Labour, Ontario 1985, Legal Counsel, Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus, Toronto, ON 1985-1989, Lawyer, Mediator, Journalist , self-employed, Greater Toronto Area, ON 1989, Refugee Hearings Officer, Immigration and Refugee Hearings Board, Toronto, ON 1990-2000, Mediator, Ontario Insurance Commission, North York, ON 2000-2008, Claims, Human Resources, Risk Consultant to insurance industry, private legal counsel, Greater Toronto Area, ON 2008-2024, Professor, Lecturer, Mediator and Legal Counsel, Greater Toronto Area, ON

ACADEMIC

October, 2008, LL.M, Master's of Law, York University-Osgoode Hall, Toronto, ON November, 1992, M.Ed., Master's of Education, Applied Psychology OISE-University of Toronto, Toronto, ON 1990-1996, completed six courses in advanced conflict resolution with CDR Associates, Denver, Col, USA 1989, completed clinical internship in family mediation, Family Mediation Service of Ontario-George Hull Centre, Toronto, ON April 1983, admitted to Law Society of Ontario, retired 2024 April 1980, LL. B, Bachelor of Laws, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB September 1977, B.A., Social Sciences, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, QUE April 1975, CEGEP Diploma, Social Sciences-Humanities, Dawson College CEGEP, Westmount, QUE

TEACHING PROFILE

I have created and provided workshops, tutorials, training seminars and lectured at universities and colleges since 1996. (over 30 years) in the subject areas of law, business, social sciences, conflict resolution. Here is a summary of what I have provided in Alphabetical order) Algoma University, Brampton, ON (business, law), Canadian Academy of Dental Hygiene, Mississauga, ON (psychology) Canadore College, Brampton, Mississauga, ON (business, law) CDI College Brampton and Mississauga, ON (all courses for Canadian immigration consultant designation) CDI-Algonquin College, Mississauga, ON, ON (business, law) Centennial College, Scarborough, ON (business, law, insurance) Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON (global business, ethics), Evergreen College, Brampton, ON (law) George Brown College, Toronto, ON (business, law, insurance) Humber College, Etobicoke, ON (business, law) Lambton College, Mississauga, Scarborough, ON (business, law) McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (negotiations, MBA program) Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON (conflict resolution) Sheridan College, Mississauga, ON (business, law, insurance) Trios College, Greater Toronto Area, ON (law, business, psychology, police foundations, sociology, drug addiction counselling) SUBJECTS I HAVE CREATED CURRICULUM FOR A-LAW I have created the curriculum and taught the following law courses for the laws of the jurisdictions of Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia: Introduction To (including Canadian History, Constitution, Charter of Rights, Aboriginal Law) Legal Research Legal Accounting Ethics, Professional Conduct, Starting A Law Practice Contracts Torts Civil Litigation Small Claims Court Administrative and Tribunal Law Labour (Employment, Human Resources, Collective Bargaining, Occupational Health & Safety, Human Rights, Worker's Compensation) Immigration Law (including all courses leading to Canadian Immigration consultant) Alternative Dispute Resolution Real Estate Estate Planning & Wills Family Corporate Commercial Consumer Debtor, Creditor, Bankruptcy Education Health Construction I have created the curriculum and taught the following business courses B-BUSINESS Introduction To Business Law Starting A Small Business, Types of Business, Entrepreneurship Communications Leadership Marketing Human Resources (drafting job descriptions, compensation, recruiting, training, coaching, mentoring, managing competency, work productivity, disciplinary, dismissal, human rights and other conflicts within the workplace) Global Management Business Ethics C-SOCIAL SCIENCES Canadian History Psychology Sociology Criminology Addiction Counselling World Geography Environmental Citizenship D-Continuing Education Designation Courses *all courses required for) Registered Insurance Broker (RIBO) license Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation Canadian Immigration Consultant P1 Paralegal License, Bar Admission courses, Law Society of Ontario Independent Law Clerk of Ontario designation E- TUTORIALS -Ontario Bar admission courses for international law degree students, graduated law students, paralegals who completed initial 12 course program courses for Independent Law Clerk speciality designation students seeking to write the Law School Admissions Test F-WORKSHOPS I have also provided custom made workshops to businesses, institutions, organizations in regards to conflict resolution, cross cultural communications, criminal investigations, immigration fraud, education fraud in recruiting, admissions, testing, academic standards, white collar crime, domestic violence and abuse.

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