JFK Law is pleased to announce that Karen Drake is joining the firm as Counsel, effective September 1, 2023. Karen will draw on her teaching and research experience to support Read More
JFK Law Welcomes Christina Joynt and others
JFK is pleased to introduce Christina Joynt, Carmela Ignacio, Zara Zafarmohajer, Nicole Dunne, and welcome back to Shayla Praud. Christina Joynt joins us as our newest associate in the Read More
JFK Law Toronto is Moving!
We are pretty excited to announce that our Toronto office is moving to a new location. As of September 1, 2023 our Toronto office will be located at: Suite Read More
The 2024 Best Lawyers Rated at JFK Law
JFK is pleased to announce 7 of its lawyers have been rated in Canada’s Best Lawyers 2024 edition in the area of Aboriginal Law/Indigenous Practice. They are: Please join Read More
The Importance of Moving Beyond Self-Identification: Indigenous Identity Verification in Canadian Educational Institutions
In the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report and 94 Calls to Action, an increased (and much-needed) emphasis on curriculum indigenization and Indigenous-specific hiring practices have Read More
Judicial Interpretation of UNDRIP in Canada
On June 21, 2023, the federal government released the UN Declaration Act Action Plan (Action Plan) which attempts to lay out the framework for following through on the Read More
Continuing Improvement of Economic and Social Conditions? Commentary on Canada’s Action Plan to Implement UNDRIP and How it Fails to Address the Need for Improved Living Conditions On-Reserve
This blog post – the fourth in our series of posts on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (“UNDA”) Action Plan – focuses on Read More
JFK is pleased to welcome our New Summer Students
JFK Law is pleased to introduce 3 new members of our team who will be joining us as they work on their summer terms. Sangey Tsering is our Toronto Read More