Memberships & Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society of British Columbia, 2022
- J.D. (Concentration in Environmental Law and Sustainability) – University of Victoria, 2021
- MSc in Water Science, Policy, and Management – University of Oxford, 2018
- B.A. in International Development Studies and Business – Dalhousie University, 2016
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Practice Areas
- Litigation
Christina is an Associate in JFK Law’s Vancouver office. Her practice focuses on litigation involving Aboriginal and Treaty rights, Specific Claims, clean drinking water, and environmental and regulatory matters. She has represented Indigenous clients before trial and appellate courts, and the Specific Claims Tribunal.
Christina has particular experience with environmental and natural resource issues that cross jurisdictional and geographic boundaries. Her litigation and advocacy work includes cumulative effects and access to clean drinking water. She also advises First Nations on land-use planning and regulatory processes affecting caribou habitat and recovery, including Alberta’s subregional planning processes. In this work, Christina collaborates closely with technical experts to support Indigenous clients in addressing the effects of land and resource decisions on their Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
Christina’s practice builds on a longstanding focus on water and environmental governance. She holds an MSc in Water Science, Policy, and Management from the University of Oxford, where her research examined water governance and environmental assessments. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Victoria with a concentration in Environmental Law and Sustainability and worked with the Indigenous Law Research Unit (“ILRU”) on research and educational resources centred on Indigenous legal orders. Christina also clerked at the British Columbia Supreme Court before entering private practice. Prior to joining JFK Law, Christina worked at a large national law firm.
Outside of work, Christina can be found skiing, kayaking, kiteboarding, mountain biking and enjoying all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer.
Selected Publications:
- Sara Mainville and Christina Joynt, “Empowering Indigenous peoples as the architects of their law and jurisdiction: a critical analysis of UNDRIP implementation and legislative reconciliation in Canada,” Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (2025).
- David Bursey, Claire Lingley and Christina Joynt, “Canadian experience with Indigenous free, prior and informed consent in resource development,” Australian Environment Review (2023).