Bouchard, Josée
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Josée Bouchard is a bilingual lawyer in Toronto, Ontario. She is an expert in human rights, linguistic rights and equity and diversity issues.
Josée was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1989, after completing a LL.B. at the University of Ottawa, Canada and a LL.M. at the University of Cambridge, England.
In 1989, Josée was appointed professor in the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. She was appointed vice-dean of the French Common Law Program in 1993 and became a tenured associate professor in 1995. Her teaching responsibilities included courses in constitutional law, labour arbitration, comparative law, European law and property law. Josée has also delivered a number of presentations and seminars on human rights issues, discrimination and harassment.
Josée has an extensive publication record. She has published in French and English, and her contributions include “Canadian Feminist Literature on Law: An Annotated Bibliography” (1999) 11 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law (with Susan B. Boyd and Elizabeth A. Sheehy), “L’indemnisation des victimes de harcèlement sexuel au Québec” (1995) 36 Cahiers de droit 125, “La personne raisonnable en matière de harcèlement sexuel: une appréciation féministe” (1995) 8 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 89, “Les mesures de redressement pour les victimes de harcèlement sexuel: le Code des droits de la personne de l’Ontario” (1994) 19 Queen’s Law Journal 551, “Le concept d’égalité des sexes en droit européen communautaire: une perspective féministe” (1993) 31 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 625, “Aperçu comparatif du concept d’égalité en droit constitutionnel américain et canadien” (1992) 5 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 87, “Developments in Property Law: The 1991-92 Term” (1993) 4 Supreme Court Law Review (in collaboration) and “Developments in Property Law: The 1990-91 Term” (1992) 3 The Supreme Court Law Review (in collaboration).
In May, 2000, Josée was appointed to the position of Education and Training Coordinator with the Equity Initiatives Department in the Law Society of Upper Canada and in April 2002 as Equity Advisor. She is responsible for the development and delivery of effective equity and diversity education and training programs within the Law Society of Upper Canada, and externally to members of the legal profession and the public. She also develops equity and diversity policies and procedures that either support or emerge from such programs.
Ms. Josée Bouchard
Equity Advisor
Equity Initiatives Department
Law Society of Upper Canada
Osgoode Hall
130 Queen Street West
Toronto
(ON)
M5H 2N6
Telephone 1 : 416-947-3984
Telephone 2 : 1-800-668-7380
Fax : 416-947-3983
Email : JBouchar@lsuc.on.ca
Last Update : 2012-05-27
