The Board of Directors, composed of 24 members, usually meets twice a year.
Board of Directors
President
- The Honourable Justice Julie Dutil, Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec, QC) Ι Portrait
Vice-President
- The Honourable Justice Peter M. Willcock, British Columbia Court of Appeal (Vancouver, BC)
Secretary
- Megan Longley, K.C., Executive Director, Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS) Ι Portrait
Treasurer
- The Honourable Judge Scott Hughes, Court of Québec (Montreal, QC)
Past President
- The Honourable Justice P. Colleen Suche, Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB)
Directors
- Brian A. Blumenthal, Former Lawyer (Toronto, ON) Ι Portrait
- The Honourable Justice Susanne Boucher, Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Toronto, ON)
- Mélanie Chartier, Commissioner, Canada Energy Regulator (Vancouver, BC)
- Jennifer Cox, K.C., Managing Lawyer, Nova Scotia Legal Aid Sipekne’katik (Indian Brook, NS)
- Keiran Gibbs, Director of Policy, Office of the President, Treasury Board of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
- Jaimie Graham, Legal Counsel, Alberta Utilities Commission (Calgary, AB)
- Miray Granovsky, Deputy Judge, Small Claims Court; General Counsel, Atlantic Coated Papers (Whitby, ON) Ι Portrait
- The Honourable Justice Veronica L. Jackson, Supreme Court of British Columbia (Victoria, BC)
- Amélie Lavictoire, Vice Chairperson, Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (Ottawa, ON)
- Doug LePard, O.O.M, M.A., Former Chief Officer (Retired), Metro Vancouver Transit Police; Independent Criminal Justice Sector Consultant (New Westminster, BC) Ι Portrait
- Janet McIntyre, Access to Justice Specialist; Director (Retired) Access to Justice Secretariat, Justice Canada (Ottawa, ON)
- Hong Nguyen, Acting Senior Counsel, Deputy Minister’s Office Legal Team, Justice Canada (Ottawa, ON)
- Dean Ngai Pindell, Dean and Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
- The Honourable Justice Karan Shaner, Court of Appeal for Alberta (Edmonton, AB)
- Mark Spakowski, Chief Legislative Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario Office (Toronto, ON)
- Nazrina H. Umarji, B.Ed, J.D., Director, Legal Services & General Counsel, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (Edmonton, AB)
- Martine Valois, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (Montreal, QC)
- Brenda Young, Community Justice Director, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (Muncey, ON) Ι Portrait
Executive Director
- Christine O’Doherty, Lawyer (Montreal, QC)
Patrons
- The Honourable Rosalie S. Abella
- The Honourable James D. Carnwath, K.C.
- The Honourable Thomas A. Cromwell
- The Honourable Nicole Duval-Hesler
- The Honourable Carol M. Huddart
- The Honourable John I. Laskin
- The Honourable Sidney N. Lederman
- The Honourable William A. Stevenson
- Beth Symes, Lawyer
- Gordon E. Thompson, Lawyer
- The Honourable Justice Patrick Healy
- The Honourable Justice Georgina R. Jackson
Presidents (1974-2024)
- 2023—: The Honourable Justice Julie Dutil (Quebec)
- 2021–2023: The Honourable Justice Colleen Suche (Manitoba)
- 2019–2021: The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly (Ontario)
- 2017–2019: Me Patrick A. Molinari, Lawyer, Ad. E., MSRC (Quebec)
- 2015–2017: The Honourable Justice Georgina Jackson (Saskatchewan)
- 2013–2015: The Honourable Justice Patrick Healy (Quebec)
- 2011–2013: Beth Symes, Lawyer, C.M., LSM (Ontario)
- 2009–2011: The Honourable Justice John Z. Vertes (Northwest Territories)
- 2007–2009: The Honourable Justice Anne L. Mactavish (Ontario)
- 2005–2007: The Honourable Justice Bruce Cohen British (British Columbia)
- 2003–2005: The Honourable Justice Nicole Duval Hesler (Quebec)
- 2001–2003: The Honourable Justice Constance D. Hunt (Alberta)
- 1999–2001: The Honourable Justice Thomas A. Cromwell (Nova Scotia)
- 1997–1999: The Honourable Justice James M. Spence (Ontario)
- 1995–1997: The Honourable Justice Carol M. Huddart British (Columbia)
- 1993–1995: The Honourable Justice Michèle Rivet (Quebec)
- 1991–1993: The Honourable Justice Robert Wells (Nova Scotia)
- 1989–1991: The Honourable Justice Kenneth M. Lysyk (British Columbia)
- 1987–1989: The Honourable Justice Horace Krever (Ontario)
- 1985–1987: The Honourable Justice Charles D. Gonthier (Quebec)
- 1983–1985: The Honourable Justice William A Stevenson (Alberta)
- 1982–1983: The Honourable Justice Jacques Dugas (Quebec)
- 1980–1982: The Honourable Justice Sandra Oxner (Nova Scotia)
- 1978–1980: The Honourable Justice Richard E. Holland (Ontario)
- 1977–1978: The Honourable Justice Roy J. Matas (Manitoba)
- 1974–1977: The Honourable Justice David C McDonald (Alberta)
Executive Directors (1974-2024)
- 2017–: Me Christine O’Doherty, Lawyer (Montreal)
- 2013–2017: Me Michèle Moreau, Lawyer (Montreal)
- 1992–2013: Christine Huglo Robertson (Montreal)
- 1988–1992: Joyce E. Whitman (Montreal)
- 1987–1988: Dean Hélène Dumont (Montreal)
- 1986–1987: Professor Pierre-André Côté (Montreal)
- 1985–1986: Professor John M. Law (Edmonton)
- 1983–1985: Professor Peter J. Lown (Edmonton)
- 1979–1982: Professor Gerald Gall (Edmonton)
- 1978–1979: Professor Lyndon Irwin (Edmonton)
- 1974–1978: Professor Allen Linden (Toronto)