Joshua Tan

First Year of Call

Areas of Practice
Administrative Law

Description
Joshua is a lawyer with extensive experience in administrative law and professional regulation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in Political Science and East Asian Studies from the University of Alberta, a Master of Arts in History from Simon Fraser University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

Joshua has conducted regulatory proceedings for the BC College of Nurses and Midwives. Sitting on the Discipline Committee, a specialized administrative tribunal, he has conducted professional disciplinary hearings. Previously on the Inquiry Committee, he reviewed complaints and directed investigations. His health regulation experience has also involved governance and strategic direction on the board of the former College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of BC, leading the organization through transformational change and amalgamation with other health regulatory colleges.

In another adjudicative capacity, Joshua is an independent decision-maker appointed by the Province of British Columbia to adjudicate bylaw disputes between local governments and private citizens.

Joshua finds the work of building relationships and community very rewarding. His community service includes working with immigrant communities and non-profit organizations, and pro bono work at a legal clinic in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, Joshua has served abroad as an interpreter for a Canadian medical mission, extending his volunteerism beyond the local community.

In his younger days, Joshua ran as a competitive track athlete. Trading in his spikes for a military uniform, he ran to the rescue of others as a combat medic. These days, Joshua has learnt to embrace a less hurried life, no longer running to or from anything. Outside of work, he is often found at the dojo, where he trains in Yoshinkan Aikido while finding his way along the path of transformation from award-winning athlete to non-competing martial arts practitioner.