Rachael Paquette

First Year of Call

Areas of Practice
Corporate Law, Labour Law, Employment Law

Description
Rachael’s practice is focused primarily on representing and advocating for public institutions particularly in critical areas of human resources, labour relations management, and governance. She has extensive experience in complex statutory and regulatory environments including:

School Boards
Private education institutions
First Nation education self-governance regimes
First Nation administration
Municipal Police Services and Boards
First Nation Police Services and Boards
First Nations, First Nation Tribal Councils, Organizations, and Agencies
First Nation Business Partnerships, Trusts and Joint Venture Agreements
Municipal Services
Private Business entities
Telecommunications

In addition to litigation and arbitration she advises on policy-development and provides comprehensive training in all areas related to the focal points of her legal practice.

Rachael has appeared as counsel before the Federal Court, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Provincial Offences Court of Ontario, Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Labour Relations Board, and in mediation and arbitration hearings.

Rachael was born in Sioux Lookout and raised in Northwestern Ontario and is bilingual in Northern Ojibwe and English. She is an avid golfer and spends as much time as she can manage renewing and carrying forward her spiritual connection with the Northwestern Ontario wilderness where she grew up.