Aboriginal Legal Services
Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS), formerly Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto, is a Canadian legal services organization based in Toronto, Ontario.
Organization
ALS is represented as a member of the Indigenous Advisory Group of the Action Committee on Modernizing Court Operations.[1]
Personnel
ALS's leadership is listed on its website.[2]
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Karlie Nordstrom | Vice President | Métis Nation Saskatchewan, Pro Bono Students Canada, Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC), Casey House, Aird & Berlis |
| Chelsea Young | Secretary | Pro Bono Students Canada, Law Students' Legal Advice Program, Fasken |
| Basima Roshan | Treasurer | Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), YMCA of Greater Toronto |
| Darian Baskatawang | Director | Whitesand First Nation, Indigenous Bar Association (IBA), Advocates' Society, Olthuis Kleer Townshend (OKT), Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Chiefs of Ontario, Independent First Nations |
| Anette Borger-Snel | Director | Humber College |
| Alexandra Cropp | Director | Norway House Cree Nation, Mokwateh, Norway House Cree Nation Health Centre of Excellence |
| Hugh O'Reilly | Director | Acuity Global, Innovate Cities, Global Risk Institute, C.D. Howe Institute, Namerind Housing Corporation, Orbis Canada, OPTrust |
| Carolyn Parkinson | Director | Sheridan College |
| Cheyenne Latimer | Shadow Director | Latimer Legal Services |
| Derek James Martin | Shadow Director | Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, Morrow Sodali, James and Oak, University of Sydney Law School |
| Lori Mishibinijima | Community Council Member[3] | Indigenous Bar Association (IBA), Osgoode Hall Law School |
Funding
ALS is funded by:[4]
- Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation
- Anti-Racism Action Program
- Delta Bingo & Gaming
- Department of Justice Canada
- Law Foundation of Ontario
- Legal Aid Ontario
- Make Music Better
- Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training
- Ontario Arts Council
- Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
- Service Canada
- Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC)
- Toronto Foundation
- United Way Greater Toronto
- Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)
External links
Terms of Reference - Indigenous Advisory Group. (2023, October 24). Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20231120040325/https://www.fja.gc.ca/COVID-19/Terms-of-Reference-for-the-Indigenous-Advisory-Group-Mandat-du-groupe-consultatif-autochone-eng.html ↩︎
Board of Directors. Aboriginal Legal Services. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.aboriginallegal.ca/board-of-directors.html ↩︎
About the IBA. Indigenous Bar Association. Retrieved March 12, 2025, from https://www.indigenousbar.ca/about#leadership ↩︎
About Us. Aboriginal Legal Services. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.aboriginallegal.ca/about-us.html ↩︎