List of Persons Who May Act as Special Advocates

Pursuant to s.85(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Minister of Justice establishes a list of persons who may act as special advocates and may amend the list when deemed necessary. The list of persons, their city of practice, and year of call to the Bar follows:

• Prasanna Balasundaram, Toronto, Ontario, 2007
• Colin S. Baxter, Ottawa, Ontario, 1992
• Donald Bayne, Ottawa, Ontario, 1972
• Nellie Benoit, Montreal, Quebec, 2000
• Joshua Blum, Toronto, Ontario, 2012
• Gordon Cameron, Ottawa, Ontario, 1987
• Paul J. J. Cavalluzzo, Toronto, Ontario, 1973
• P. Jonathan Faulds, Q.C. Edmonton, Alberta, 1980
• Andrea Gonsalves, Toronto, Ontario, 2006
• Brian Gover, Toronto, Ontario, 1983
• Harout Haladjian, Montreal, Quebec, 2007
• Anil K. Kapoor, Toronto, Ontario, 1988
• Ewan Lyttle, Ottawa, Ontario, 2005
• Patrick McCann, Ottawa, Ontario, 1971
• Amy J. Ohler, Toronto, Ontario, 2010
• Kate Oja, Inuvik, Northwest Territories and Vancouver, British Columbia, 2010
• Jacqueline Swaisland, Toronto, Ontario, 2008
• Adrienne Telford, Toronto, Ontario, 2008
• Gib van Ert, Ottawa, Ontario, 2018 and Vancouver, British Columbia, 2004
• Brendan J. van Niejenhuis, Toronto, Ontario,2002
• Lorne Waldman, Toronto, Ontario, 1979