1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: James Ronald Posynick
Address: British Columbia, Canada
SECONDARY EDUCATION
June, 1967 High School, Grade XII Matriculation, O’Leary H.S., Edmonton, AB
1973.75 Student, Faculty of Political Science, Simon Fraser U., Burnaby, BC
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
1988.91 LL.B, Bachelor of Laws, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
June, 2009 M.A. (CAM) Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management, Royal
Roads University, Victoria, B.C.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
September, 1992 admitted to the Bar of the Northwest Territories, member of the Law
Society of the Northwest Territories, resigned 2014, presently a non-practicing member.
April, 1999, admitted to the Bar of Nunavut, member of the Law Society of Nunavut.
Resigned, 2011.
October 1st
, 2007, admitted to the British Columbia Bar, presently in good standing.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
1992-1996, Member Supreme Court Library Committee, Rules of Court Committee and
National Systems of Civil Justice Task Force.
1992-2000, Member NWT Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
1998 Member Branch CBA Task Force on Gender Equality, Administrative and Criminal
Law Sections
2000- 2001, Member of the Canadian Association of Legislative Counsel
2000 - 2001, President of the Canadian Bar Association, NWT Branch
2001 Chair, Branch CBA Criminal Law section
2001-2002 Member of the National CBA Membership Committee
2002, Past President CBA, member of the Branch Executive Council
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2. 2004 Chair, Branch CBA Administrative Law section
2005 – present, member of the Canadian Council of Administrative Tribunals
STATUTORY APPOINTMENTS
1969-72 Justice of the Peace, Clerk of the Provincial Court, Vancouver Municipal and
BC Provincial Courts
1976.79 Deputy Clerk of the District and Supreme Courts, Deputy Sheriff, Notary
1976.80 Public, Commissioner for Oaths, Wetaskiwin, AB
1979.1982 Administrator, Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff’s Operation, Court of Queen’s Bench,
1979.1983 Calgary, AB
1983.1988 Juridical Administrator, Clerk of the NWT Supreme Court, Registrar, Court
1983.1989 of Appeal, Sheriff, Taxing Officer, Justice of the Peace, Regional
1983.1990 Administrator, Federal Court of Canada and Registrar in Bankruptcy.
1989-1990 Rental Officer, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
1995 - 2004, Fair Practices Officer, Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
2000 – 2002, Deputy Law Clerk, Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
2002 – 2009 former member and vice-chair of the Arbitration Panel for the Gwich’in
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement
2004 – 2014 past Chair and member of the NWT Human Rights Adjudication Panel
2010 to present Indian Residential Schools Adjudicator
VOLUNTEER WORK
Former member, Arctic Public Legal Education and Information Society
Former Parent participant in NWT SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving)
Former Member of the Board of Directors, 1998 Arctic Winter Game
Former Co-Chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Correctional and Parole
Services in the Northwest Territories
Former Board Member, NWT Council of Persons with Disabilities
Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Kootenay Community Center Society
2005 to present Member of the Board of Directors of the Erickson Community
Association
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3. 2011 to present Member of the Board of Directors of Valley Community Services 2015
to present Member of the Board of Dicrectors of the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery
Center Society
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
As Advocate and Legal Advisor
Mr. Posynick has appeared as an advocate before the following courts, tribunals and
agencies:
• Court of Appeal of the Northwest Territories
• The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
• The Nunavut Court of Justice
• The Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories
• The Federal Court of Canada, Appeals Division
• The Workers Compensation Appeals Tribunal
• The Canada Pension Plan Appeals Tribunal
• The Development Appeals Board
• The Labour Standards Board
• The Social Services Appeals Committee
• The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
He has represented a broad range of corporate clients, aboriginal organizations, multi-
national corporations, agencies of the Government of Canada and the Northwest
Territories and Nunavut. Throughout his law career he has maintained a “poverty law”
practice, providing legal services to disadvantaged and indigent clients. He is a former
legal counsel to the NT Dene Nation, the office of the Languages Commissioner of
Nunavut and the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal. His range of legal experience
includes:
• Public law (administrative law, agencies and tribunals)
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4. • Criminal law
• Human rights law
• Personal injury law
• Insurance law
• Legislative law
• Aboriginal law
• Employment law
• Corporate/commercial and contract law
• Arbitrations and mediations
As a decision-maker and mediator:
Former NWT Rental Officer
Former NWT Fair Practices Officer
Former Chair and member of the NWT Human Rights Adjudication Panel
Indian Residential Schools Adjudicator
Past arbitration experience in labour, corporate and public education matters.
Extensive mediation experience in a variety of conflict situations.
As Conflict Analyst and Process Manager:
Mr. Posynick successfully completed a Masters’ Degree in Conflict Analysis and
Management. Prior to attending Royal Roads University, he obtained in-service training
with the Attorney General’s Department (Alberta) and from the Continuing Legal
Education Society of Alberta, in Alternative Dispute Resolution. He also has significant
experience in the fields of human rights, commercial, labour, personal injury and family
law mediation.
As Public Administrator:
During Mr. Posynick’s career in court administration (1969-1972; 1976-1988), he gained
experience as a statutory appointee and administrator of a variety of justice programs and
services involving court registries (provincial, superior and Federal courts), sheriff'’s
operations and federal/territorial regulatory services (e.g. Bankruptcy and Bank Act
registries).
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5. Mr. Posynick has taken a variety of provincial/territorial in-service training courses in
financial administration, human resources administration and computer technology
during his career in the public service. His governmental administrative experience and
training was supplemented by his role as a business partner in the law firm of Peterson,
Stang & Malakoe for 5 years. He has operated and maintained a law practice as a sole
law and conflict resolution practitioner since 2002.
In 1999 he led the administrative development of Court Registries for the Nunavut Court
of Justice; in November 2004 he provided managerial and legal advice for the
development of the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal. Most recently, Mr. Posynick
developed and implemented the administrative and adjudicative services for the office of
the NWT Human Rights Adjudication Panel.
REFERENCES
On request
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6. Mr. Posynick has taken a variety of provincial/territorial in-service training courses in
financial administration, human resources administration and computer technology
during his career in the public service. His governmental administrative experience and
training was supplemented by his role as a business partner in the law firm of Peterson,
Stang & Malakoe for 5 years. He has operated and maintained a law practice as a sole
law and conflict resolution practitioner since 2002.
In 1999 he led the administrative development of Court Registries for the Nunavut Court
of Justice; in November 2004 he provided managerial and legal advice for the
development of the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal. Most recently, Mr. Posynick
developed and implemented the administrative and adjudicative services for the office of
the NWT Human Rights Adjudication Panel.
REFERENCES
On request
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