Christina Caron, Lawyer

Christina Caron was called to the Bar in 2006. She practices in the areas of Aboriginal law, human rights and freedoms, constitutional law and administrative law. She is involved in major cases concerning land claims, aboriginal equality rights, the Crown’s constitutional duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples, and implications of natural resources development on Aboriginal rights, including forestry and hydroelectric activities.

In addition to her practice, Ms. Caron is completing a Master’s degree at Laval University. Her thesis topic concerns the legitimacy, the nature and origin of the honour of the Crown as a moral, political and legal instrument. She gave three papers on this topic in 2007 and 2008.

Ms. Caron recently worked on Aboriginal law matters as a research assistant for a professor of constitutional law, which allowed her to acquire a broad knowledge of the division of powers between the federal and provincial levels of government. She also developed expertise on the extent of the duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples.

Ms. Caron recently represented Laval University at the Canadian Conference of Constitutional Affairs. As a member of the Comité d’action politique franco-québécois, she completed a two-month internship at the offices of  the Prime Minister of France and Québec’s Delegate General in Paris.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Caron practiced in the areas of civil litigation and medical liability at a national law firm.