Rose Victoria Adams

Lawyer

514-842-0748

Year of call: Quebec Bar, 2022

Rose Victoria Adams joined Dionne Schulze as a lawyer in 2022. She is notably involved in the litigation of class actions for historical institutional abuse and systemic discrimination, and also represents individuals in the claims processes from such class actions. Rose also counsels clients in matters of land management under the Indian Act and modern land claim agreements, governance, research ethics, consultation issues and specific claims.

Extended Bio

As an Inuk from Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, Rose is particularly interested in issues of land management and governance under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement.

Rose holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from McGill University’s Faculty of Law. During her studies, she clerked with the Honourable Paul Mayer at the Specific Claims Tribunal. She articled at a major international law firm before becoming a member of the Quebec Bar.

  • B.C.L./J.D., McGill University, 2021

  • “Gestion des terres de réserve et des terres conventionnées au Québec”, presentation in the Ordres juridiques autochtones et droit foncier course at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, Ottawa, 2025
  • “Au-delà des différences : Apprendre du droit autochtone pour une pratique juridique éclairée”, Congrès annuel du Jeune Barreau de Montréal, Montréal, 2025
  • “La mise en œuvre de la DNUDPA et son impact sur les consultations et l’engagement autochtones : regard posé sur le Nunavik”, Open Forum Conference on Indigenous Consultation and Accommodation, Montréal, 2024
  • “Land Claim Agreements and the History of Colonial Legal Systems in Nunavik”, Journée thématique du Barreau du Québec sur la pratique du droit au Nunavik : Ensemble pour une justice dans le Nord, Montréal, 2024
  • “Governance of Non-Profit Organizations”, training for Indigenous youth administrators of the Collège des administrateurs de société et du Secrétariat à la jeunesse, Kuujjuarapik, 2023
  • “Indigenous Rights in Canada – The Legal Context”, Makivvik Corporation and Qarjuit Youth Council UNDRIP Workshop, Montréal, 2023