Ontario Nominates New Chief Commissioner of Human Rights Commission
Patricia DeGuire is a noted human rights leader and anti-discrimination champion
July 09, 2021
The Ontario government has nominated Patricia DeGuire as the next Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Patricia DeGuire was called to the bar in 1993 and is currently a deputy judge of the Superior Court of Justice. Over the last 20 years she has served Ontario in several leadership roles, including the vice-chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. She has also been a member of the board of directors of Legal Aid Ontario, the Ontario Board of Parole and the Immigration and Refugee Board.