FOCUS on Access to Justice
Maximizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Tribunals to Ensure Culturally Competent Adjudication
Juliet Chang Knapton
Advocate-in-Residence
University of Ottawa
Hadayt Nazami
Founding Partner
Nazami & Associates
In recognition of Canada’s culturally and ethnically diverse population, it is crucial that administrative bodies also mirror this diversity. Such diversity among tribunals, would ensure a comprehensive understanding of the adversities faced by the community members that appear before them.
- Understanding the duty of administrative bodies to serve all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, & cultural background
- Assessing how administrative bodies can increase diversity within their tribunal bodies
- Identifying strategies to make this happen
- Analyzing how much administrative tribunals are reflective and representative of the communities they serve
- Are there initiatives to make this happen?
- Examining how tribunals can provide access to justice to minority communities