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Conni Kilfoil
604-572-8005 l ckilfoil@shaw.ca
www.connikilfoil.ca
Professional Qualifications
Canadian Bar Association (since 1984), Retired 2012
Law Society of British Columbia (since 1984), Retired 2012
Professional Employment
2016 – Present
Consultant
- Development and presentation of courses in duty to accommodate, bullying and harassment in the workplace, and human rights – all from an employment perspective
- Mediation of human rights disputes
- Ombudsperson services
- Policy audit and development in human rights
- Speaker services
2002 – Present Capilano University (formerly Capilano College)
Instructor, Labour Studies Program
Developing and teaching courses in Human Rights, Duty to Accommodate,and Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace on a contract basis.
2004 – 2016 Canadian Union of Public Employees
Equality Representative
Coordinating a human rights strategy and program for the B.C. regional office of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE); acting as staff advisor/representative to various CLC, BC Federation of Labour, CUPE National and CUPE BC equality committees; providing legal and strategic advice to servicing reps about arbitrations and bargaining language on human rights issues; teaching joint union/management courses to CUPE locals, district councils and staff about various human rights issues.
1992 – 2004 Canadian Union of Public Employees
Legal and Legislative Representative
Representing members at arbitrations and administrative tribunals; preparation of legal opinions, briefs and arguments; advising and assisting servicing representatives, members and elected officials; preparing educational materials and presenting seminars; preparing briefs for presentations to government and other bodies; providing bargaining support.
1992 Canadian Union of Public Employees
Job Evaluation Representative
Teaching courses and advising on job evaluation/pay equity matters, preparing pay equity position papers and campaign material.
1990 – 1992 Hospital Employees’ Union
Legal Counsel
Similar role as at CUPE above.
1988-1989 Workers’ Compensation Board Appointment
Labour Member
As Labour Member to Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, participated in hearing appeals from WCB decisions.
1989 – 1990 Hospital Employees’ Union
Servicing Representative
Provided the full range of union servicing representative duties at seven hospitals and long term care facilities, representing 3300 HEU members, in the handling of grievances, arbitrations, labour board hearings, and all related activities of the union, including the 1989 health care strike.
1987 – 1988 BC Government Employees’ Union
Servicing Representative
Similar role as at HEU above.
1984 – 1987 Crane, Paterson, Kilfoil
Lawyer
Active civil litigation practice including Aboriginal, personal injury, and family law.
1984 Independent Practice
Lawyer
Consulting on Aboriginal rights and comprehensive and specific land claims for a variety of B.C. and Yukon bands and tribal organizations; family law and personal injury law research and litigation.
1983 – 1984 Rosenbloom, McRae & Aldridge
Articling Student
Legal and political work with various First Nations in B.C. including land claims, both general and specific; a variety of Aboriginal legal issues; personal injury litigation research.
1979 – 1983 Hutchins & Soroka, Lawyers, Montreal, Quebec
Legal and Anthropological Research
Part-time during university and full-time in summer while attending law school. Legal and anthropological research relating to implementation of James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; community consultations re Cree Trappers’ Association.
1978 – 1979 Grand Council of the Cree (of Quebec) Association, Montreal, QC
Coordinator of Social Science Research
Coordinating, designing and implementing social and economic development programs for Cree trappers; consulting on environmental impact assessments; processing applications for social science research in land claim area.
Education
1983 McGill University LL.B. Honours
1982 McGill University B.C.L. Honours
1981 Canadian Human Rights Foundation Certificate
1979 McGill University M.A. Anthropology Honours
1975 St Francis Xavier University B.A. Anthropology Honours
Awards and Recognition
Canadian Labour Congress Carol McGregor Disability Rights Activism Award (2013)
Nominated for:
BC Federation of Labour Joy Langan Social Justice Award (October 2012)
CUPE BC and the B.C. region of CUPE were finalists in the Cultural Diversity Awards organized by DiverseCity, an immigrant settlement services organization, (2009 and 2010) for their diversity and equality work, for which I was largely responsible.
Nominated for:
Rosemary Brown Award for Women in Labour (spring 2007)