Amanda Bruce
Lawyer
- Location:
Toronto
- Phone:
416-979-6448
- Fax:
416-591-7333
- Email:
Biography
Amanda Bruce is a Métis lawyer and proud advocate for Indigenous rights. She is passionate about using law and policy to advance Indigenous self-determination and improve the lives of Indigenous Peoples. She is a strategic thinker and problem solver who strives to assist her clients through creative holistic solutions grounded in both Canadian and Indigenous law. She draws on previous experience in parliamentary and international advocacy and intergovernmental relations to develop strategies to advance her clients’ interests.
Amanda earned her law degree from the University of Ottawa and is currently pursuing her L.L.M. there. Her L.L.M. thesis focuses on how the division of powers has created substantively inequal education and health care services for First Nations on-reserve. Amanda graduated in the top of her class from Toronto Metropolitan University with a B.A. Honours in Public Administration and Governance with a minor in law.
In addition to her legal practice, Amanda has several research projects on the go. She is co-authoring a book chapter on the Supreme Court’s decision in R. v. Sharma that reframes the decision from a feminist Indigenous perspective. She also has ongoing work on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People, Indigenous overincarceration, Gladue, and section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Before joining Goldblatt Partners, Amanda clerked at the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Amanda had a successful career in Indigenous advocacy, working for various First Nations Organizations. In these roles, Amanda gained critical experience in parliamentary advocacy, intergovernmental relations, and international advocacy, among others.