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Ella Bedard

Ella Bedard

Lawyer

Biography

Ella Bedard helps unions and workers enforce their rights at work. In her labour practice, Ella represents unions in both the public and private sectors in cases heard by arbitrators, the administrative tribunals, and the courts.

From 2023 to 2025, Ella took a leave from the firm to work as the Coordinator of Workers Rights at the Workers Action Centre, a worker-based organization committed to improving the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and precarious work. At WAC Ella worked side by side with workers developing innovative legal and organizing strategies. Through her work at WAC Ella deepened her knowledge of both federal and provincial minimum standards legislation, and was able to make submissions to both levels of government regarding the policy issues and systemic barriers that non-unionized workers face.

Ella was called to the Bar in 2019 after attending Osgoode Hall Law School. Before going to law school she worked for two public sector unions, completed a Masters certification in Labour Studies at the City University of New York, and worked the Labour Beat as a reporter for rabble.ca.