Research interests
- Equality
- Discrimination
- Access to justice
- Public interest litigation
Anne Levesque studied history and political science before receiving her LLB from the University of Ottawa (Programme de common law français) in 2007. Anne obtained her Master’s in International Human Rights from Oxford University in 2016. Her research and her publications focus on human rights and public interest litigation.
Anne was admitted to the bar in Ontario in 2008 and practiced human rights law in private practice and also in a community legal clinic. She appeared before several administrative tribunals, Canadian courts of all levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and regional and international human rights bodies. Anne is one of the lawyers who represented the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society in its human rights case leading to a historic victory in 2016 which affirmed the right to equality for more than 165 000 Indigenous children. Anne is actively involved in her community. She is currently a fellow with the Broadbent Institute and member of the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities.