Maryse Séguin | Solicitor
Called to the Bar
Ontario Bar: 2019
British Columbia Bar: 2020
Second Language
French
Conversational Spanish
Noteworthy
Appointed by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner as Independent Investigation/Assessor member in 2022
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Maryse Séguin has been a lawyer since 2019 and an investigator since 2020. She understands the intricacies of maintaining a safe and respectful work environment for everyone and is enthusiastic to assist employers and employees achieve a higher level of mutual trust. Being bilingual, she can assist clients in French and English – Maryse se réjouit de vous desservir dans la langue de votre choix!
Maryse was born and raised in a French community in Ottawa, Ontario. She completed her Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) and her Bachelor of Law, Common Law, in French at the University of Ottawa. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2019 after articling at a boutique firm in Ottawa that focused on labour and employment litigation. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2020.
Outside of work, Maryse enjoys travelling; spending time with her feline friends, Nala and Cuzco; listening to French and Spanish music; supporting local breweries; and finding hidden treasures at consignment stores.
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Maryse’s investigative experience includes assisting clients from both public and private sectors at all levels, on a wide range of matters including, but not limited to, workplace harassment/bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination, and violence. She prides herself in her extensive federal work under the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations, and in her sport-related work for the national Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner. She has completed training on trauma-informed investigations, unconscious biases, Indigenous history and trauma, and intersectionality.
Maryse has conducted training sessions on the 2021 definition of harassment and violence under the Canada Labour Code and delivered a presentation at the Conférence des arbitres du Québec (the Québec Arbitrator’s Conference) in March 2023 on the impacts of #MeToo in the legal industry.
She also completed the Harvard Mediation Course in 2022 and is working on expanding her practice to include mediation services.
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In 2022, Maryse was appointed as an Independent Investigation member of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner Investigation Unit and Sport Environment Assessment Unit.
Contact
Maryse Séguin
Southern Butler Price LLP
301 - 1835 Lonsdale Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J8
778-229-4554
