Janzen

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Year of Call: Quebec Bar, 2016

David Janzen joined Dionne Schulze as a lawyer in 2016 after articling and working as a law student with the firm.

David Janzen primarily represents Indigenous governments, organizations, businesses, and individuals. His practice includes constitutional, administrative, and environmental law, as well as tax, commercial and employment matters.

David Janzen graduated from McGill law on the Dean’s Honour List. While at law school, he clerked at the Quebec Court of Appeal. Prior to entering the legal profession, he taught mathematics at a college in Quebec.

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Education

  • LL.B. / B.C.L., McGill University, 2015
  • M.A. in mathematics and statistics, McGill University, 2007
  • B.A. in mathematics and statistics, University of Winnipeg, 2005

Professional and volunteer activities

  • Legal clinic at the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, lawyer-supervisor (2020-…)
  • Kawaskimhon Moot, coach for McGill University teams (2022-…)
  • ENvironnement JEUnesse, member of the board of directors (2020-2022)

Selected judgments

Federal Court of Appeal

Makivik Corporation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 184

Quebec (Attorney General) v. Picard, 2020 FCA 74

Federal Court

McKenzie v. Ambroise, 2020 FC 340

Makivik Corporation v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2019 FC 1297

Court of Quebec

Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales c. Bellefleur, 2017 QCCQ 13674 (French only)

Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales c. Napess, 2017 QCCQ 5286 (French only)

Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales c. Napess, 2017 QCCQ 5285 (French only)

Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales c. Mestokosho, 2017 QCCQ 5284

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