First Nations Law
Administrative Law
Health Law
Labour & Employment Law
Litigation

Bonnie Reid is an experienced litigator who has appeared before all levels of Courts in Saskatchewan as well as professional disciplinary bodies and labour relations boards.

Prior to entering into the practice of law Bonnie was a Registered Nurse who worked in health care administration and education in hospitals in Saskatoon, Montreal, Lethbridge and Regina, and as Director of the Regina Home Care Program, focusing on rehabilitation and improving the quality of life for home care users. She participated in the development and implementation of a provincial home care program. In her legal practice she has acted as Counsel to the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations where she represented the interests of health sector employers in a number of areas including the reorganization of health care labour relations.

Bonnie has also been active in human rights issues, particularly as they relate to mentoring in the legal profession. She was involved in background work that led to the development of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.

Bonnie has been active in a number of professional and community organizations during her career. She is a former Director of the Regina District Health Board, Regina Palliative Care Inc. and Hospitals of Regina Foundation. Bonnie currently serves as a member of the Institutional Review Board for the Allan Blair Cancer Centre. She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association.

• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar
• Currently completing a Masters in Health Law at Osgoode Hall. Toronto
• Mediation Training Program for Conflict Resolution, through the Law Society of Saskatchewan, (Center of Dispute Resolution, Denver, Colorado, 1988)
• LL.B. (Saskatchewan, 1983)
• Certificate in Hospital Administration (Saskatchewan, 1969)
• Diploma in Nursing Service Administration (Saskatchewan, 1966)
• Nursing Diploma (St. Boniface, 1965)

• Canadian Bar Association - National Council (since 2005)
• Allan Blair Cancer Centre - Institutional Review Board (since 1994)
• Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association - Governor (1993); Chair, planning committee for Sexual Abuse conference (1993); Chair, planning committee for Disclosure conference (1996)
• Hospitals of Regina Foundation - Board of Directors (1989 - 1999); Member , Hospital Foundation Home Lottery(1991 - 1994); Member, Governance Review Committee (1994); Chairperson, Hospital Foundation Home Lottery (1995 - 1999); Chairperson, Audit and Investment Committee (1998 - 1999)
• Career Headways Inc. - Board of Directors, and Human Resource Committee (1996 - 1999)
• Regina District Health - Board of Directors, Director, Project 2000 Committee (1993 - 1995);
• Regina Palliative Care Inc. - Board of Directors (1989 - 1995); Vice President (1992); President (1993 & 1994); Past President (1995)
• Plains Enterprises Inc. - Board of Directors (1987 - 1999)

• Public Legal Education Presentations on: patient rights; wills and televised public legal education on living wills.
• Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology: Lectures on medical legal issues for the Paramedic students.
• Workshops and presentations to district health board members on: legal parameters of fiscal governance, risk management, directors’ responsibility and liability; conflict of interest.
• Presentation at various conferences and educational days for health care workers in acute care, home care, rehabilitative care, long term care, addiction counseling services on various topics including record keeping, consent, negligence, confidentiality, privacy issues related to disclosure and risk management.