Labour & Employment Law
Immigration Law
Human Rights Law
Litigation
Administrative Law

Chris Veeman’s focus is on the workplace: he practises primarily in Labour & Employment Law, Immigration Law and Human Rights law.

On graduation from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law in 2003 he clerked at the Federal Court of Canada where he developed an interest in citizenship and immigration law, employment law (in particular the Canada Labour Code), and human rights law.

Chris has appeared on behalf of clients in the Federal Court of Canada, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal, the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, the Canadian Industrial Relations Board and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He currently lectures in Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee law at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Law.

• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar
• LL.B. (Toronto, 2003)
• M.A. (Social and Political Thought, York, 1998)
• B.A. (Honours, Calgary, 1995)

• 2001 University of Toronto - Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Award
• 2000 University of Toronto - John Yaremko Leadership Award

• University of Saskatchewan College of Law - Sessional Lecturer (since 2007)
• SAKS Centre (Nutana Collegiate Daycare for Student Parents) - Member, Board of Directors (since 2006)
• University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review - Senior Editor (2002 - 2003)

• “Immigration Law”, presentation to Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association, October, 2007.
• “Disability Benefits During the Reasonable Notice Period”, paper for Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers conference, September 2007.
• Presentation to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) regarding citizenship issues, March, 2007.
• “Parry Sound and Human Rights Remedies at Arbitration”, with Kevin Wilson, paper for University of Calgary Labour Arbitration Conference, 2006.
• Review of Sossin & Bryant, “Public Law”, published in University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, 2003.
• “The Canadian Approach to Forum Disputes”, Durban, South Africa, 2002 (with Barry Leon and Sarah Wright).