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Rosalie Abella
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Rosalie Abella

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Developing the concept of employment equity in Canadian law.

Employment equity

Born
1 July 1946
Birthplace
Stuttgart

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Rosalie Abella

Rosalie Abella is a Canadian jurist who served on the Supreme Court of Canada from 2004 to 2021.

Early life

Origins

Born in a displaced-persons camp in Stuttgart, moved to Canada in 1950 and earned her law degree at the University of Toronto in 1970.

Career

  1. 1976

    Judicial appointment

    Joined the Ontario Family Court.

  2. 1983–1984

    Employment inquiry

    Led the Royal Commission on Equality in Employment.

  3. 1992

    Appeal court

    Appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal.

  4. 2004–2021

    Supreme Court

    Served on Canada’s highest court.

Selected work

Employment equity

Her commission developed an approach to removing systemic workplace barriers.

Beyond work

Music

Trained as a classical pianist and graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music in 1964.

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