The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Guy Régimbald, Partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Justice Régimbald replaces Justice R. LeBlanc, who was elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal effective April 28, 2020.
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"I wish Justice Régimbald every success as he takes on his new role. I am confident he will serve Canadians well as a member of the Federal Court."
-The Hon. David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Biography
Justice Guy Régimbald obtained his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa and his B.C.L. from the University of Oxford. He was called to the Law Society of Ontario in 2002, the Barreau du Québec in 2007, and the Law Society of Nunavut in 2016.
Justice Régimbald was the National Leader of the Administrative Law Group at Gowling WLG, where his practice focused on constitutional and administrative law, Indigenous law, intellectual property, and taxation. He has appeared before courts and tribunals across Canada, including 26 appeals at the Supreme Court of Canada. Prior to joining Gowling WLG, Justice Régimbald was a law clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice Rothstein and the Honourable Mr. Justice Major of the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as for Mr. Justice (now Chief Justice) Marc Noël at the Federal Court of Appeal. He also worked for the Department of Justice in the Constitutional and Administrative Law Section and for the Privy Council of Canada, and taught constitutional law, administrative law and international law at the University of Ottawa.
At the time of his appointment, Justice Régimbald was Chair of the Canadian Bar Association's Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee and Past Chair of the CBA's Administrative Law Section. He also served on the executive of the CBA's Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section.
Justice Régimbald is the author of Canadian Administrative Law, Halsbury's Administrative Law, and Halsbury's Constitutional Law - Division of Powers, and co-author of The Law of the Canadian Constitution, all published by LexisNexis. He is also a co-author of Supreme Court of Canada Practice, published by Carswell. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Administrative and Public Law and in Appellate Practice (lawyer of the year in both categories), by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for his work in Indigenous Law and Litigation - Public Law, by Chambers Canada in Litigation: Public & Administrative Law, and by Managing Intellectual Property in copyright law and trademarks.
Justice Régimbald and his spouse are the proud parents of two young daughters.
