Courtney Laidlaw
Courtney is a lawyer and experienced human rights investigator with a background in the transportation and education sectors. She currently works at the Durham District School Board as a Senior Human Rights Investigator, where she is responsible for developing tools and resources to support and enhance timely, effective and responsive human rights complaint resolution processes, while collaboratively working on strategies to address systemic human rights issues. She also addresses discrimination and harassment complaints and conducts related legal assessments, mediations and investigations involving students, parents/guardians, employees and community members. In consultation with the Indigenous Education Department, she examines issues and complaints that concern Indigenous Education Policy and procedures or involve allegations of violations of Indigenous rights. Before joining the DDSB, Courtney was the Manager of the Human Rights Office at the Toronto Transit Commission, where she oversaw the day-to-day guidance and assistance being provided to all levels of TTC Executive, staff, and unionized employees on a wide variety of human rights, accommodation, accessibility, and workplace violence related issues. Prior to the TTC, Courtney managed the faculty governance processes and the Office of the Dean at Osgoode Hall Law School, after having practiced in the areas of labour, employment and human rights law for several years. She is actively involved in the human rights space and regularly writes and presents on current issues. Connect with Courtney on LinkedIn.