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Raj Dhir is a Deputy Director with the Ministry of Labour's Legal Services Branch. He is responsible for the Ministry's Litigation Practice which includes Occupational Health and Safety Act prosecutions under the Provincial Offences Act, appeals of Health and Safety Inspectors' orders and Employment Standards Officers' orders to the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Ministry's appellate and judicial review practices, and coroners' inquests. Previously Raj was responsible for the Solicitor Practice which included providing legal support for the Ministry's legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives.
Prior to working at the Ministry of Labour, Raj was a senior counsel with the Ontario Human Rights Commission where he litigated a wide variety of human rights complaints before the Human Rights Tribunal, argued judicial reviews and appeals at all court levels, and appeared as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada. Raj was one of the founding members of SALCO (South Asian Legal Clinic Ontario) and served as SALCO Chair for two years. Raj has a B.Sc. from McGill University, an LL.B from the University of Windsor, a J.D. from the University of Detroit, and an LLM in Labour and Employment Law from York University (Osgoode Hall Law School). |
