History of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner
Biography: Integrity Commissioner Janet Leiper
Ms. Leiper, a lawyer and adjudicator, has practiced administrative and criminal law since her call to the Bar in 1987. She served most recently as Visiting Professor, Public Interest Law at Osgoode Law School where she implemented the first public interest graduation requirement for law students in Canada. Ms. Leiper is also the former Chair of Legal Aid Ontario appointed by the Government of Ontario from 2004 to 2007.
Ms. Leiper has extensive experience with investigations, prosecutions and defence work on behalf of lawyers and the Law Society of Upper Canada; and has served as independent counsel to a number of regulated health professional colleges. Ms. Leiper is also an Alternate Chair of both the Ontario Review Board and the Nunavut Review Board, presiding over hearings to determine the liberty of persons found not criminally responsible due to mental health disorders and persons found unfit to stand trial.
Ms. Leiper was awarded the 2009 Laura Legge Award from the Law Society of Upper Canada, an award that recognizes an Ontario female lawyer who has exemplified leadership in the legal profession.
