Dr. Kim Stanton is a lawyer, called to the bar in British Columbia and Ontario, whose legal practice has focused on equality law, constitutional law, Indigenous rights law, and addressing gender-based violence. She was a Commissioner on the Mass Casualty Commission (the joint federal/provincial inquiry into the April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting). In 2024, the BC government appointed Dr. Stanton to conduct an independent systemic review of the BC legal system’s treatment of intimate partner violence and sexual violence. She released her final report in June 2025. A former legal director of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), Dr. Stanton is a senior fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto, where she completed her Masters and Doctorate degrees in law. She is a legal consultant, strategic advisor and the author of the book Reconciling Truths: Reimagining Public Inquiries in Canada, published by UBC Press in 2022.
