Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (2017)
Education
  • J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2016
  • MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2008
  • B.A. (Honours), McGill University, 2006
Affiliations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
Languages
  • English
  • French

Alyssa Armstrong is an associate in the Regulatory Practice Group with a litigation practice focused on regulatory, administrative, and public law.

Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Alyssa was Counsel at the Crown Law Office Civil, a division of the Government of Ontario, where she acted on behalf of government ministries and officials to resolve complex disputes. In this role, she appeared regularly before administrative tribunals, the Superior Court, and the Court of Appeal.

Alyssa received her Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School where she was a Chair and Editor of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal, a Caseworker for the Innocence Project, and a Legal Researcher for the Metropolitan Toronto Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC).

Experience

Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario v Park, April 12, 2021 (RCDSO)

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Templer Teran, 2021 ONCSWSSW 1

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Goulard, 2020 ONCSWSSW 6

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Scott, 2020 ONCSWSSW 5

Yasin v. Ontario, 2018 ONCA 417

R. v. Coutts, 2018 ONSC 974

Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. A.T., 2018 ONCJ 720

Stewart v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 3179

Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario v Park, April 12, 2021 (RCDSO)

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Templer Teran, 2021 ONCSWSSW 1

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Goulard, 2020 ONCSWSSW 6

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Scott, 2020 ONCSWSSW 5

Yasin v. Ontario, 2018 ONCA 417

R. v. Coutts, 2018 ONSC 974

Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. A.T., 2018 ONCJ 720

Stewart v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 3179

Alyssa Armstrong is an associate in the Regulatory Practice Group with a litigation practice focused on regulatory, administrative, and public law.

Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Alyssa was Counsel at the Crown Law Office Civil, a division of the Government of Ontario, where she acted on behalf of government ministries and officials to resolve complex disputes. In this role, she appeared regularly before administrative tribunals, the Superior Court, and the Court of Appeal.

Alyssa received her Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School where she was a Chair and Editor of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal, a Caseworker for the Innocence Project, and a Legal Researcher for the Metropolitan Toronto Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC).

Experience

Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario v Park, April 12, 2021 (RCDSO)

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Templer Teran, 2021 ONCSWSSW 1

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Goulard, 2020 ONCSWSSW 6

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Scott, 2020 ONCSWSSW 5

Yasin v. Ontario, 2018 ONCA 417

R. v. Coutts, 2018 ONSC 974

Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. A.T., 2018 ONCJ 720

Stewart v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 3179

Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario v Park, April 12, 2021 (RCDSO)

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Templer Teran, 2021 ONCSWSSW 1

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Goulard, 2020 ONCSWSSW 6

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Scott, 2020 ONCSWSSW 5

Yasin v. Ontario, 2018 ONCA 417

R. v. Coutts, 2018 ONSC 974

Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. A.T., 2018 ONCJ 720

Stewart v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 3179

Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (2017)
Education
  • J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2016
  • MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2008
  • B.A. (Honours), McGill University, 2006
Affiliations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • The Advocates' Society
Languages
  • English
  • French
Speaking Engagements
  • Speaker, “Off-Duty” Conduct: Where is the Line Between Professional and Personal?”, CNAR Spring Workshops Series, Online, April 20, 2023
  • Speaker, “What Constitutes an Adequate Investigation: Kastner v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board,” Ontario Bar Association Health Law Call-in Series, February 15, 2023
  • Speaker, “Tackling Delays in Administrative Law: Understanding the Impact of Abrametz,” Ontario Bar Association, September 29, 2022
  • Speaker, “Proceed with Caution! The Criticism of Transparency,” Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation Annual Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, October 26, 2022
  • Speaker, “Sexual Abuse Proceedings”, WeirFoulds Professional Self-Regulatory Body industry seminar, Online, March 2021
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