Biography

Geneviève Chabot is a Special Legal Counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada, where she advises the Justices on complex legal issues raised in appeals heard by the Court. Prior to joining the Supreme Court in January 2024, she served a two-year term as a Justice of the High Court of Belize, presiding over civil and family law matters in the civil division.

A recognized expert in human rights law, Geneviève previously served as Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (2017–2021) and as Deputy Chair of the Yukon Human Rights Commission (2016–2017).

Geneviève began her career in civil litigation working in both the private and public sector. After practising as an associate in the litigation department of a national law firm (2011–2013), she joined the Yukon Regional Office of the Department of Justice Canada (2013–2017), where she represented the Government of Canada in various proceedings, including the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Yukon hearings) and the Independent Assessment Process for Former Students of Indian Residential Schools.

Fluent in French and English, Geneviève holds a B.A. in Psychology from Université Laval, a combined LL.L./J.D. from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the New York Bar, was a member of the Law Society of Yukon from 2013 to 2017, and became a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2023.