Biography

​Murray Chitra is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Faculty of Law of Queen’s University. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and was employed by the Province of Ontario for more than three decades.

This included ten years with the Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of Correctional Services.  Six of those were served as Legal Director. Murray subsequently worked as Legal Director of the Ontario Insurance Commission which is now the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario.

In 1994 he was appointed as Chair of the Ontario Civilian Police Commission. The Commission is the agency of the Province of Ontario responsible for the oversight of municipal police forces. He held that position for 17 years.

Following his time with the Commission, Murray taught ethics in employment for 12 years as a part time Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University in the Masters of Industrial Relations Program.

Murray is a former Vice President and President of the Society of Ontario Regulators and Adjudicators, Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals and Ontario Public Service Quarter Century Club.

He has been a member of the Law Society Tribunal since 2015.