Edgar-Andre Montigny

Montigny Law

Ed MontignyEdgar-Andre Montigny completed his doctorate in Canadian history in 1993. His thesis examined public policy and the care of the dependent aged in late nineteenth-century Ontario. Ed then spent several years teaching history and Canadian studies at various Ontario universities. While he was a graduate student, he joined the Board of Neighbourhood Legal Services (NLS). His work with NLS inspired him to become a lawyer.

Ed studied law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, graduating in 2003. He spent his articles as a judicial law clerk at the Superior Court of Justice, focusing on administrative law issues before the Divisional Court. From 2009 until 2016, he was a staff lawyer at ARCH Disability Law Centre where he represented clients on a range of accommodation and human rights issues. Together with Kerri Joffe, Ed prepared a paper, commissioned by the Law Commission of Ontario, on the rights of persons subject to Court Appointed guardianships. Ed also served on the Advisory Board that helped produce the Law Commission of Ontario’s report on Legal Capacity, Decision-making and Guardianship in Ontario.

Ed established his practice to focus on issues of consent, capacity and substitute decision making. He has the skills and experience necessary to help people with capacity issues assert their right to make decisions for themselves. Ed can also help those who make decisions on behalf of another person understand the nature and scope of their role, to ensure they can carry out their obligations in a manner that respects the rights and human dignity of the person for whom they make decisions.