Jessie Stirling-Voss

Associate

She/Her/Hers
(416) 981-9409
jstirling@oktlaw.com

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    • Jessie Stirling-Voss (Wa’ya T’so-la) is an associate at OKT. She is Kwakwaka’wakw, a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River, British Columbia, and was born and raised in her community. She holds a Juris Doctor and Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and is a member of the Ontario bar.

    Jessie advises First Nations and regional First Nations organizations on governance, negotiation, and litigation matters, primarily in the child, youth, and family well‑being space. Her practice includes supporting First Nations in the exercise of their inherent jurisdiction over child and family services. She also advances substantive equality in provincial and federal child and family services systems, including through regularly appearing before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and continuing professional development programs and regularly guest lectures and presents to law school classes on Indigenous law and child welfare.

    Jessie is a past President and Chair of the Board of Directors at Aboriginal Legal Services and is a founding member of the Canadian Registry for Wrongful Convictions.

    Jessie has been recognized in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch since 2024 for work in Aboriginal Law/ Indigenous Practice.

     

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    Publications and Media

    • Osgoode Certificate in Fundamentals of Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Law (Nov 26, 2025) – Lecturer, Indigenous Child Welfare and Children’s Rights
    • Navigating Negotiations with Indigenous Services Canada: Lessons Learned from the FNCFS Program Reform File (June 24, 2025) – Internal CLE presentation for OKT lawyers (with Maggie Wente)
    • Osgoode Hall Law School, 1L Seminar on Rights and Reconciliation (Mar 18, 2025) – Lecturer, Indigenous Children and the Canadian State
    • Law Society of Ontario, Indigenous Law Primer (Nov 13, 2024) – Presenter, Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services (with Maggie Wente)
    • Ontario Bar Association, Key Foundations of Aboriginal Law and Working with Indigenous Clients (Apr 26, 2023) – Panelist, Intersections of Aboriginal Law
    • Osgoode Hall Law School, Prof. Kerry Wilkins’ Aboriginal Law Practitioner Panel (Nov 22, 2022) – Panelist
    • Child Protection Defence Association of Ottawa, Child Protection Hustle VII Conference (Oct 27, 2022) – Panelist, The Federal Act – Three Years After; presentation on The Federal Law on Indigenous Child and Family Services
    • McMaster Women in Pre-Law Society (Feb 11, 2022) – Panelist – Women in Law GALentine’s Day Panel
    • Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson) Law and Business Student Association, Virtual Conference (Feb 6, 2022) – Panelist, Indigenous Law Fireside Chat

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