ARCTIC OBITER

FOCUS ON MEMBERS
NEW MEMBERS
The Law Society welcomes its new calls in March and
April:
ALAN R. REGAL
BARRISTER & SOLICITER · YELLOWKNIFE
KENNETH LANDA
DEPT. OF JUSTICE, CANADA · YELLOWKNIFE
RYAN J. CARRIER
BRITISH COLUMBIA SECURITIES COMMISSION ·
VANCOUVER
Moving into demographics, it appears the majority of
resident lawyers are aged 46-55 (28%) and 36-45 (27%),
followed by the 26– to 35-year-olds (24%), 56– to 65-
year-olds (15%), and finally those over 65 (6%). Fiftyfive
percent of resident members are male.
In contrast, non-residents are primarily comprised of
lawyers between 56 and 65 (32%), and between 46 and
55 (30%). Seventy-five percent of non-resident
members are male.
It would be interesting to see how far the Arctic Obiter
reaches within and outside of the membership.
MICHELLE S. THÉRIAULT
MCLENNAN ROSS LLP · YELLOWKNIFE
MEMBERS AT LARGE
It’s no secret that the majority of the Law Society’s
members live outside of the
Territories. To the left is a current
snapshot of the geographic
disbursement of members.
Edmonton continues to be
home to a majority of
members, with Calgary,
Vancouver, Ottawa and
Toronto also acting as hubs.
East of Ontario, one member
can be found in Nova Scotia.
Within the NWT, members
r e si de pr edo m i n a n tl y i n
Yellowknife (127), with smaller legal
communities in Behchoko (2), Fort Simpson (1), Fort
Smith (2), Hay River (3), and Inuvik (3).
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