Overview

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The Honourable Louise Arbour, CC, GOQ has been appointed Governor General-designate of Canada. Louise Arbour served as Senior Counsel at BLG from 2014 to 2026, advising on governance and international disputes while mentoring the next generation of Canadian lawyers.

She completed in December 2018 her mandate at the UN as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration, which led to the adoption of the Global Compact for Migration. She has also held other senior positions at the United Nations, including High Commissioner for Human Rights (2004-2008) and Chief Prosecutor for The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda (1996-1999).

Practice Areas

• International Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1971 (QC)