Overview

John Stefaniuk, K.C., engages in a broad practice with emphasis on environmental law, real estate and development law, natural resources and energy, commercial law and municipal law.

John Stefaniuk, K.C., is a partner at TDS who engages in a broad practice with emphasis on environmental law, real estate and development law, natural resources and energy, commercial law and municipal law matters. He has particular experience in relation to contaminated sites, mining and mine rehabilitation, wind power development, natural resource development, environmental approvals and licensing, commercial real estate, leasing, financing and development, municipal approvals, taxation and assessment and business acquisitions. He appears regularly before government licensing bodies and administrative tribunals including the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission and Municipal Board, municipal councils, provincial legislative committees and in all levels of court in Manitoba and in the Federal Court in connection with environmental, resource, regulatory municipal, and property issues.

John has been repeatedly named to the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the 500 Leading Lawyers in Canada. He is also listed in the Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory under Environmental Law and Property Development and is listed in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, under Environment, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Environmental Lawyers and the National Post-Best Lawyers in Canada directory, among other listings. He was among the “most highly regarded individuals” under Environmental Law in the “Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2017 Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers”. He is a roster member of the Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation.

The services of J. D. Stefaniuk are provided through J.D. Stefaniuk Law Corporation.

John is Board Chair of the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Honorary Counsel to the Family Centre of Winnipeg.

John was President of the Manitoba Bar Association in 2005-2006 and served on the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Board of Directors the following year. John was Organizing Committee Chair for the successful 2004 Canadian Legal Conference and Expo in Winnipeg. He serves on the CBA Supreme Court of Canada Liaison Committee.

John is Chair of the Manitoba Criminal Code Review Board that deals with dispositions of accused who are found not criminally responsible. He served on the Province of Manitoba’s Planning Act Review Task Force, a task group to study the use of administrative monetary penalties for regulatory offences and on an advisory group dealing with The Contaminated Sites Remediation Act.

John Stefaniuk has been appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research, effective February 21, 2020. The Foundation supports research that enhances the practice of law in Canada by exploring emerging trends and issues. The research it funds provides lawyers, judges and legal professionals’ evidence generated by Canada’s thought leaders in the profession. Each year, the Foundation provides funding for research grants and honours excellence through its prestigious Walter Owen Book Prize.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Municipal Law
• Corporate Law
• Natural Resources & Energy
• Environmental Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1988 (MB)