Daphnée Drouin / Lawyer
Daphnée Drouin is a Mi'gmaw lawyer from Gespeg. She holds a law degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal and was called to the Bar in 2020. She joined O'Reilly, André-Grégoire et Associés in 2024, after working there as a student in 2017 and articling with the firm (then O’Reilly et Associés) in 2020.
Before embarking on her career as a lawyer, Daphnée worked as a youth protection worker, notably for four years in Nunavik. This experience enabled her to gain a better understanding of the issues and impacts of youth protection services in Indigenous contexts. Her experience in youth protection has given her a very specific objective: to provide legal support to Indigenous communities by building child and family services that meet the needs, values, traditions, customs, cultures, languages and ties of each territory.
Daphnée works closely with many First Nations across Quebec to accompany them towards self-government, particularly in the area of child and family services. These services are tailored to the capacity and rhythms of each community and involve negotiating agreements with various stakeholders, drafting of Indigenous laws, and representing Indigenous governing bodies before the courts in youth protection cases. In addition, her practice supports communities in implementing concrete measures to protect their children and future generations.
Daphnée has experience as a litigator and has participated in proceedings before the Court of Québec and the Superior Court of Québec. She is currently enrolled in the microprogram in Development of Indigenous Child-Family Services at the University of Ottawa (in anicinape: Mizimizide nanda kikenindjigani pagidinigewin ondje Wìyagi iji Anishinàbe Odeg Abinòdjìnshi Wìdòkàzowin).
Daphnée is active with a number of organizations and groups that aim to improve access to justice for First Nations and Inuit. She serves as President of the Board of Directors of the First Peoples Justice Center of Tiohtià:ke and is a member of the Quebec Bar's Expert Group on Aboriginal Law. She also provides training and conferences on self-government in child and family services.
Contact
T : 514-871-8117
F : 514-871-9117
daphnee.drouin@oraga.ca
Education
LL.B., Université de Québec à Montréal, 2017
Year of Call
Barreau du Québec, 2020