Nadia Zaman

Nadia Zaman is passionate about Employment Law, describing it as the perfect nexus between business, law, and people. She says it is an exciting area of practice given its breadth and given that the law is constantly evolving. She enjoys representing both employers and employees in all aspects of the employment relationship. In particular, Nadia enjoys advocating on behalf of employees and positively impacting their working lives as well as providing proactive, strategic advice to employers to ensure they are complying with the law and minimizing liability. There is nothing more fulfilling for Nadia than building strong relationships with her clients through empathy and understanding, helping them navigate through complex workplace problems, and obtaining the best results possible. This is what motivates her to be a trusted advisor and a relentless advocate.

Nadia obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Her legal career began on Bay Street, at the largest national full-service law firm. Since being called to the Ontario bar in June 2016, she has focused her practice exclusively on Canadian Employment Law.

Nadia regularly speaks and writes about Employment Law and is committed to educating others about their rights and obligations so they are able to make informed decisions. She has been invited to provide media commentary on TV, radio, print and the Quibi app, by platforms such as CBC, Global News, CTV News and Radio Canada International, regarding hot button employment law issues. Nadia has also been invited to speak about The Fundamentals of Employment Law on behalf of the Ontario Bar Association. She is a member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Labour and Employment Law Section and was elected to serve on the Executive Committee for two consecutive years.

Advocacy began for Nadia at the age of 14. She was the youngest speaker invited to a conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka to advocate on environmental rights. A few years later, she assisted in establishing the Child Abuse Network at the Police Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Being committed to advancing human rights, Nadia was heavily involved with UNICEF at the University of Toronto as the Co-Director of the Youth Engagement Program. She taught students with learning disabilities about human rights and developed the curriculum to be used across community centres in Toronto. As a law student, Nadia developed written accommodation policies to promote mental health awareness as Equity Officer; guided prospective students as Student Ambassador; critically analyzed the law as Senior Editor of the Journal of Law & Equality; and advocated for low-income clients at the Downtown Legal Services Clinic. She deeply values community service.

Prior to law school, Nadia graduated Summa Cum Laude from Trinity College, University of Toronto, with a double major in Criminology and Ethics, Society & Law. She served as the President of the Ethics, Society & Law Students’ Association and is the recipient of the Brian Morgan Scholarship in Law and the Magdalena Gryc Award.

Nadia is a social media enthusiast. You can follow her on Twitter @empLAWment and on Instagram @emplawment_on, and connect with her on LinkedIn.

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