We are looking for an outstanding scholar from the U.S. to join the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa, Canada for four months in 2026/27. We are the largest centre of our kind in Canada and one of the largest in the world. The chairholder will join our vibrant community of scholars, with the opportunity to interact with faculty and graduate students from law, social sciences, medicine, health sciences, management, and the arts. Our location in Canada's capital enables the chairholder to address issues of national and international significance and to network with leading policy makers and jurists.

Rosalie Ayotte is the recipient of the Graduate Award in Reproductive Health Law & Policy for 2025–26, jointly provided by the Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession and the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics (CHLPE). In the fall of 2025 she will begin her LL.M. at the University of Ottawa, supervised by CHLPE member, Professor Audrey Ferron Parayre. Rosalie’s research thesis will focus on obstetrical and gynecological violence (OGV), the mistreatment of women during childbirth including, for example, non-consented interventions such as Caesarean sections, disrespectful language, neglect, and discrimination. She will seek correlations between infringement of rights and healthcare documentation procedures currently in place in the province of Quebec. She will also look at the participation of women in the drafting process for policies and procedures, which is one key to minimizing the incidence of OGV.

Newly released by the University of Ottawa Press, this book edited by CHLPE Director Vanessa Gruben together with Chelsea Cox explores how different approaches to harm reduction can create a stronger foundation for more effective policies and legislation. Scholars from law and social sciences collaborate with frontline organizations as well as with individuals with lived experience to reflect diverse perspectives, and transform how society addresses substance-related challenges ranging across opioids, cannabis, and tobacco.

After leading the world through a global pandemic for more than three years, the World Health Organization is under fire again... Roojin Habibi writes in Hill Times >

What do MGM Studios, Uber, eBay, Moderna, Tesla, Space X and OpenAI have in common? They are successful American companies that have helped change the world and Canadians have played a critical role in their success—in many instances as founders or co-founders. But these connections are not a point of pride for Canada or even widely known. Canadians are great innovators, but our country seldom benefits directly from their efforts. That’s something we urgently need to correct... Kumanan Wilson & Dante Morra write in Policy Options >

The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, is looking to fill a tenure-track position in the Common Law Section for July 1, 2025. Priority will be given to those with expertise and research interest in criminal law or health law. The application deadline is March 10, 2025. Click for more information.