Jennifer A. Miller Q.C.

Jennifer Miller's practice is dedicated to significant legal matters involving health and safety in Western Canada.

Her practice includes:

• occupational health and safety risk and incident management;
• defence of occupational health and safety prosecutions;
• health and safety related negligence litigation and public inquiries;
• defence of professional discipline; and
• a wide range of employment matters.

Jennifer represents industry leaders in energy, medicine, utilities, construction, road building, transportation, and manufacturing and appears before all levels of courts in Alberta, as well as courts in other jurisdictions on provincially and federally regulated matters.

Jennifer speaks and writes on health and safety issues for educational organizations, corporations, and professional associations, including the Alberta Medical Association, the Canadian Bar Association, Printers and Graphics Industry Association of Alberta, Alberta Gas and Oil Pipeline Operators Safety Council, Alberta Petrochemical Safety Council, Plant and Engineering Maintenance Association of Canada, Alberta Sand and Gravel Association, and Gas Processing Association of Canada.

She has contributed to international, national, and local publications on medical-legal issues, including the Health Law Review, the Health Law Journal, and Mental Disability and the Law in Canada.

Jennifer is a former chair of the labour and employment law subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, a former executive for the Edmonton Medical Legal Society and a former associate of the University of Alberta Health Law Institute.

She is an honorary member of the Ophthalmologic Society of Alberta and a keen supporter of the arts community.

Recent Publications

• Crossing Borders: Is Your Company Compliant with OH&S Legislation in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba?
• Saskatchewan Changes its Occupational Health and Safety Act: Effective November 7, 2012
• Tobacco Legislation Update

Blog Posts

• The Only Constant Is Change: Yet More Amendments to BC's Workers Compensation Act
• Recent Amendments to the Workers Compensation Act give WorkSafeBC Enhanced Compliance Powers
• Saskatchewan Prime Contractor Regulations Coming into Force January 1, 2015

Recent Recognitions

• 2017, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

  Jennifer A. Miller Q.C., repeatedly recommended, Occupational Health & Safety

• 2017, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

  Jennifer A. Miller Q.C., repeatedly recommended, Medical Negligence - Represents Defendants

• 2015, Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers

  Jennifer A. Miller Q.C., recognized as a leading mining lawyer in Canada

News & Speaking Engagements

• Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
• Enform's Petroleum Safety Conference
• Alberta Construction Safety Association - NCSO Conference