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Andrea Johnson was born and raised in Calgary but considers Saskatchewan to be home. In 2005, she moved to Saskatoon to attend the Edwards School of Business and received her Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations in 2009. She then attended the University of Saskatchewan College of Law, graduating in 2012. Andrea articled with a large firm in Regina and, following her call to the bar in 2013, she continued to practice with that firm, mainly in the areas of administrative, labour, and employment law. From 2017 until 2018, Andrea practised with a treasury board crown corporation, focusing on administrative and regulatory law.
Andrea joined Gerrand Rath Johnson at the beginning of 2019, where her practice focuses on administrative law and civil litigation, including labour, employment, human rights, professional regulatory law, and workplace related issues (dismissals, discrimination, and accommodation). Andrea also practices municipal law and has advised municipal councils on matters including conflicts of interests pursuant to The Municipalities Act and has been involved in litigation relating to the interpretation of The Local Improvements Act, 1993 and The Planning and Development Act, 2007. Andrea has represented clients before all level of courts in Saskatchewan and before several administrative bodies, including the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, labour arbitrators, Saskatchewan Employment Standards, and the Saskatchewan Municipal Board. She has also represented clients in matters before the Federal Court and the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.
Andrea is currently the president of Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, past president of the Regina Bar Association. Andrea also has volunteered with the Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan’s Free Legal Clinic since she was called to the bar in 2013. In 2023, she received Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan’s Volunteer of the Year award. She has also served as the vice-chair and subsequently as the chair for the Canadian Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Forum, South Saskatchewan section. Andrea is an avid traveler and enjoys spending her free time staying active and spending her time outdoors and with her dog, Faith.
