About Christopher

Christopher Evans practices Aboriginal, environmental, administrative, and constitutional law, with an emphasis on litigation, handling Aboriginal title, treaty, and duty-to-consult cases as well as regulatory proceedings for resource development projects. He represents clients in specific claims and government and industry negotiations, and has worked on cases including a challenge related to the Ring of Fire mining development and the $104 million Whitefish River First Nation specific claims settlement in 2020. He co-edited the Aboriginal Law Handbook, 5th edition (Carswell, 2018). He holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts and Science in political science from McMaster University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and joined Woodward & Company as Senior Counsel in 2025 after being called to the Law Society of British Columbia in 2014 and the Law Society of Ontario in 2018.

Practice areas

Indigenous Law Administrative & Regulatory Law Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Toronto
Undergraduate
McMaster University, Honours BA&Sc Political Science

Listing compiled from public sources in September 2026. Confirm Christopher Evans’s licence and standing in the Law Society of British Columbia directory ↗