Howe Legal (ON) Professional Corporation
1 lawyer · Established 2023 · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 54 handling Indigenous Law.
About Howe Legal (ON) Professional Corporation
Howe Legal (ON) Professional Corporation is the Ontario arm of Howe Legal Professional Corporation, a small firm founded in Regina, Saskatchewan in 2012 by lawyer Jeff Howe. The Ontario corporation was established in March 2023, with a virtual office in Toronto's Harbourfront at 88 Queens Quay West. The firm concentrates on two areas: Canadian Aboriginal law (aboriginal and treaty rights, land claims, negotiation, protracted litigation, and Indigenous economic development) for Indigenous governments, corporations, and individuals, and human rights law (equality rights, human rights tribunals, administrative law, and not for profit corporations).
Jeff Howe was called to the Saskatchewan bar in June 2007 and has been a member of the Law Society of Ontario since 2023. Before founding the firm, Howe practiced civil litigation and Aboriginal law at Woloshyn & Company in Saskatoon, then spent over a decade as general counsel to a Treaty 4 First Nation and its group of companies, building an in-house legal department there until 2023. Howe also studied French and Mandarin and taught English in Taiwan for two years before attending law school at the University of Saskatchewan. The firm describes its offices as situated within the Homeland of the Métis, Treaty 4 territory, and Treaty 13 territory.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Howe Legal Professional Corporation was founded in Regina, Saskatchewan in 2012.
- Howe Legal (ON) Professional Corporation was established in Ontario in March 2023, extending the firm's Aboriginal and human rights law practice into Toronto.
- Jeff Howe was called to the Saskatchewan bar in June 2007 and joined the Law Society of Ontario in 2023.
- Howe served on the Canadian Bar Association's national board of directors from September 2017 to August 2019, after time on the CBA's national Aboriginal Law Section (2012 to 2017) and as treasurer, then vice chair, of its national Military Law Section (2016 to 2018).
- CBA News profiled Jeff Howe in November 2018 during that term on the CBA's national board.
In the community
- From 2005 to 2011, Jeff Howe was a volunteer student, then volunteer lawyer, at Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City (C.L.A.S.S.I.C.), a legal clinic in Saskatoon.
- In 2012, Howe co-founded, with a First Nation's chief and council, a monthly pro bono civil and criminal legal clinic for low income members, and ran it until 2023.
- From 2014 to 2016, Howe served on the Wawota, Saskatchewan town council, as deputy mayor, and as president of the Wawota Recreation Board.
- Since 2025, Howe has served on the boards of directors of The Reach Gallery Museum and the Kinghaven Treatment Centre, both in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleWho handles what
The neighbourhood
Howe Legal (ON) Professional Corporation's Toronto address, 88 Queens Quay West, is a virtual office rather than a walk-in location. The firm is upfront that its base of operations is still Saskatchewan: Howe Legal's original office opened in Regina in 2012, and the Ontario corporation was set up later, in 2023, to extend the same practice into this province. The building at 88 Queens Quay West is RBC WaterPark Place, a 30 storey office tower on Toronto's waterfront completed in 2014.
Howe Legal describes its offices as sitting within the Homeland of the Métis and Treaty 4 territory in Regina, and Treaty 13 territory in Toronto. Treaty 13, also known as the Toronto Purchase, is the 1805 treaty covering the Toronto area. For a firm whose practice centres on Aboriginal and treaty rights, naming the specific treaty territory of each office is also a statement about the kind of work it does.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of law does Howe Legal practice?
- Howe Legal focuses on two areas: Canadian Aboriginal law (aboriginal and treaty rights, specific land claims, negotiation, protracted litigation, and Indigenous economic development) and human rights law (equality rights, human rights tribunals, administrative law, and not for profit corporations).
- Does Howe Legal represent First Nations and Indigenous governments, or only individuals?
- Both. The firm's Aboriginal and Indigenous law practice serves Indigenous governments, corporations, and individuals, as well as Crown, Crown agents, and municipalities on related issues.
- Can Howe Legal help with a human rights tribunal complaint?
- Human rights tribunal matters are one of the firm's listed services, alongside equality rights and administrative law work.
- Is Howe Legal's Toronto office open for walk-in appointments?
- No. The Toronto address at 88 Queens Quay West is a virtual office for Howe Legal (ON) Professional Corporation. The firm's original, staffed office is in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- How long has Howe Legal been practicing Aboriginal law?
- The firm traces back to 2012, when Jeff Howe founded Howe Legal Professional Corporation in Regina after several years practicing civil litigation and Aboriginal law at a Saskatoon firm and before a period as general counsel to a Treaty 4 First Nation.
Where to find them
88 Queens Quay West, Suite 2500, Toronto, ON M5J 0B8 · 437-600-9238
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