The federal government has named acting chairperson Bree Jamieson-Holloway the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s new chairperson.
Jamieson-Holloway will be in the role until December 4, 2027. She has been the acting chairperson since December 31, 2025.
She became vice-chairperson of the tribunal on December 5, 2022. Prior to this appointment, she was the managing lawyer of Jamieson Law, an Ottawa-based business law boutique she launched in January 2017. The firm continued as Gowling WLG in November 2022, according to LinkedIn.
Jamieson-Holloway co-founded and was CEO of nurturedlifeco from September 2017 to July 2020. She was also a partner at Momentum Business Law from September 2017 to October 2018.
She has practised in London, England, and Hong Kong. She has both collaborated with and represented government and public and private sector companies on international business matters; she has also handled corporate finance and corporate/commercial issues, working with global organizations.
Jamieson-Holloway has assisted organizations entering the Canadian market and establishing operations in Canada with business, legal support, and strategic consulting. She is knowledgeable in international trade, regulatory frameworks, and global business practices.
She has mentored young women and worked with inclusion and diversity-focused organizations. Last year, she was a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient at the Businesswoman of the Year Awards; in 2020, she was included in Ottawa’s Forty under 40 cohort.
Jamieson-Holloway obtained her bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Ottawa. She completed an international secondment at England’s University of Reading, pursuing international relations and business.
She received her bachelor of laws degree from the University of Law in London.
Finance minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Jamieson-Holloway’s appointment as CITT chairperson on March 19. The tribunal is an independent, quasi-judicial adjudicative body reporting to parliament under the finance minister.
It conducts inquiries into dumping, subsidy, and procurement complaints; moreover, it hears appeals of Canada Border Services Agency and the Canada Revenue Agency decisions. It also conducts safeguard inquiries and advises the government and/or the finance minister on economic, trade, and tariff matters.