Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi
Lawyer
she/herChimwemwe Undi is an associate at TDS who practices primarily in the areas of professional regulation, labour and employment law, administrative law and intellectual property.
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Chimwemwe Undi is an associate at TDS who practices primarily in the areas of professional regulation, labour and employment law, and administrative law.
Chim provides advocacy and advice on professional regulation and governance for self-regulation professions. She has experience with issues related to statutory interpretation and compliance, policy development, registration and licensing, and complaints investigation and prosecutions.
Chim is developing a broad labour and employment practice, including employment contracts and policies, investigations, collective bargaining, human rights, and wrongful dismissal.
Alongside her work at TDS, Chim is a dedicated member of Winnipeg’s arts community. Her involvement in the arts has been recognized by the University of Manitoba’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the Mayor’s Winnipeg 150 Medal, and the King Charles III Coronation Medal. She is serving as Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate for 2025 and 2026, and previously served as the 2023 and 2024 Winnipeg Poet Laureate.
Additional Information
Certificate in Entertainment Law, Osgoode Hall (2023)
University of Manitoba, Robson Hall Faculty of Law, Juris Doctor (2020)
York University, M.A. in Linguistics (2017)
University of Manitoba, B.A. (Adv.) in Linguistics (2016)
Manitoba, 2021
University of Manitoba’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Young Alumni (2024)
Mayor’s Winnipeg 150 Medal (2024)
Manitoba Book Awards John Hirsch Emerging Manitoba Writer Award (2022)
CBC Manitoba Future 40 Under 40 (2020)
Clerk, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench (2019)
Schwartz/Reisman Scholars Program for academic achievement and community involvement (2018 and 2019)
Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson Hon. Marshall Rothstein Prize for highest standing in Constitutional Law (2019)
Parliamentary Poet Laureate for 2025 and 2026
Winnipeg Poet Laureate for 2023 and 2024
Coach, Julius Alexander Isaac Moot at the University of Manitoba Robson Hall (2024/25)
Vice Chair, Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie (2020 to 2023)
Co-founder and co-president, Black Law Students Association of Canada – Manitoba (2018 to 2020)
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