Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi

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Chimwemwe Undi is an associate at TDS who practices primarily in the areas of professional regulation, labour and employment law, administrative law and intellectual property.

(204) 934-2581
cau@tdslaw.com

Winnipeg
(204) 934-0570

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Chimwemwe Undi is an associate at TDS who practices primarily in the areas of professional regulation, labour and employment law, administrative law and intellectual property.

Chim assists with providing advice to self-governing professions on issues including statutory compliance and interpretation, policy development, registration and licensing matters, and complaints investigation and prosecutions. As well, Chim is developing a broad labour and employment practice, including wrongful dismissal, human rights, employment standards, and employment contracts and policies.

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 CBC Manitoba Future 40 award, the University of Manitoba Future Leaders Award and by her appointment as Winnipeg Poet Laureate for 2023 and 2024. She has a particular interest in helping artists and arts organizations navigate their rights and responsibilities.

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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 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Young Alumni
Named Winnipeg Poet Laureate for 2023 and 2024
Manitoba Book Awards John Hirsch Emerging Manitoba Writer Award (2022)
CBC Manitoba Future 40 Under 40 (2020)
D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize for highest standing in Indigenous Economic Development and the Law (2020)
Clerk, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench (2019)
Schwartz/Reisman Scholars Program for academic achievement and community involvement (2018, 2019)
Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson Hon. Marshall Rothstein Prize for highest standing in Constitutional Law (2019)
Taylor McCaffrey LLP Entrance Award (2017)
York University Graduate Fellowship (2016)
University of Manitoba Emerging Leaders Award (2015)

Winnipeg Poet Laureate for 2023 and 2024
Board member at CV2 Magazine (2018 – 2023)
Vice Chair – Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie
Past board member at Artspace Inc. and the Broadway Neighbourhood Centre
Vice Chair (External) – Robson Hall Outlaws (LGBT2SQ+ Student Group) (2018 – 2020)
Chair – Robson Hall Feminist Legal Forum (2019 – 2020)
Co-Founder/Co-President, Black Law Students Association of Canada – Manitoba (2018 – 2020)

Host, “Public Interest Work in the Early Years of One’s Career – A Discussion”, with the Public Interest Law Centre (April 2021);

Panelist, “Racial Justice in Canada: Anti-Black Racism and the Legal Profession”, The Canadian Bar Association (August 2020)

Speaker, “Summit Series 4: Inclusion in Our City”, United Way of Winnipeg Summit Series (December 2020)

Keynote speaker, Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts and Winnipeg Arts Council Awards (June 2018); and

Keynote speaker, Toronto Public Library’s Young Voices Writers Conference (October 2017)

Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)

Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers

Manitoba