Lynda Collins

Lynda Collins is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Common Law Faculty, affiliated with the Centre for Environmental Law & Global Sustainability. She specializes in environmental human rights, constitutional environmental law, and Indigenous environmental rights, with additional expertise in toxic torts and lawyer wellness.

• Education:
  • BA in History and Women's Studies, University of Toronto
  • LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School
  • LLM, University of British Columbia

Her research focuses on integrating ecological principles into constitutional frameworks, analyzing environmental rights across jurisdictions, and exploring Indigenous legal traditions in governance. Recent works examine planetary boundaries, climate litigation, and wellbeing in legal education.

Notable publications include:

• The Ecological Constitution (2021) - constitutional environmental law
• The Canadian Law of Toxic Torts (2014) - pollution liability
• Co-chairing Ontario’s Toxic Reduction Scientific Expert Panel

She teaches the innovative course Happiness and the Law, addressing legal education's impact on wellbeing. Professional affiliations include the Bars of Ontario and California.