Tom Jarmyn – VISS24
Lawyer
Thomas Jarmyn, CD, LLM (York University 2010), MA (Saint Paul University 2009), LLB (Dalhousie 1994), BA (RMC 1983) is a lawyer and former naval officer, serving in the regular force until 1992 and the reserve force until 1997. He served in various capacities on HMCS Iroquois, HMCS Ojibwa, HMCS Skeena, HMCS Cormorant and HMCS Scotian. Upon leaving the Navy, he was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1995 and practiced law as an associate and partner with Burchell MacDougall in Truro and Wolfville, Nova Scotia until 2003. Mr. Jarmyn relocated to Ontario in 2003 and became a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and carried on a commercial and administrative law practice. He worked in the Office of the President of the Treasury Board during the implementation of the Federal Accountability Act and then as Counsel to the Minister of Public Safety. In 2014, he returned to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board as deputy chair and was the chair of the board from April 2015 to July 2018. He was appointed as Police Commissioner of Prince Edward Island in October 2018 and became Director of Legal Services for the Government of PEI in December 2020. Since January of 2023 he has practiced law in Ontario as a sole practitioner with a focus on accountability legislation (Access to Information Acts, Elections Acts, Conflict of Interest Acts and Elections Acts) and national security law.
Thomas Jarmyn, CD, LLM (York University 2010), MA (Saint Paul University 2009), LLB (Dalhousie 1994), BA (RMC 1983) is a lawyer and former naval officer, serving in the regular force until 1992 and the reserve force until 1997. He served in various capacities on HMCS Iroquois, HMCS Ojibwa, HMCS Skeena, HMCS Cormorant and HMCS Scotian. Upon leaving the Navy, he was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1995 and practiced law as an associate and partner with Burchell MacDougall in Truro and Wolfville, Nova Scotia until 2003. Mr. Jarmyn relocated to Ontario in 2003 and became a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and carried on a commercial and administrative law practice. He worked in the Office of the President of the Treasury Board during the implementation of the Federal Accountability Act and then as Counsel to the Minister of Public Safety. In 2014, he returned to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board as deputy chair and was the chair of the board from April 2015 to July 2018. He was appointed as Police Commissioner of Prince Edward Island in October 2018 and became Director of Legal Services for the Government of PEI in December 2020. Since January of 2023 he has practiced law in Ontario as a sole practitioner with a focus on accountability legislation (Access to Information Acts, Elections Acts, Conflict of Interest Acts and Elections Acts) and national security law.
