Marian Passmore is Associate Director at the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada). Prior to joining FAIR Canada, Marian was Associate Director in the Regulatory Affairs Group at Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, where she was involved in many policy issues facing the financial services sector. Marian conducted research and drafted submissions to regulators and governments, participated in industry working groups and provided policy support for or participated in meetings with regulators and government representatives.   Marian is a lawyer who articled and practiced litigation at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP from 1995 to 2000  and from 2000 to 2005 worked in-house at Ernst & Young LLP’s legal department as Legal Counsel where she had a litigation management role including defending professional negligence actions.

Marian completed an undergraduate degree in political science from McGill University, has a Masters degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and obtained her law degree from the University of Toronto. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and was called to the bar in 1997.

Marian has three daughters and enjoys their participation in competitive hockey, soccer and other activities.