The Honourable Mr. Justice Faiyaz Alibhai

Justice Faiyaz Alibhai was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, lived in India for two years, and came to Canada in 1975 at the age of 6. He completed his undergraduate degree in 1991 from the University of Toronto and his law degree from the University of Calgary in 1994. He was called to the Ontario bar in February 1996 and the Nunavut bar in September 2003, and became a member of the Law Societies of Yukon and the Northwest Territories in February 2023.

Justice Alibhai started his legal career in private practice and spent 7 years, amongst other matters, defending individuals charged with criminal code offences. In 2003, he joined the Iqaluit office of the Federal Prosecution Service and lived there with his family for two years. As a result of his work with Justice Committees throughout Nunavut and Crown Witness Co-ordinators, he became familiar with the north and Nunavummiut. Notwithstanding his departure after two years, he continued to return to Nunavut to assist the Nunavut Regional Office with various prosecutions.

Justice Alibhai joined the International Assistance Group in Ottawa in 2005 and acted as counsel for the Minister of Justice. He liaised with and advised regional prosecutors, police services, and central authorities from other countries, with respect to incoming and outgoing requests under the Extradition Act. He returned to Toronto in 2006 and for the next 17 years prosecuted cases involving criminal organizations, wiretaps, international investigations and significant amounts of illegal drugs.

Justice Alibhai was appointed a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice in February 2024.