Laura Dunham was appointed to the Board of the NRCB on December 4, 2024 for a three-year term beginning December 13, 2024.

Laura joins the Board from the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT) where she makes decisions for surface rights and expropriation matters, as well as land planning, development, and tax assessments. Prior to her role with the LPRT Laura spent seven years as supervisor and lawyer with the Expropriation Litigation Practice Group with the City of Edmonton. During her tenure with the City of Edmonton she was an executive committee member of the “Women@the City” steering committee and co-chair of the Joint Worksite Health & Safety Committee. Before joining the City of Edmonton Laura spent 12 years in the Department of Justice Canada as a lawyer in the Civil Litigation and Advisory Services branch primarily dealing with commercial development and Aboriginal land claims within the national parks.

Laura has Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Laws degrees, all from the University of Calgary. She volunteers with the Consumer Debt Negotiation Project, providing pro bono legal advice.

A hockey mom of two elite-level teenage goalies, Laura also enjoys travelling and exploring Edmonton’s river valley when not busy managing hockey schedules.