2023 Lunch Series: "Human Rights for Employers"

Chief Commissioner Barry Wilcox is a senior member of Prince Albert's legal community. Having obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of Saskatchewan, he was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1981. He is a partner with the Novus Law Group and is known for his expertise in mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

Chief Commissioner Wilcox has experience in all three levels of the Saskatchewan courts and has appeared before numerous provincial commissions and boards. He has also appeared before the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Canada.

Chief Commissioner Wilcox has been heavily involved in the community throughout the years as a volunteer legal counsel for Lakeland Citizens on Patrol, Neighborhood Watch and Prince Albert Crimestoppers, as well as maintaining registered head offices for numerous community non-profit corporations. He is a past president of the P.A. Noon Optimists. He was the Exalted Ruler of the Prince Albert Elks Lodge No. 58 for 2 years and chair of the Board of Directors of the Prince Albert Elks Club for 7 years. Chief Commissioner Wilcox is also a former board member of the Prince Albert Group Homes and the Victoria Hospital Foundation and has been a member of various community fundraising committees for projects such as the Art Hauser Centre and the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts.

He began serving as a Commissioner for the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission in June 2011. On September 12, 2018, the Government of Saskatchewan appointed him the Commission's Deputy Chief Commissioner through Order in Council. In the summer of 2021, he was appointed interim Chief Commissioner of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.