As Vice President, Policy, Legal and General Counsel for the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), Tom Ayres is responsible for providing legal services and overall administration of the organization’s legal team.
Tom provides counsel for a wide range of litigation in the areas of public safety and consumer protection, prosecuting offences under the legislation administered by TSSA and representing the organization at judicial review proceedings, statutory appeals and administrative tribunals.
Before joining TSSA in 1996, he was legal counsel for the Technical Standards Division at the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. He was project lead in the creation of Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Act and its 17 associated regulations.
He received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario and was called to the Bar in 1988. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science).