Articling Student, Ottawa
Biography
Ruvanya Kasturiarachchi is a recent graduate from the J.D. program at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, Common Law Program. Prior to attending law school, she attended the University of Toronto, where she received an Honours Bachelor of Arts majoring in International Relations. Ruvanya developed her interest in labour and employment law while working as a summer student in the Customer Care Department of the Crown Corporation for Workplace Insurance in Ontario, where she provided assistance related to return to work, disability management and wage loss benefits.
Prior to law school, Ruvanya gained valuable skills in oral advocacy while being a member of the University of Toronto’s Pre-Law Mooting Team and representing the University in external moot competitions. She has continued to develop her passion for mooting in law school by taking part in the Nelligan Moot competition, where she represented an employer in a wrongful dismissal case. During her final year of law school, Ruvanya was a recipient of the University of Ottawa’s Global Skills Opportunity scholarship in partnership with the Government of Canada, which enabled her to further develop skills in cultural competence and navigate new languages and cultures during her semester at the University of Mannheim in Germany, which she hopes to build upon in practice.
In her free time, Ruvanya can be found travelling to new destinations, finding new cafes and restaurants in the city, as well as spending time outdoors with friends and family. She is an avid concert-goer and also enjoys supporting the arts through attending performances at the National Ballet of Canada and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.