Lori Pruce has more than 35 years of public service experience in mental health, family justice, and public safety and Indigenous leadership. A Métis woman of Cree and French descent from Ste. Eustache, MB, she lives on the homelands of the W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples on southern Vancouver Island.
She has served as Director of Indigenous Programs & Relationships with BC Corrections and Manager of Indigenous Engagement for the B.C. Provincial Office of Domestic Violence. Earlier roles included regional and provincial Aboriginal child and youth mental health consultant, family justice counsellor, and adult and youth probation officer.
Her community service includes the Board of Directors of the John Howard Society of the Thompson Region and the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s (JIBC’s) Indigenous Advisory Council. From 2016 to 2026, she represented BC Corrections on federal, provincial, and territorial Indigenous justice and restorative justice committees, including the Heads of Corrections Standing Subcommittee on Indigenous Corrections, providing leadership on Indigenous justice priorities, policy, and inter-jurisdictional collaboration.
Pruce holds an MA in criminal justice from University of the Fraser Valley, a BA in criminology from Simon Fraser University, and a certificate in probation officer & family court counselling from JIBC. She is a recipient of the Governor General’s Corrections Exemplary Service Medal.