Joshua van Es
Law | History | Technology | Policy
Exploring how Canada can build trusted infrastructure for the AI era.
Joshua van Es is an articling student in corporate law, holding a J.D. from the University of British Columbia and degrees in psychology and history, including a master’s in Canadian history. His work spans law, research, and entrepreneurship — from contributing to national history projects like Landscapes of Injustice to building a primary-care clinic and a stealth-stage startup focused on data sovereignty and trusted AI infrastructure. His writing has appeared in both national newspapers and academic publications.
Previous Work
Joshua van Es contributed to the Landscapes of Injustice research initiative — a seven-year SSHRC-funded collaboration across Canadian universities. He wrote the project’s public-facing narrative website and contributed a chapter examining the history of the dispossession of Japanese Canadian during the Second World War and beyond.
Joshua has worked across law, research, and entrepreneurship — drawn to projects that help build Canada’s story and its future.
Latest Project
Upper Harbour — compliance intelligence for Canadian organizations. Built to help institutions trace where their data lives, prove compliance under Law 25, and strengthen Canada’s digital sovereignty.
Get in Touch
josh@upperharbour.ca
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