Among other duties, Justin is the provincial forecast team's economist responsible for manufacturing and fishing. His expertise in these areas corresponds well with his responsibility for monitoring Newfoundland and Labrador. Justin is also responsible for the Territorial Forecast Model and Territorial Outlook reports, as well as the quarterly Business Confidence report.
When he joined the Board in June 2011, Justin was responsible for monitoring Manitoba and Saskatchewan and forecasting provincial agricultural output and farm income at the Conference Board. Justin holds an M.A. in economics from Queen's University, and a B.Comm in management economics from the University of Guelph. During his studies, Justin worked on such issues as income inequality, returns to employee training programs, and helped construct a database of 19th Century Canadian Censuses.