Blog 2026

Writing Reasons in Sexual Assault Cases (2026 Edition)

This online seminar will discuss how to formulate sound reasons in sexual assault cases using sensitive and appropriate language, and avoiding harmful stereotypes.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

Legislative Drafting Webinar | Legislative Drafting and the Environment: From Backyards to Biomes

This webinar will explore the evolving landscape of legislative drafting in the environmental context, highlighting how federal, provincial, and municipal jurisdictions navigate overlapping authorities and responsibilities.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.

Webinar | Putting the Right to Housing into Practice: Legal Responses to a Crisis

This webinar will examine the right to housing, as recognized in the National Housing Strategy Act, and the legal obligations of all levels of government to protect this right.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.

Decision Writing Seminar (2026 Edition)

This two-day seminar provides essential tools for decision writers, new or experienced, to improve their decision writing skills.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory

Writing Reasons in Sexual Assault Cases (2025 Edition)

This online seminar will discuss how to formulate sound reasons in sexual assault cases using sensitive and appropriate language, and avoiding harmful stereotypes.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

Democracy at a Crossroads: Can We Still Save It?

This webinar examines the importance of the rule of law for democracy and aims to strengthen public trust in legal institutions in the face of its erosion and the rise of global authoritarianism. It will also serve as a prelude to the conference on democracy and the rule of law scheduled for September 2025.
• English program with simultaneous interpretation

Webinar | The (Dis)Connect between Legislative Drafting and Statutory Interpretation: Perspectives from Three Branches of Government

This webinar explores the specialization of legislative drafting, the lack of awareness of its conventions among other legal professionals, and offers recommendations to better align drafting and statutory interpretation from the perspectives of the three branches of government.
• English program with simultaneous interpretation

Lunch and Learn | Under the Hood: How AI Works, Is Being Used, and Current AI Law and Policy

Learn more on the fundamentals of AI from experts in the area.
• English program with simultaneous interpretation

Webinar | Judicial Review of Regulations: Vavilov or Vires?

This webinar will consider the traditional approaches to reviewing government regulations and how (if at all) they can be reconciled with the approach in Vavilov, particularly the reasonableness standard of review.
• English program

Webinar | Navigating the legal landscape of Artificial Intelligence: understanding the present and anticipating the future

An illuminating webinar on the complex evolution of law in relation to artificial intelligence, exploring current legal frameworks and anticipating future changes.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory