Program committees

Co-Chairs

• Michael Gottheil
• Athanasios Hadjis
• The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly

Members

• Professor Philip Bryden
• Jean Buie
• Jeff G. Cowan
• Marcel Larouche
• Louis Legault
• Lauren Wihak
• Professor Sheila Wildeman

Ex Officio Members

• CIAJ’s Executive Director
• CIAJ’s Academic Advisor

Mandate

• Proposes courses for members of federal, provincial and territorial administrative tribunals where needs exist.
• Proposes individualized courses for specialized administrative tribunals.
• Advises on topics of common interest to the administrative tribunals and judicial communities.
• Liaises with the Canadian Council for Administrative Tribunals, the Society of Ontario Arbitrators and Regulators and other related professional institutions, national and international.
• Promotes CIAJ’s administrative tribunal programs throughout the administrative tribunals’ community.
• Recruits members from the administrative tribunals community.
• Develops teaching material to support course content.
• Recommends local expertise in the field of administrative law when required.

Honorary Chair

Chair

Members

• Miray Granovsky
• Professor Martine Valois
• Justice P. Colleen Suche
• Christine O’Doherty
• Professor Martine Lagacé
• Professor Cheryl Milne
• Ann Soden
• Roxana Jahani Aval

Mandate

• Recruits members for the planning and consultative committee.
• Develops conference title, themes and programs.
• Selects speakers, panellists and resource persons.
• Identifies sources for financing the conference.
• Identifies constituencies to promote the conference to.
• Welcomes and host speakers and dignitaries at the conference.

Chair

• Adam O. Letourneau, K.C., Lawyer

Members

• Jennifer Cox, K.C., Mass Casualty Commission, Nova Scotia
• The Honourable Justice Tracy Engelking
• Scott Robertson, lawyer
• Professor Bradford Morse

Ex Officio Members

• CIAJ’s President
• CIAJ’s Executive Director

Mandate

• Advises the Executive Director.
• Meets as required.
• Composed of Board members and other volunteers, particularly those from Indigenous communities.
• Plans programs related to indigenous issues.
• Advises CIAJ on topics and expertise necessary to ensure Indigenous issues are included in other CIAJ programs when relevant.
• The Executive Director is an ex-officio member.

Chair

• The Honourable Judge Eric Tolppanen

Members

• Associate Justice Linda S. Abrams
• Stephen Bindman
• Professor Bradford Morse
• Professor Martine Valois
• Megan Longley, K.C.
• Athanasios Hadjis
• Student Position member

Ex Officio Members

• CIAJ’s President
• CIAJ’s Executive Director
• CIAJ’s Membership Coordinator
• CIAJ’s Communication Manager

Mandate

• Advises the Executive Director.
• Meets as required.
• Composed of Board members and other volunteers.
• Advises on internal and external communication and membership strategies.
• Promotes CIAJ among the communities it serves.
• Recommends communication and membership plans to the Board.
• The Executive Director is an ex-officio member.

Chair

• The Honourable Justice Julie Dutil

Members

• Mark Benton, K.C.
• The Honourable Justice Lana Krogan
• The Honourable Justice Peter Willcock
• Zulie Sachedina
• Miray Granovsky

Ex Officio Members

• CIAJ’s President
• CIAJ’s Executive Director

Mandate

• Advises the Executive Director.
• Meets as required.
• Composed of Board members and other volunteers.
• Advises on international legal projects opportunities.
• Explores how CIAJ could become involved on training projects abroad.
• Recommends partnerships with international organizations.
• The Executive Director is an ex-officio member.

Co-Chairs

• The Honourable Justice Freya Kristjanson
• The Honourable Justice Mary Gleason
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Co-Chairs

• The Honourable Justice P. Colleen Suche
• The Honourable Justice David Gates
• The Honourable Justice Sheila Greckol
• The Honourable Justice Carl Thompson
• The Honourable Justice André Wery

Co-Chairs

• The Honourable Justice Daniel Payette
• The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly

Co-Chairs

• The Honourable Justice Michael F. Brown
• The Honourable Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon
• The Honourable Justice Daniel Dumais

Co-Chairs

• The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly
• The Honourable Justice Daniel Payette
• The Honourable Justice Ritu Khullar (2023)

Chair

• John Mark Keyes

Members

• Pam Anderson
• Elena Bosi
• Nathalie Caron
• Charlie Feldman
• Melanie Samson
• Alexandra Schorah
• Mark Spakowski
• Lerissa Thaver
• Scott Webber

Ex Officio Members

• CIAJ’s President
• CIAJ’s Executive Director

Mandate

• Conducts seminars and webinars for members of the legislative drafting community.
• Liaises with the Canadian Association of Parliamentary Counsel, the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel and other related professional institutions, national or international.
• Promotes CIAJ’s legislative drafting programs throughout the legislative drafting community.
• Recruits members from the legislative drafting community.
• Identifies sources for financing the legislative drafting activities.
• Recommends local expertise in the field of legislative drafting when required for related programs.

Chair

• Associate Justice Linda S. Abrams

Members

• Miray Granovsky
• Carol Albert
• Mark Gannage
• Adam O. Letourneau, K.C.