Upcoming programs

Programs

Upcoming programs

Calendar

May 2025

Webinar | Rethinking Judicial Review of Regulation-making Powers: Auer and TransAlta

Date: May 6, 2025
Location: Online
This webinar will analyze recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions on judicial review of regulatory powers, in particular Auer v. Auer and TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta, and discuss their future implications.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.

June 2025

Decision Writing Seminar
– Joint program with CCAT (2025 Edition)

Date: June 2-3, 2025
Location: Online
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

National Administrative Law Week (2025 Edition)

Date: June 2-6, 2025
Location: Ottawa and online (depending on activities)
Join your colleagues from across Canada in person or online for this third edition of the National Administrative Law Week, organized jointly by CIAJ and the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals (CCAT).
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation

Judgment Writing Seminar (2025 Edition)

Date: June 30 - July 3, 2025
Location: In Person: Montreal, QC
This annual seminar is designed to assist judges in improving their judgment-writing skills. The program includes lectures, discussions, and workshops.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

October 2025

Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (2025 Fall Program)
– Joint program with the NJI

Date: October 19-24, 2025
Location: In Person: Edmonton, AB
This program is designed so that new judges may participate in sessions that are most relevant to them topically.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

2025 Annual Conference | Environment and the Law: Protect or Develop—Is There a Choice?

Date: October 28-30, 2025
Location: In person - Vancouver, BC
CIAJ’s 49th Annual Conference on Environment and the Law will critically examine the intersection of environmental crises, legal implications, and human rights.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act
• Accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation

November 2025

Conference: Democracy, the Rule of Law, and Independence

Date: November 18-20, 2025
Location: In person - Ottawa (ON)

• Accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

December 2025

Writing Reasons in Sexual Assault Cases (2025 Edition)

Date: December 4, 2025 / 11:00 am
Location: Online
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

April 2026

Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (2026 Spring Program)
– Joint program with the NJI

Date: April 12-17, 2026
Location: In Person: Montreal, QC
This program is designed so that new judges may participate in sessions that are most relevant to them topically.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

Mastering the Skill of Judgment Writing (2026 Edition)
– Joint program with the NJI

Date: April 19-23, 2026
Location: In Person: Montreal
Mastering the Skill of Judgment Writing is an intensive biennial program that will help judges take their judicial writing skills to an advanced level.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

June 2026

Special Topics in Administrative Law (2026 Edition)

Date: June 11, 2026
Location: In Person: Ottawa, ON
This biennial program is designed to provide judges with essential updates on the state of the law, and give them the opportunity to reflect on and critique recent developments
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

Judgment Writing Seminar (2026 Edition)

Date: June 29 - July 2, 2026
Location: In Person: Montreal, QC
This annual seminar is designed to assist judges in improving their judgment-writing skills. The program includes lectures, discussions, and workshops.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

September 2026

Legislative Drafting Conference (2026 Edition)

Date: September 9-11, 2026
Location: In person — Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON — and online
The biennial Legislative Drafting Conference will tackle the most important challenges in modern legislation.
• Participation at this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.

October 2026

Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (2026 Fall Program)
– Joint program with the NJI

Date: October 18-23, 2026
Location: In Person: Charlottetown, PEI
This program is designed so that new judges may participate in sessions that are most relevant to them topically.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

January 2027

Seminar in Administrative Law: Dealing Effectively with Judicial Review (2027 Edition)
– Joint program with the NJI

Date: January 19-21, 2027
Location: In Person: Montreal, QC
The program will include plenary sessions as well as small group workshops. It will also include demonstrations based on a fact situation.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation approval is pending (Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act)

April 2027

Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (2027 Spring Program)
– Joint program with the NJI

Date: April 4-9, 2027
Location: In Person: Quebec City, QC
This program is designed so that new judges may participate in sessions that are most relevant to them topically.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

June 2027

Judgment Writing Seminar (2027 Edition)

Date: June 28 - July 1, 2027
Location: In Person: Montreal, QC
This annual seminar is designed to assist judges in improving their judgment-writing skills. The program includes lectures, discussions, and workshops.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation approval is pending (Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act)

October 2027

Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (2027 Fall Program)
– Joint program with the NJI

Date: October 24-29, 2027
Location: In Person: Vancouver, BC
This program is designed so that new judges may participate in sessions that are most relevant to them topically.
• Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act

Past programs