Webinaire sur la rédaction législative (in French only)
Date: March 20, 2019 / 14:00 pm
Location:
This webinar is also offered in English on March 11, 2019.
Upcoming programs
March 2019
April 2019
Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (Spring Program)
– Joint program with the NJI
Date: April 6-12, 2019
Location: Gatineau, QC
This program is designed so that new judges may participate in sessions that are most relevant to them topically. Throughout the week, the seminar subjects are divided between those that apply to Common Law jurisdictions, those that apply to Civil Law jurisdictions, or both.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
May 2019
National Roundtable on Administrative Law | Masters in Our House: Adjudicative Sovereignty versus Judicial Oversight
Date: May 25, 2019 / 08:00 am
Location: Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, 1050 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 2R6
Join our distinguished panel of judges, lawyers, academics and tribunal members to discuss current administrative law topics.
• Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory
• Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory
Decision Writing Seminar
– Joint program with CCAT
Date: May 29-30, 2019
Location: Tribunal administratif du travail, 500 René-Lévesque Blvd West, suite 17.401, Montreal, QC H2Z 1W7
This two-day seminar on decision writing provides essential tools for decision writers, new or experienced, to improve their decision writing skills. It includes lectures, discussions, and workshops that stress the nature of good prose, gender neutral language and the special requirements and challenges of decision writing. Bilingual program.
• Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory
• Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory
June 2019
Judgment Writing Seminar
Date: June 25-28, 2019
Location: Montreal, QC
This seminar is designed to assist judges in improving their judgment-writing skills. The program includes lectures, discussions, and workshops that stress the nature of good prose, point-first writing and the special requirements and special challenges of judicial writing. Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
October 2019
2019 Annual Conference on "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media on Legal Institutions"
Date: October 16-18, 2019
Location: Le Bonne Entente Hotel, 3400 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, QC, G1X 1S6
CIAJ’s 2019 Annual Conference on "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media on Legal Institutions" is taking a hard, critical look at the challenges that courts and the legal profession must face in order to maintain public confidence in the administration of justice. Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.
Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (Fall Program)
– Joint program with the NJI
Date: October 26 - November 1, 2019
Location: Victoria, BC
This program is designed so that new judges may participate in sessions that are most relevant to them topically. Throughout the week, the seminar subjects are divided between those that apply to Common Law jurisdictions, those that apply to Civil Law jurisdictions, or both.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
November 2019
Dialogues on Judging: Challenges and Rewards of a Long-Serving Career
– Joint program with the NJI
Date: November 13-15, 2019
Location: Toronto, ON
Dialogues on Judging: Challenges and Rewards of a Long-Serving Career is a unique program designed specifically for long-serving judges. Through lectures, discussions, and interactive activities, this program will allow judges to engage with, share, and learn from colleagues who are at a similar stage of their judicial career. Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
January 2020
Save the date!
Date: January 1 - December 31, 2020
Location: Across Canada
Click to view the preliminary list of upcoming 2020 training programs.
April 2020
Mastering the Skill of Judgment Writing
– Joint program with the NJI
Date: April 26-30, 2020
Location: Vancouver, BC
Mastering the Skill of Judgment Writing is an intensive program that will help judges take their judicial writing skills to an advanced level. The seminar features extensive small-group work and individualized feedback on writing problems from experienced judicial faculty and experts on judicial writing.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
• Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
Past programs
- 2019-03-11 Webinar on Legislative Drafting: A Rules-based Approach to Measuring Prescriptivity in Canadian Regulations
- 2019-01-22 Seminar in Administrative Law: Dealing Effectively with Judicial Review
– Joint program with the NJI - 2018-11-22 "Between Us" – XXth Anniversary of Judicial Mediation (In French, with simultaneous interpretation)
- 2018-10-20 Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (Fall Program)
– Joint program with the NJI - 2018-10-17 2018 Annual Conference: Justice and Mental Health
- 2018-09-13 2018 Legislative Drafting Conference: Charting Legislative Courses in a Complex World
- 2018-06-25 Judgment Writing Seminar
- 2018-06-06 Decision Writing Seminar
– Joint program with CCAT - 2018-06-02 National Roundtable on Administrative Law: Pushing the Bounds of Administrative Law to Get Closer to Justice
- 2018-06-01 Advanced Judicial Seminar on Administrative Law - Judges only!
- 2018-05-23 Webinar on Legislative Drafting (in French)
- 2018-04-22 Mastering the Skill of Judgment Writing
– Joint program with the NJI - 2018-04-10 Reflecting on the Legacy of Chief Justice McLachlin
- 2018-04-07 Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (Spring Program)
– Joint program with the NJI - 2017-11-15 Dialogues on Judging: Challenges and Rewards of a Long-Serving Career
– Joint program with the NJI - 2017-11-14 Webinar on Legislative Drafting: Mathematics in Legislation
- 2017-11-08 Paroles de juges : Comment faire face aux parties non-représentées? (in French only)
- 2017-10-21 Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (Fall Program)
– Joint program with the NJI - 2017-10-02 2017 Annual Conference — The Charter Challenge Conundrum: The Clash of Rights and Values and the Canadian Cultural Mosaic
- 2017-06-26 Judgment Writing Seminar
- 2017-05-27 National Roundtable on Administrative Law: These are the Principles, If You Don’t Like Them, We’ve Got Others
- 2017-04-01 Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (Spring Program)
– Joint program with the NJI - 2017-03-22 Innovation Roundtable: "The Tools of Innovation"
- 2017-02-01 Webinar on Legislative Drafting
Legislative Drafting and Legislated Forms: Plato, Prescription and Paradox - 2017-01-17 Seminar in Administrative Law: Dealing Effectively with Judicial Review
– Joint program with the NJI - 2016-11-28 Addiction in the Legal Profession
– Joint program with TAG - 2016-10-15 Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges (2016 Fall Program) – Joint program with the NJI
- 2016-10-05 41st Annual Conference – Civil Justice and Economics: A Matter of Value
- 2016-09-12 Legislative Drafting Conference – The New Legislative Counsel: At the Intersection of Law, Policy and Politics
- 2016-06-27 2016 Judgment Writing Seminar
- 2016-06-01 Joint Seminar on Decision Writing - CCAT
- 2016-05-27 National Roundtable on Administrative Law - Chasing the Reasonableness Rainbow: The Translucence of Judicial Review
- 2016-05-26 Advanced Judicial Seminar on Administrative Law - Judges only!
- 2016-04-29 An Open Forum on Mediation: An Opportunity To Learn From Different Perspectives