Annual conferences

NEW REPORT l June 21, 2022
Asserting Self-Governance: Report From CIAJ’s Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
Author: Nathan Afilalo, Lawyer, CIAJ

You will find the speakers' documentation at the end of this page (scroll down to access it)

On this page, you will also find extra content related to CIAJ's 2021 Annual Conference on "Indigenous Peoples and the Law."

Note: Documents are grouped by panel and may be available only in one language or in both.

PANEL #1: Voices Past, Present and Future

Report of the Royal Commision on Aboriginal Peoples

• Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
• Le Rapport de la Commission royale sur les peuples autochtones (CRPA

Provincial Court of British Columbia: Specialized Courts

PANEL #2: Review of the Legacy and Impact of the Truthand Reconciliation Commission

Truth and Reconciliation Commission --- Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada

• Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
  ⇒ Honorer la vérité, réconcilier pour l’avenir: Sommaire du rapport final de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
  ⇒ Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada: Appels à l’action
• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
  ⇒ Centre National pour la vérité et la réconciliation

Decolonizing Water Governance: http://decolonizingwater.ca/

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls --- l’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées

• Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
  ⇒ Réclamer notre pouvoir et notre place : le rapport final de l’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées
• Reclaiming Power and Place: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Kepek-Quebec
  ⇒ Réclamer notre pouvoir et place: Rapport complémentaire de l'Enquête sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées, Kepek-Québec

The Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission

• Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba
• Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission Recommendations

Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress, chaired by the Honourable Jacques Viens --- La Commission d’enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics au Québec : écoute, réconciliation et progrès, présidée par l’honorable Jacques Viens

• Final Report: Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress
  ⇒ Rapport final: La Commission d’enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics au Québec : écoute, réconciliation et progrès
• Website
  ⇒ Siteweb

PANEL #3: Indigenous Laws and Justice System

• Akwesasne Court
• University of Victoria Faculty of Law Joint Degree Program in Canadian Common Law and Indigenous Legal Orders
• Provincial Court of British Columbia: Specialized Courts

PANEL #4: Student Panel

• University of Victoria Faculty of Law Joint Degree Program in Canadian Common Law and Indigenous Legal Orders
• Peter A. Allard School of Law Cultural Competency Certificate
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
  ⇒ Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada: Appels à l’action

PANEL #5: Child Welfare and Reforms

• An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, SC 2019, c 24
  ⇒ Loi concernant les Enfants, les jeunes et les familles des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis, LC 2019, c 24

PANEL #6: Canada’s Treatment of Indigenous Offenders 

• Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights: Report on the Human Rights of Federally-Sentenced Persons
  ⇒ Comité sénatorial permanent des droits de la personne: Rapport sur les droits de la personne des personnes purgeant une peine de ressort fédéral
• Human Rights of Federally Sentenced Persons: website
  ⇒ Droits de la personne des personnes purgeant une peine de ressort fédéral: siteweb
• R. v. Gladue, 1999 CanLII 679 (SCC), [1999] 1 SCR 688
  ⇒ R. c. Gladue, 1999 CanLII 679 (CSC), [1999] 1 RCS 688

PANEL #7: First Nation, Metis, Inuit Governments and Self-Government

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples --- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
  ⇒ Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les Droits des Peuples Autochtones

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, SBC 2019, c 44

• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, SBC 2019, c 44

PANEL #8: Reports and Inquiries on Indigenous People and Systemic Racism

• Indian Residential School and Dialogue Center
• National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Calls For Justice
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
  ⇒ Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada: Appels à l’action
• Guaranteed livable income
  ○ Annotated bibliography and perspectives document (attached)
         ○ Speech on Budget Bill (June 2021): https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/pate-kim/interventions/563966/18#hid
• Senator Pate’s Bills S-207 (mandatory minimum penalties) and S-208 (criminal record reform)—both at second reading
  ○ S-207 speech (October 2020): https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/pate-kim/interventions/545733/33#hid
  ○ S-208 speech (November 2020): https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/pate-kim/interventions/547412/31#hID
  ○ News release: https://sencanada.ca/media/366740/senpate_nr_anti-racism-bills_2020-09-30_e.pdf
  ○ Op-ed on government approach to mandatory minimums (attached)
  ○ Bill S-207: https://parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/bill/S-207/first-reading
  ○ Bill S-208: https://parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/bill/S-208/first-reading
  ○ Fact sheets (attached)
• Human rights of prisoners
  ○ Senate’s 2019 proposed amendments to Bill C-83 (segregation) (attached)
  ○ Senate Human Rights Committee Report on the human rights of federally sentenced persons: https://sencanada.ca/en/info-page/parl-43-2/ridr-federally-sentenced-persons/
  ○ Human rights booklets: https://sencan-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/kim_pate_sen_parl_gc_ca/Ekjd2b6ZkO5IlDDnZSAl9vUBYfJfOjY8ZdYlHfY1-uE6Bw?e=CmHtJM

MORE CONTENT ON CIAJ'S WEBSITE

You can find below resources about "Indigenous Peoples" available on CIAJ's website: podcasts, videos, documents... These resources may be available only in one language or in both. In the latter case, both versions will be indicated below.

Podcasts --- Balados

A list of episodes in English about "Indigenous Peoples": here

• Episode 14: Cultural Diversity and Bias in Risk Assessment
• Episode 20: Remodeling Canadian Legal Traditions
• Episode 21: Remodeling Canadian Legal Traditions, Part 2: The Anishinaabe Perspective
• Episode 22: The Intersection of Policing, The Criminal Justice System and Cultural Diversity: How to Ensure a Representative Jury
• Episode 24: The Intersection of Policing, The Criminal Justice System and Cultural Diversity: How to Ensure a Representative Jury | Part 2
• Episode 27: Institutions and A2J: From Barriers to Open Doors
• Episode 40: The Application of Gladue Principles beyond the Criminal Law Context
• Episode 44: Implementing the TRC Calls to Action in the Courtroom (Takeaways from the CIAJ 45th Annual Conference)
• Episode 53: The Honourable Murray Sinclair’s Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Episode 55: The Honourable Robert J. Bauman’s Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Episode 57: Debra Sparrow’s Land Acknowledgement Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law

An episode in French about "Indigenous Peoples"

• Épisode 13 : L’autonomie gouvernementale autochtone au Québec
• Épisode 56 : Les Principes de Gladue et la santé mentale (excerpt from Panel 6 of the 2021 Annual Conference, given in French by the Honourable Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin)

Videos --- Vidéos

• 2020 | Free Webinar Series on “Indigenous Peoples and the Law”
  ⇒ 2020 | Série de webinaires gratuits sur les peuples autochtones et le droit
• 2015 | Aboriginal Peoples and Law: “We Are All Here to Stay”
  ⇒ 2015 | Les peuples autochtones et le droit : « Nous sommes tous ici pour rester »
• 2021 | Video recordings from the Conference on "Indigenous Peoples and the Law"
  ⇒ 2021 | Les vidéos de la conférence sur « Les peuples autochtones et le droit »

Documents

• 2015 | Aboriginal Peoples and Law: “We Are All Here to Stay”
  ⇒ 2015 | Les peuples autochtones et le droit – « Nous sommes tous ici pour rester »

Blog --- Blogue

• Article (2020)  I  COVID-19: First Nations Communities May Have the Most to Lose
  ⇒ Article (2020)  I  COVID-19 : Ce sont peut-être les Premières Nations qui ont le plus à perdre
• Article (2016)  I  Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission – No Time Like the Present!
  ⇒ Article (2016)  I Appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation – Il n’y a pas meilleur moment que le moment présent!

Conference Title: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media on Legal Institutions
Date: October 16-18, 2019
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice James O'Reilly, Mr. Patrick A. Molinari, Ad. E., FRSC
Location: Quebec City, QC

Conference Title: Justice and Mental Health Religious Diversity in the Administration of Justice)
Date: October 17-19, 2018
Honorary Chair: Senator Kim Pate, Senate of Canada
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice James O'Reilly, Mr. Patrick A. Molinari, Ad. E., FRSC
Location: Ottawa, QC

Conference Title: The Charter Challenge Conundrum: The Clash of Rights and Values and the Canadian Cultural Mosaic (Cultural and Religious Diversity in the Administration of Justice)
Date: October 2-4, 2017
Honorary Chair: The Honourable Nicole Duval Hesler, Chief Justice, Court of Appeal of Quebec 
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Georgina R. Jackson, Mr. Patrick A. Molinari, Ad. E., FRSC
Location: Montreal, QC

Conference Title: Civil Justice and Economics: A Matter of Value
Date: October 5-7, 2016
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Georgina R. Jackson, Mr. Patrick A. Molinari, Ad. E., FRSC
Location: Ottawa, ON

Conference Title: Aboriginal Peoples and Law: "We Are All Here to Stay"
Date: October 14-16, 2015
Chair: The Honourable Justice Georgina Jackson
Location: Saskatoon, SK

Conference Title: Privacy in the Age of Information
Date: October 15-17, 2014
Chair: The Honourable Chief Justice J. Derek Green
Location: St. John's, NL

Conference Title: How Do We Know What We Think We Know: Facts in the Legal System
Date: October 9-11, 2013
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Chief Justice Annemarie Bonkalo, Professor Ronalda Murphy, The Honourable Justice Gladys Pardu, Mr. Paul Shabas
Location: Toronto, ON

Conference Title: The Courts and Beyond: The Architecture of Justice in Transition
Date: October 10-12, 2012
Co-Chairs: Mr. Greg Harding, Q.C., The Honourable Justice Sheilah Martin, Mr. Alastair Lucas, Q.C., Ms. Gillian Marriott, Q.C.
Location: Calgary, AB

Conference Title: Terrorism, Law and Democracy: 10 years after 9/11
Date: October 12-14, 2011
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Richard Mosley, The Honourable Judge Dominique Larochelle, Mr. Bernard Grenier
Location: Montreal, QC

Conference Title: Sentencing and Corrections: Sentencing Theory Meets Practice
Date: October 14-15, 2010
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Lance S.G. Finch, The Honourable Justice Elizabeth Bennett, Professor Anthony Doob, Mr. E. David Crossin, Q.C.
Location: Vancouver, BC

Conference Title: Taking Remedies Seriously
Date: September 30 – October 2, 2009
Co-Chairs: Ms. Janice Payne, Professor Kent Roach, The Honourable Justice Robert Sharpe
Location: Ottawa, ON

Conference Title: Reasonable Accommodation and the Role of the State: A Democratic Challenge
Date: September 25-26, 2008
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Michèle Rivet, Vice Dean Christian Brunelle, Mr. Jocelyn Rancourt
Location: Quebec City, QC

Conference Title: Doing Justice: Dispute Resolution in the Courts and Beyond
Date: October 10-12, 2007
Co-Chairs: Mr. John Mark Keyes, The Honourable Justice Joel Fichaud, Professor Ronalda Murphy, Mr. Ron Pink, Q.C.
Location: Halifax, NS

Conference Title: Sustainable Development and the Law : People – Environment - Culture
Date: October 11-13, 2006
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Bruce Cohen, The Honourable Judge Thérèse Alexander, Professor Shi-Ling Hsu
Location: Vancouver, BC

Conference Title: Technology, Privacy and Justice
Date: September 28-30, 2005
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Frances P. Kiteley, Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, Professor Lisa Austin, The Honourable Justice Joseph F. Kenkel, Mr. Gavin Mackenzie
Location: Toronto, ON

Conference Title: Governance of Public Institutions, Professions, Corporations, Tribunals and Courts: Ethics, Responsibility and Independence
Date: October 14-16, 2004
Co-Chairs: Mr. Pierre Cimon, Q.C., The Honourable Justice Michèle Lacroix, Professor Denis Lemieux
Location: La Malbaie, QC

Conference Title: Participatory Justice in a Global Economy: The New Rule of Law
Date: October 16-18, 2003
Co-Chairs: Dean Patricia Hughes, The Honourable Justice Rosemary Nation, Mr. Michael I. Wylie
Location: Banff, AB

Conference Title: Dialogues about Justice: The Public, Legislators, Courts and the Media
Date: October 17-19, 2002
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice James B. Chadwick, Professor Nathalie Des Rosiers, Dean Bruce Feldthusen, Professor Ruth Sullivan
Location: Hull, QC

Conference Title: Citizenship and Citizen Participation in the Administration of Justice
Date: October 10-13, 2001
Co-Chairs: Professor Stephen G. Coughlan, The Honourable Justice F. B. William Kelly, Dean Dawn Russell
Location: Halifax, NS

Conference Title: Science, Truth and Justice
Date: October 11-14, 2000
Co-Chairs: Dean Joost Blom, The Honourable Justice Robert W. Metzger, The Honourable Justice Gina M. Quijano
Location: Victoria, BC

Conference Title: The Judiciary as Third Branch of Government: Manifestations and Challenges to Legitimacy
Date: October 13-16, 1999
Co-Chairs: Professor Ghislain Otis, The Honourable Justice Thérèse Rousseau-Houle
Location: Quebec City, QC

Conference Title: Justice to Order: Adjustment to Changing Demands and Co-ordination Issues in the Justice System in Canada
Date: October, 1998
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Nicholas W. Sherstobitoff, The Honourable Justice Gene Anne Smith
Location: Saskatoon, SK

Conference Title: The Administration of Justice In Commercial Disputes
Date: October 15-18, 1997
Co-Chairs: Dean Marilyn Pilkington, The Honourable Justice James M. Spence
Location: Toronto, ON

Conference Title: Human Rights in the 21st Century: Prospects, Institutions and Processes
Date: October 16-19, 1996
Co-Chairs: Professor Thomas A. Cromwell, The Honourable Justice Jamie W. S. Saunders
Location: Halifax, NS

Conference Title: Public Perceptions of the Administration of Justice
Date: October 11-14, 1995
Co-Chairs: Dean Sheilah L. Martin, The Honourable Justice Bonnie L. Rawlins
Location: Banff, AB

Conference Title: Open Justice
Date: October 12-15, 1994
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Alice Desjardins, Professor Diane Labelle
Location: Ottawa, ON

Conference Title: Filtering and Analyzing Evidence In An Age of Diversity
Date: October 13-16, 1993
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Carol M. Huddart, Professor Marilyn MacCrimmon
Location: Vancouver, BC

Conference Title: Culture, Justice & Law
Date: October 14-17, 1992
Co-Chairs: Professor François Chevrette, The Honourable Justice Michèle Rivet
Location: Montreal, QC

Conference Title: Work, Unemployment and Justice
Date: October, 1991
Co-Chairs: Mr. Michel Bastarache, The Honourable Justice Margaret E. L. Larlee
Location: St. Andrews by the Sea, NB

Conference Title: Health Care, Ethics and Law
Date: October, 1990
Co-Chairs: Dr. Bernard M. Dickens, The Honourable Justice Horace Krever
Location: Toronto, ON

Conference Title: Discrimination in the Law and the Administration of Justice
Date: October, 1989
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice John D. Bracco, Dean Timothy D. Christian
Location: Kananaskis, AB

Conference Title: Law and the Environment - Problems of Risk and Uncertainty
Date: October, 1988
Co-Chairs: Dean Innis Christie, The Honourable Justice R. MacLeod Rogers
Location: Halifax, NS

Conference Title:  Justice: Independence and Accountability
Date: October, 1987
Location: Montreal, QC

Conference Title: Professional Liability
Date: October, 1986
Location: Vancouver, BC