Administrative Law

Date

June 9, 2023
In person in Ottawa & Online

Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.

Theme

This year’s National Roundtable on Administrative Law tackles bias and current administrative law issues. The program provides decision-makers with tools to recognize personal prejudices and cognitive biases in the decision-making process and avoid their effects on decisions.

This program is part of the first edition of the National Administrative Law Week*, organized jointly by CIAJ and the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals (CCAT).

Co-Chairs

• Michael Gottheil, Accessibility Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Athanasios Hadjis, Vice-Chair, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
• The Honourable James W. O’Reilly, Federal Court, CIAJ’s Past President

Speakers

• Laurie E. Joe, Lawyer, Community Legal Services of Ottawa; Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
• Louis Legault, Director of Legal Services, Régie de l’Énergie du Québec
• Melissa Luhtanen, Senior Legal Counsel, Office of the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals, Alberta Human Rights Commission
• The Honourable Justice Sylvain Lussier, Superior Court of Québec
• Ian R. Mackenzie, Adjudicator (full-time), Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board
• Lauren J. Wihak, partner, McDougall Gauley LLP

Fees
CIAJ Members: $550
Non-members: $650
Students (enrolled full-time at Canadian universities or at the Bar): $75

Related PowerPoint presentations and papers are available in the library under "documentation."

2023  I National Roundtable on Administrative Law – Bias and Decision-Making: What’s Changed?

Date

May 27,  2022 (Online)

Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.
Accreditation: Accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory (5 hours).

Theme

In this year’s National Roundtable on Administrative Law, we took a look at the mental health of both end users and of the people working within the administrative tribunals.

What is the responsibility and duty of the tribunals to accommodate people with mental health issues? How can we differentiate people with mental health issues from vexatious litigants? What are the ethical responsibilities of the tribunal, of the counsel, and of the opposing counsel respectively?

Finally, after two years of pandemic, how are employees and members of the tribunal doing? How are they dealing with exhausted users who have been impacted by the pandemic, on top of their legal concerns? What solutions are we offering to overwhelmed employees?

Join our distinguished panel of tribunal members, lawyers, judges and academics to discuss these current administrative law issues and collectively work towards solutions.

Co-Chairs

• Michael Gottheil, Accessibility Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Athanasios Hadjis, Senior Legal Counsel, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
• The Honourable James W. O’Reilly, Federal Court, CIAJ’s Past President

Speakers

• Dr. Donald Netolitzky, Complex Litigant Management Counsel, Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
• Jamie Springchief, Human Rights Officer, Alberta Human Rights Commission
• Lauren J. Wihak, Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP, Saskatchewan
• Lora Patton, Vice-Chair, Consent and Capacity Board of Ontario
• M^e Marie-Josée Persico, Director of Legal Office, Tribunal administratif du logement du Québec
• Rachel Thibeault, O.C., Ph.D, FCAOT, Rachel Thibault, Consultant in psychological resilience and peer support

Related PowerPoint presentations and papers are available in the library under "documentation."

2022  I National Roundtable on Administrative Law: Promoting Mental Health in the Justice System for Both Professionals and Users

Date

June 11,  2021

Program accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory
Accreditation: Accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory (5 hours 30 minutes).

Overview

In this year’s Annual National Roundtable on Administrative Law, we look to stretch our commitment to accessible justice.

Special Guest

• The Honourable Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, Supreme Court of Canada

Co-Chairs

• Mr. Michael Gottheil, Chief of the Commission and Tribunals, Alberta Human Rights Commission
• Mr. Athanasios Hadjis, Senior Legal Counsel, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
• The Honourable James W. O’Reilly, CIAJ President

Speakers

• Paul Aterman, Chairperson, Social Security Tribunal of Canada
• The Honourable Judge Mary Kate Harvie, FASD Court, Manitoba
• Laverne Jacobs, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
• Sophie Lefebvre, Executive Director, Mile End Legal Clinic
• Julie Matthews, Executive Director, Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
• Michael McNeely, Law Graduate, Accessibility Consultant, and Self-Advocacy Instructor, Canadian Helen Keller Centre
• Paul Muldoon, Lawyer; Former Associate Chair, Assessment Review Board
• Selwyn A. Pieters, Barrister & Solicitor, Pieters Law Office (Ontario)
• Gary Stein, Lawyer; Executive Director - Community Legal Services of Ottawa
• Anita Szigeti, Founding Principal, Anita Szigeti Advocates, Toronto
• Surprise Guest: The Honourable Justice Ardith Walkem, Supreme Court of British Columbia

Related PowerPoint presentations and papers are available in the library under "documentation."

Date

May 29,  2020

Program accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory. 

Scroll down to see the videos

• Welcome Remarks (00:04:33)
  Co-Chairs: • Mr. Michael Gottheil, Chief of the Commission and Tribunals, Alberta Human Rights Commission • Mr. Athanasios Hadjis, Senior Legal Counsel, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada • The Honourable Justice W. James O’Reilly, Federal Court; President, CIAJ
  
• Introduction (00:12:18): Towards a Unified Theory of Administrative Law?
  With Lauren J. Wihak, Lawyer, McDougall Gauley LLP Barristers + Solicitors
  
  
• Panel 1 (00:58:14): The Vavilov Framework
  With Professor Paul Daly, Chair in Administrative Law and Governance, University of Ottawa
• Panel 2 (00:42:07): What Is the Role of Tribunals ***Note: image quality is low
  With Mr. Geoff Plant, Q.C. (former Attorney General of British Columbia responsible for the introduction of the Administrative Tribunals Act in BC)
• Panel 3 (01:02:08): Time Is on My Side—but Should it Be?
  With Ms. Shannon Salter, Chair, Civil Resolution Tribunal; Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
• Panel 4 (01:16:30): Long (Or Short) Arm of the Law
  With Ms. Alyssa Tomkins, Partner, Caza Saikaly, Ottawa • Professor Nicolas Lambert, Faculty of Law, Université de Moncton • The Honourable Justice Lorne Sossin, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
• Panel 5 and Closing Remarks (01:11:04): Towards a Unified Theory of Administrative Law. Is It Possible? Is It Desirable?
  With The Honourable Justice Yves-Marie Morissette, Court of Appeal of Quebec (TBC) • Mr. Michael Gottheil, Chief of the Commission and Tribunals, Alberta Human Rights Commission • Mr. Peter Engelmann, Goldblatt Partners, LLP

Related PowerPoint presentations and papers are available in the library under "documentation."

Date
The first episode of this series was webcast on January 30, 2020

List of webinars (scroll down to access the videos)

• Episode 1: January 30, 2020: New Standard of Review: The Essentials (1 hour CPD)
  With The Honourable Justice David W. Stratas, Federal Court of Appeal (Speaker) and Dr. Gerald Heckman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba (Moderator)
  This webinar is made possible thanks to the technical support of the Federal Court of Appeal.

• Episode 2: May 25, 2020: Six Months of Vavilov, Where Are We Now? (1 hour CPD)
  With Professor Paul Daly, Chair in Administrative Law and Governance, University of Ottawa

Date

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Theme

How should tribunals apply the Charter and Human Rights Codes? Should they be required to use the traditional analyses employed by the courts, or should tribunals be permitted/expected to develop analyses suited to their particular jurisdiction?

Organizing Committee

Chair

• Ms. Andrea Smillie, Appeal Commissioner, Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal, Halifax, NS 

Members

• The Honourable Justice Joel Fichaud, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Halifax, NS
• Professor Nicolas Lambert, Faculty of Law, University of Moncton, Moncton, NB
• Ms. Michèle Moreau, CIAJ Executive Director, Montreal, QC
• Professor Sheila Wildeman, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• Ms. Beth Symes, C.M., LSM, Symes Street & Millard, LLP, CIAJ President, Toronto, ON
• Mr. Ronald Pink, Q.C., Pink Larkin Lawyers, Halifax, NS