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2026 | AJW Webinar — Resistance to Change: Neuroscience and Implementation Research in Support of Successful Change

Date: June 12, 2026
Location: Online

 

OVERVIEW

This webinar will explore why individuals and organizations resist change — and, more importantly, how to create the conditions that make change possible. Drawing on neuroscience, communication, and leadership, the session will offer practical insights to help rethink justice issues and support more human, effective, and sustainable change.

National Administrative Justice Week 2026

 

SPEAKER & MODERATOR

Speaker:

Nicole Sherren, PhD, Principal Consultant, R2P Solutions

Dr. Nicole Sherren has a PhD in neuroscience and has spent the past 18 years helping professionals across the health, education, justice, and non-profit sectors turn “what we know” from research and evaluation into “what we do” in public policy and professional practice.

Using an organizational change management approach, Nicole helps her clients integrate best practice research into organizational strategies, program design and delivery, evaluation plans, and policies. She has provided strategic advisory and implementation support to national and regional non-profits, public agencies, and funders in order to strengthen their ability to improve health and social outcomes at scale.

Her key areas of expertise include the science of early brain development and its impact on learning, social, and health outcomes; research and evaluation; knowledge translation and mobilization; strategy design and execution; professional development; and community development and system change initiatives.

She is also the Board Chair of Calgary Alpha House Society, an agency that provides outreach, emergency shelter, detoxification, and supportive housing to street-involved individuals with substance use issues.

Moderator : 

Christine O’Doherty, Lawyer & Executive Director, CIAJ

Christine O’Doherty has been Executive Director of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) since 2017 and has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1994. A bilingual lawyer (French and English), she has strong expertise in Indigenous law and administrative law. An experienced manager and effective communicator, she has also played a key role throughout her career in the development and implementation of public and government relations strategies for various high-profile organizations.

A certified trainer and adult education specialist, Ms. O’Doherty has nearly 10 years of experience in continuing legal education at CIAJ. She designs and facilitates specialized workshops, including on judgment and decision writing, tailored to the Canadian judiciary and other legal professionals. She has also contributed to the development of customized programs for courts, aimed at improving writing quality, decision-making effectiveness, and access to justice.

Before joining CIAJ, Ms. O’Doherty taught for 14 years at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Université de Montréal, where she was responsible for the cross-disciplinary skills program for undergraduate and graduate students. This experience allowed her to build strong expertise in instructional design and the delivery of key competencies.

At CIAJ, she oversees the development and implementation of innovative training programs for the judiciary and the Canadian legal community, incorporating participatory and practice-oriented approaches. Her initiatives focus particularly on contemporary issues related to access to justice and improvements in judicial administration.

Alongside her professional responsibilities, Ms. O’Doherty devotes part of her free time to writing novels.

CPD HOURS

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

  • Total: 1h
  • No EDI hours

 

FEES

Categories

Fees
CIAJ or CCAT Members $55
Non-Members $75
Students (CIAJ or CCAT Members) Free
Students (Non-Members) $40

 

Webinar | Resistance to Change: Neuroscience and Implementation Research in Support of Successful Change

AJW Webinar | Resistance to Change: Neuroscience and Implementation Research in Support of Successful Change (1:32:58)

2025 | Webinar: Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice: A Miracle Solution?

Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Location: Online

 

OVERVIEW

Is artificial intelligence the key to unlocking true access to justice—or just another tech illusion? Join us for a thought-provoking webinar exploring how AI is reshaping the legal landscape. Will people turn to AI to seek justice or represent themselves? Can these tools truly empower individuals and streamline the work of courts and tribunals? Together, we’ll dive into the promises, pitfalls, and practical realities of AI in the justice system.

 

CPD Hours

  • Total: 1h30

 

SPEAKERS:

  • Erik Bornmann, Director of Guided Pathways at Community Legal Education Ontario (Toronto, ON)
  • James G. Kosa, Lawyer and Partner at WeirFoulds LLP, (Toronto, ON)
  • Jennifer Leitch, Executive Director at the National Self-Represented Litigant Project, Program Director at Trinity College, University of Toronto (Toronto, ON)

MODERATOR:

  • Christine O'Doherty, Lawyer and Executive Director of CIAJ (Montreal, QC)

 

FEES

CIAJ or CCAT members: $55
Non-members: $75
Student members: Free
Non-student members: $40

 

National Administrative Law Week (2025 Edition)

Webinar | Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice: A Miracle Solution? (1:31:39)

2025 | Roundtable: Artificial Intelligence and Administrative Law – Issues and Perspectives for Administrative Tribunals

Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Location: Online

 

OVERVIEW 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital tools are transforming the work of administrative tribunals, from case management to evidence analysis and decision writing. This roundtable will provide administrative tribunal members with an opportunity to explore the benefits and limitations of these technologies, featuring a hands-on demonstration of selected tools.

Discussions will cover key issues such as accessibility and linguistic challenges in legal contexts, privacy and confidentiality concerns, the impact of AI on expert evidence assessment, and the ethical considerations of integrating AI into decision-making processes. An interactive workshop will allow participants to exchange best practices and precautions for adapting to these new realities.

This is the first national roundtable bringing together stakeholders from across the legal sector to discuss the evolving impact of artificial intelligence. Organized by the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ), this event marks the beginning of a broader series of roundtables aimed at giving all voices within the legal system a platform to share perspectives.

Join us to explore the opportunities and challenges of AI in justice—from innovation to ethical concerns—and help shape the future of legal practice in Canada.

See the roundtable program

 

CPD Hours

  • Total: 6h

For provinces where professional hours apply:

  • Total: 4h45
  • EDI hours: 1h15

 

FEES

CIAJ or CCAT members: $725
Non-members: $925
Students: $95

 

National Administrative Law Week (2025 Edition)

Roundtable | Artificial Intelligence and Administrative Law – Issues and Perspectives for Administrative Tribunals (5:20:57)

2024 | Roundtable: Law, Policy and the Public interest

Date: June 6, 2024
Location: Ottawa & Online

 

OVERVIEW 

Administrative agencies, Boards, and commissions (ABC) operate in the domain of public law, so have an overriding responsibility to act “in the public interest.” But what is this thing we call “the public interest?” Who is this public, and what are their “interests?” Is there a unified public or, as the SCC said in Berg, every service has its own public?

Should Boards, made up of experts and professionals in a particular field, presume to know the public’s interest, or should they seek out and entertain evidence of that interest? What should we do with the reality that most members of the public will not generally be organized or have the resources to participate on an equal footing with institutional participants. What responsibility do governments have to ensure that boards, tribunals, and commissions have the independence, resources and capacity to access, and properly assess this public interest?

For ABCs with regulatory and policy -making responsibilities, the public interest is even more important.

Regulatory decisions may have significant impacts that extend well beyond the parties to an application or appeals. They may cross geographical and jurisdictional boundaries. They can have significant direct or indirect impacts on social, economic, environmental, and other relations. The decisions can affect generations into the future. The task is polycentric. As the public appears to be increasingly uncertain about the capacity of our democratic institutions to address current important, even existential issues in an intelligible, coherent and non-partisan way, it falls to all of us to confront these conundrums.

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

Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.
Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.

See the roundtable program

 

CPD Hours: 

  • Total: 5h45

For provinces where professional hours apply:

  • Total: 5h45
  • EDI hours: 45 minutes

 

FEES

CIAJ or CCAT members: $550
Non-members: $750
Students: $95

 

National Administrative Law Week (2024 Edition)

Roundtable | Law, Policy and the Public interest (5:02:41)

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

Program

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?

National Roundtable on Administrative Law 2023 | Bias and Decision-Making: What’s Changed? (3:38:06)