2020-2022 Videos | CPD

Date

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

90-minute webinar

This program contains 1.5 CPD hours in all Canadian provinces

Theme

What can we learn from histories of legislative drafting about the many ways that drafters shape the world? In this highly engaging presentation, Lara Tessaro will narrate the dramatic history of the 1953 revision to Canada’s Food and Drugs Act, focusing specifically on how legislative drafters and departmental solicitors grappled with cosmetics. Her historical research on Canadian cosmetics regulation has uncovered how these drafting and policy choices made 70 years ago continue to influence—if unintentionally and accidentally—how cosmetics are governed today, including their environmental and human health effects. As with much of Ms. Tessaro’s PhD research at the University of Kent, the central source for this historical account is a drafter’s file—notably, the file of well-known legislative counsel Elmer A. Driedger. As such, this presentation will also provide an opportunity for legislative counsel to reflect on the ways that modern-day filing, documenting, and archiving practices, all changing rapidly in response to electronic and remote work, will give form to important “future histories” written about the present.

Speaker

• Lara Tessaro, PhD Candidate & Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kent Law School, University of Kent

Lara Tessaro is a socio-legal researcher and historian of law, gender, and toxicity in twentieth-century Canada. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD in law at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, funded by a Vice Chancellor’s research scholarship and a SSHRC doctoral fellowship. Her thesis explores histories of Canadian cosmetic regulation, with particular focus on the legal practices, ideas, and events that have given shape to cosmetic product labelling. In 2018, she attained a research-based LL.M. degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, which nominated her thesis for the York University thesis prize. From 2004 to 2017, Lara practiced law in BC and Ontario, primarily in environmental and administrative law. For much of that period, she worked as a staff counsel at Ecojustice Canada (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund), where she developed and advanced test case litigation on behalf of environmental organizations, First Nations, and scientists. She has also served as junior commission counsel to two federal public inquiries, the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar (the Arar Inquiry), and the Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River (the Cohen Inquiry).

Moderator

• Pauline Rosenbaum, Legislative Counsel, Ontario’s Office of Legislative Counsel

Pauline attended law school at the University of Toronto and articled as a judicial research clerk at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. She joined Ontario’s Office of Legislative Counsel in 2010. Before joining OLC, Pauline worked as counsel at the Ontario Human Rights Commission, at the Office of the Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and at a speciality legal aid clinic serving low-income seniors. Pauline also has experience working in the heath regulatory sector at the Ontario College of Pharmacists and the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario.

Fees
CIAJ Members: Free
Non-members: $40

2022  I  Legislative Drafting Webinar on Cosmetics Regulation and Product Labelling in Canada: The Challenges

Date

October 26-28, 2022
In Halifax, NS, & Online

Theme

CIAJ’s 46^th Annual Conference, entitled “The Right to Dignity in Canadian Law,” will discuss dignity as a fundamental human right. The conference will cover the many facets of the concept of dignity, from moral and philosophical notions to its uses as a legal norm. Discussion of the topic will be grounded in eminently pertinent issues such as the role of dignity in gender identity and reproductive rights, as well as medical assistance in dying, elder care, disability, and equality rights. The role of dignity will also be discussed in the context of the Canadian criminal justice and carceral systems, particularly with regards to Indigenous Peoples, restorative justice, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and reconciliation.

Honorary Chair

• The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada

Co-Chairs

• The Honourable Justice Julie Dutil, Court of Appeal of Quebec; First Vice-President, CIAJ
• The Honourable Justice P. Colleen Suche, Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba; President, CIAJ

Keynote Speaker

• R. Maria Shepherd, Principal, Sr. Paralegal & Notary Public, Shepherd Advocacy & Litigation; Co-Director, Innocence Canada

Videos (scroll down to access the videos)

• Day 1 (4:37:37)
• Day 2 (3:43:45)
• Day 3 (5:02:54)
• "The Systemic Ableism Within the Context of COVID-19 and Medical Assistance in Dying" Panel Five (1:10:30) – Free (Full Transcript - Download)
• "Trust and Dignity: What Do Citizens Want and Need in a Modern Justice System?" Special Session Presented by PwC Canada (59:21) – Free
• "Indigenous Dignity in the Quebec Health Care System" 2022 Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship (in French) (19:04) – Free
  

Fees:

All days
CIAJ Members: $650
Non-members: $850
Students (enrolled full-time at Canadian universities): $50

Per Day
CIAJ Members: $250
Non-members: $300
Students (enrolled full-time at Canadian universities): $15

Related PowerPoint presentations, extra content, documents and papers are available in the library under "documentation."

2022  I  CIAJ’s 46^th Annual Conference on The Right to Dignity in Canadian Law

Date

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

90-minute webinar
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 (1 hour 30 minutes).

Theme

To celebrate the 40^th anniversary of s.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizing and affirming the “existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada,” this webinar will critically consider and discuss the development of the honour of the Crown, its use and application.

The honour of the Crown is a constitutional principle and a “core precept” in Aboriginal Law—the law governing the constitutional relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples. The Supreme Court has defined the honour of the Crown as the principle that servants of the Crown, or the government, must “act honourably” and it is always “at stake” in the Crown’s dealings with Indigenous peoples. The duties that flow from the honour of the Crown will vary, but include the making and applying of treaties, protecting Aboriginal or Treaty rights recognized and affirmed under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and consulting and accommodating Indigenous communities when the Crown would undertake or consider an action that would potentially have adverse effects upon s.35 Aboriginal or Treaty rights. The honour of the Crown requires the Crown to interpret its constitutional obligations broadly and purposefully while diligently fulfilling them and prohibits even “the appearance of sharp-dealings” in the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples.

This panel will explore the honour of the Crown, both in terms of its promises and its drawbacks. While the Supreme Court has framed the honour of the Crown as advancing the “reconciliation of the pre-existence of aboriginal societies with the sovereignty of the Crown”, this underpinning is problematized by the recognition of the history of colonization and assertion of Canadian sovereignty as unquestionably legitimate. Does the honour of the Crown represent an idealized and attainable way forward on the path to reconciliation, or is it too steeped in a colonial and paternalistic understanding of the Crown’s relationship with Indigenous peoples to truly effect change?

Speakers

• Jason Madden, Co-Managing Partner, Pape Salter Teillet LLP

Jason Madden is co-managing partner of Pape Salter Teillet LLP. He is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University and is called to the bar in Ontario, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Manitoba. He specializes in Indigenous rights law, with an emphasis on litigation, consultation and accommodation related matters, and the negotiation and implementation of modern day treaties. He is also recognized as being at the forefront of the development of Métis rights law in Canada. Jason is Métis and a descendant of the “Halfbreeds of Rainy River and Rainy Lake” who collectively adhered to Treaty No. 3 in 1875. His litigation practice focuses on a range of areas impacting Indigenous communities. He regularly advises and acts for First Nation and Métis communities. He is ranked by both Lexpert Magazine (“consistently recommended”) and Chambers & Partners as a leading practitioner in Aboriginal law.

• Candice Telfer, Legal Director, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs Ontario

Candice Telfer is the Legal Director of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs Ontario. After articling with the Constitutional Law Branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General, she has provided legal counsel across several provincial ministries and organizations including the Ministries of Health and Natural Resources and the Crown Law Office-Civil. She is an instructor of Constitutional Law for the University of Toronto’s Global Professional Masters of Law program, and regularly participates in Continuing Legal Education programs both within and outside of Government. Candice received her J.D. at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Prior to law school she worked as a theatre stage manager and then as an event planner for federal government-sponsored celebrations such as Canada Day in the Capital and Winterlude. She holds a B.A. in theatre and a B.Soc. in Political Science, as well as certification in technical production from the National Theatre School of Canada.

Moderator

• René Morin, Retired Lawyer & Author, La Construction du droit des Autochtones par la Cour suprême du Canada, Témoignage d’un plaideur, éditions du Septentrion, 2017, 260 pages

After studying law and political science, René Morin began his career with the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs from 1973 to 1981. From 1981 to 2007, he was a lawyer specialized in Indigenous human rights at the ministère de la Justice du Québec, which led him to appear as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada on numerous occasions. He completed his career as counsel with the McCarthy Tétrault law firm, from 2008 to 2016. He was also a lecturer at the Université Laval, acted as a speaker in Quebec, in Canada and abroad, and is the author of several papers on Indigenous human rights.

Fees
CIAJ Members: Free
Non-members: $40

2022  I  Webinar on The Honour of the Crown

Date (Online & In Person in Ottawa)

September 8-9, 2022

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

Theme

The 21^st Legislative Drafting Conference fixes its gaze on the topic of change and the challenges it produces for legislative drafting. It looks at the changing environment in which legislative counsel work, the resulting changes to their roles and the way they perform them.

Change and its challenges are not new to legislative drafting. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is perhaps the most significant recent example of change affecting legislative drafting, the political, social, economic and technological environment for legislative drafting have produced changes affecting legislative drafting throughout its history.

The conference begins with this historical lens and then turns to examine the shifting role of legislative counsel resulting from current environmental factors, including client expectations, the political world and the policy issues that drive legislative agendas. These factors will be considered in terms of how they can be managed and their ethical implications. The conference will particularly address changing working conditions (working remotely and virtual meetings) and generational change (recruitment and training of legislative counsel).

One of the most significant continuing policy challenges for legislative drafting is reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Legislation is the principal vehicle for recognizing and implementing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and their legal traditions. The conference will consider recently enacted legislation to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its implications for drafting legislation to respect these rights. Not since the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 has there been such a significant change in the Canadian legal landscape affecting the preparation of legislation. One session will consider the implications of the UN Declaration generally and a second session will focus on its implications in the field of family law.

Finally, the conference will include a practical drafting workshop on preparing amending legislation or legislation based on existing legislation. The workshop will look at the scope for making drafting improvements and dealing with arguments against changing existing legislative texts.

Planning Committee

Chair

• John Mark Keyes

Members

• Pamela Louise Anderson
• Catherine Beaudoin
• Elena Bosi
• Nathalie Caron
• Charlie Feldman
• Melanie Samson
• Alexandra Schorah
• Mark Spakowski
• Lerissa Thaver
• Scott Webber

Fees

Per Day:
CIAJ Members: $200
Non-members: $275
Students (enrolled full-time at Canadian universities): $25

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

2022 I 2022 Legislative Drafting Conference (21^st Edition)

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

November 17-19,  2021

Theme

CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law explore the current state and future of the self-government of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Vital to the discussion are the issues of the decolonization of legal institutions, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and the enduring legacy of a colonial relationship.

The recent finding of unmarked graves at residential school sites only reaffirms the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's vision of an “ongoing process of establishing and maintaining respectful relationships” with Indigenous Peoples. This conference is a space for dialogue and exchange on the continuation of active education and exploration of the TRC's message.

Honorary Chair

• The Honourable Murray Sinclair

Chair

• The Honourable Robert J. Bauman, Chief Justice of British Columbia and of the Court of Appeal of Yukon

Videos (scroll down to access the videos)

• Day 1: Part I (2:26:09) and Part II (2:01:23) (Sold together - See details below)
• Day 2: Part I (2:58:10) and Part II (1:51:51) (Sold together - See details below)
• Day 3: Part I (2:53:28) and Part II (1:51:54) (Sold together - See details below)
• Tenzin Butsang Video Presentation (20:05): Recipient of CIAJ’s 2020-2021 Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship
  Project entitled “Kijibashik – Turn it Around: Stories About Motherhood from Previously Incarcerated Indigenous Mothers in Ontario.”
• Michelle Pucci Video Presentation (09:58): Winner of the 2020 Christine Huglo Robertson Essay Prize
  Essay entitled ”Who Sets the Course in a Health Crisis Response.”

***When buying separate days, the purchase of one part gives access to all the videos for that day, in both official languages.
Example: If you purchase Day 1-Part I in English, you will receive the code to access Day 1-Part II in English and both parts in French.

Fees:

All days
CIAJ Members: $650
Non-members: $850
Students (enrolled full-time at Canadian universities): $50

Per Day
CIAJ Members: $250
Non-members: $300
Students (enrolled full-time at Canadian universities): $15

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

2021  I  CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law

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
The first episode of this series was webcast on May 17, 2021 and the second one on June 7, 2021.

List of webinars (scroll down to access the videos)

• Episode 1, May 17, 2021: Artificial Intelligence in Administrative Decision-Making (1 hour 20 minutes CPD)
  With Professor Paul Daly, Chair in Administrative Law and Governance, University of Ottawa; Patrick McEvenue, Director – Express Entry & Digital Policy, Strategic Policy and Planning, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Michelle Mann, General Counsel, Legal Services, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Government of Canada
  
  
• Episode 2, June 7, 2021: Legislative Drafting in Time of Pandemic (1 hour 30 minutes CPD)
  With Glenn Joynt, Legislative Counsel and Assistant Deputy Minister, Legislative Counsel Division, Manitoba Justice; Riri Shen, Deputy Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice Canada; Mark Spakowski, Chief Legislative Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario

Overview

This three-part webinar series held in collaboration with PwC Canada will initiate a discussion on the future of justice and help pave the way to a major roundtable, taking place in the spring of 2022. The webinar’s aim is to refine the participants’ knowledge of key trends affecting the administration of justice. These topics will then be examined at greater depth during our roundtable. This series will provide attendees with in-depth knowledge and insights that will help build a future with improved justice services and better outcomes for families, businesses, and society.

60 to 90-minute webinars
Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.

List of webinars (scroll down to access the videos)

• Webinar #1, May 12, 2021: Hybrid Courts – The New Operational Normal

• Webinar #2, June 16, 2021: Redesigning Justice Administration − Pillars and Obstacles of Innovation

• Webinar #3, November 30, 2021: Transforming the Justice System: Exploring a Trauma-Informed Approach

Date
Webcast on April 14, 2021

This 90-minute webinar was made possible thanks to the support of the New Brunswick Law Foundation.

Language: In English, with simultaneous interpretation
Audience: All judges

Speakers

• The Honourable Justice Peter D. Lauwers, Court of Appeal for Ontario
• Barbara Morris (Ph. D., U of Toronto), legal writing instructor and consultant

Moderator

• The Honourable Chief Justice Tracey K. DeWare, Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick

Topics Overview

How to write concise, clear, complete and convincing decisions; the issue-driven approach; point-first writing; bias in judgment writing: how to become aware and overcome them, etc.

Date
Webcast on March 17, 2021

This 90-minute webinar was made possible thanks to the support of the New Brunswick Law Foundation.

Language: In English, with simultaneous interpretation
Audience: All judges, court employees

Speakers

• The Honourable Justice Patrick Healy, Court of Appeal of Quebec
• Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Dean, Full Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa

Moderator

• The Honourable Chief Justice Marc Richard, Court of Appeal of New Brunswick

Topics Overview

Sentencing in other provinces; mental health components; probation services; alternatives to long-term imprisonment; etc.

Related documentation:

• Dean Marie-Eve-Sylvestre's PowerPoint Presentation CIAJ March 17, 2021

Date
Webcast on February 17, 2021

This 90-minute webinar was made possible thanks to the support of the New Brunswick Law Foundation.

Language: In English, with simultaneous interpretation
Audience: All judges, court employees and lawyers (defence and Crown)

Speakers

• Jennifer Cox, Staff Lawyer, Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, Dalhousie University
• Jade M. Pictou, Barrister & Solicitor, Mackillop Pictou Law Group
• Jonathan Rudin, Lawyer, Program Director, Aboriginal Legal Services, Toronto
• The Honourable Justice Jessica Wolfe, Ontario Court of Justice

Moderator

• The Honourable Chief Justice Tracey K. DeWare, Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick

Topics Overview

Why do we use Gladue reports? How are they being used in other provinces? Who writes them? Have they changed anything since their implementation?

Related documentation:

• Gladue Awareness Project – Final Report (ILC Press_AdvancedReadingCopy)

This free webinar series held in partnership with Courthouse Libraries BC has been designed to initiate discussion and pave the way to a major national conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law to be held in Vancouver on November 17-19, 2021. The webinars aim to enrich the participants’ knowledge of the subjects that will be component parts of the larger issues examined at the conference, providing attendees with in-depth knowledge so as to enrich the discussions that will take place.

60 to 90-minute webinars
Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.

List of webinars (scroll down to access the videos)

• 1^st Webinar: Overview of the Progress of the Calls to Action (October 14, 2020)
  (In English, with simultaneous interpretation)
  Speaker:  Senator Murray Sinclair 
  Moderator: The Honourable Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) 
• 2^nd Webinar: The Next Stages of Indigenous Governance in Quebec (October 21, 2020)
  (In French, with simultaneous interpretation)
  Speakers: Chief Ghislain Picard, Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (Innu from the community of Pessamit), Ken Rock, Executive Director, Uashat mak Mani-utenam Economic Development Corporation
  Moderator: Michèle Moreau, Lawyer
• 3^rd Webinar: Looking at British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (November 4, 2020)
  (In English, with simultaneous interpretation)
  Speakers: Regional Chief Terry Teegee, British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (Takla Lake First Nation); Professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe), Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia; Senior Associate Counsel, Woodward & Company (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation)
  Moderator: Professor Bradford Morse, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University  
• 4^th Webinar: Discussing the Promises and Problems with the Act respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children, Youth and Families (January 20, 2021)
  (In English, with simultaneous interpretation)
  Speakers: Professor Hadley Friedland, University of Alberta Faculty of Law; Co-Founder, Wahkohtowin Law & Governance Lodge; Koren Lightning-Earle, Lawyer, Wahkohtowin Law & Governance Lodge (Samson Cree Nation, Alberta); Professor Naiomi Metallic, Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation)
  Moderator: Jennifer Cox, Staff Lawyer, Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, Dalhousie University
• 5^th Webinar: Investigating the Indigenous Languages Act (February 17, 2021)
  (In English, with simultaneous interpretation)
  Speakers: Chief Ronald E. Ignace (Stsmél̓qen), Skeetchestn Band, Adjunct Professor, Anthropology, Simon Fraser University (Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation); Professor Mariane Ignace, departments of Linguistics and Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University; Director, SFU’s Indigenous Languages Program and First Nations Language Centre; Professor Sarah Morales, Sarah Morales, Associate Professor, Faculty of law, University of Victoria (Coast Salish, Cowichan)
  Moderator: The Honourable Justice W. James W. O’Reilly, Federal Court; President, CIAJ
• 6^th Webinar: Court Changes after the COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Cultural Relevancy (March 10, 2021)
  (In English, with simultaneous interpretation)
  Speakers: Judge Brent Hoy, Provincial Court, British Columbia; Jennifer Carmicheal, Crown Counsel at Ministry of Children and Family Development and Mark Gervin, Gervin Law
  Moderator: Scott Robertson, Senior Associate, Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig Barrister & Solicitors (Six Nations of the Grand River, Hodinöhsö:ni’);

Date
Webcast on June 23, 2020

60-minute webinar
Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.

Overview

More than half of the COVID-19 cases in Canada are linked to seniors’ homes. Is this fallout a reflection of a disregard for older people in Canadian society? Which safeguards should have been in place to prevent such a failing, and what can we do to protect our seniors in the future? In what ways should Canadian law adapt to better shield seniors and vulnerable people from becoming casualties amidst health and legal crises?

Speakers

• Martine Lagacé, Associate Vice-President, Research Promotion and Development, University of Ottawa
• Jane Meadus, Institutional Advocate, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly

Moderator

• Maria Aylward, Lawyer, Manager, Project and Business Development, CIAJ

Overview

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
Webcast on May 20, 2020

90-minute special webcast with simultaneous interpretation
Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.
Specific accreditation: 1 hour and 30 minutes of Professionalism content (Ontario)

Overview

In his latest book, Online Courts and the Future of Justice, Professor Richard Susskind, one of the world’s most-cited authors on the future of legal services, writes about how online courts are destined to transform litigation. Our distinguished guests will debate whether technology can transform the legal system and offer better access to justice.

Speakers

• The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada
• Professor Richard Susskind, OBE, internationally renowned author, speaker and adviser

Moderator: The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly, Federal Court; President, CIAJ

Date

March, April and May 2020

List of webinars (scroll down to access the videos)

• Episode 1, March 25, 2020: Becoming the Boss of Your Mental Health: Self-Management Practices for Anxiety in the Workplace (1.25 hour CPD)
  With Ms. Nadia Hammouda, English Community Lead, Revivre *** This episode is for CIAJ Members only.

• Episode 2, April 1, 2020: Mindfulness and Meditation Practices in Times of Crisis (0.75 hour CPD)
  With Ms. Heather Cross, Lawyer, Here + Now

• Episode 3, April 8, 2020: Stuck at Home: Tips and Tricks for Surviving (And Thriving) During a Crisis (1 hour CPD)
  With Valérie Gobeil, Lawyer, Head of Development, GSoft and Tamara Mosher-Kuczer, Lawyer, Capelle Kane

• Episode 4, April 22, 2020: Building Mental Health into Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs (1 hour CPD)
  With Liz Horvath, B.A.Sc., CRSP, Manager, Workplace Mental Health, Opening Minds, Mental Health Commission of Canada

• Episode 5, May 6, 2020: Administrative Tribunals and COVID-19: Challenges, Solutions and Takeaways (1 hour CPD)
  With Jennifer Khurana, Vice-Chairperson, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, and David A. Wright, Chair, Law Society Tribunal, Ontario

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
The first episode of this series was webcast on February 19, 2020

List of webinars (scroll down to access the videos)

• Episode 1, February 19, 2020: Vavilov: Impact on Legislative Drafting (75 minutes CPD)
  With Professor Paul Daly, Chair in Administrative Law and Governance, University of Ottawa. Moderator: Professor John Mark Keyes, University of Ottawa
  
  
• Episode 2, June 17, 2020: Judicial Review of Delegated Legislation: The Long and Winding Road to Vavilov (90 minutes CPD)
  With Professor John Mark Keyes, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section, University of Ottawa. Moderator: Professor Mistrale Goudreau, Civil Law Section University of Ottawa