Legislative Drafting Conference (2024 Edition)
Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.
Schedule: September 16 (1:00 am–5:00 pm) / September 17 (9:00 am–5:00 pm) / September 18 (9:00 am–2:30 pm)
Overview
CIAJ’s biennial Legislative Drafting Conference tackles the most important challenges in modern legislation.
This 22nd Edition (in-person and online) continues a long tradition of exploring the many facets of legislative drafting with a particular focus on the Canadian context. The 2024 conference will bring together practitioners and academics to discuss various aspects of the work of preparing legislative texts. The conference will address a broad range of topics including practical challenges drafters face in their work, developments in statutory interpretation and questions of diversity and inclusion in statutes. The 2024 conference will also pay tribute to the late Ruth Sullivan who had a profound influence on the field of legislative drafting.
**English Webinar (May 23, 2024) on “Judicial Review of Regulations: Vavilov or Vires?“
Keynote Speaker
- The Honourable Justice David W. Stratas, Federal Court of Appeal
Speakers
- Michael Audet, Senior Counsel, Legislation Section, Department of Justice Canada
- Elena Bosi, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Legislative Services (Branch), Justice & Public Safety, New Brunswick
- Éliane Boucher, Legislative Counsel, Legislative Services Branch, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Catherine Côté-Bussières, Legislative Counsel, Legislation Section, Department of Justice Canada
- Pierre J. Dalphond, Senator, Senate of Canada
- Mathieu Devinat, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Sherbrooke
- Sherina Dhala, Chief Legislative Counsel, Justice and Solicitor General, Government of Alberta
- Isabelle D’Souza, Legislative Counsel, House of Commons
- Michelle Egan, Legislative Counsel, House of Commons
- Wendy Gordon, Deputy Law Clerk & Parliamentary Counsel, Legislative Services, House of Commons
- Elizabeth Graff, Legislative Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, British Columbia
- Philip W. Grassie, Legislative Counsel, Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia
- Geneviève Harvey, Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Division, Nova Scotia Department of Justice
- Cameron Hutchinson, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
- Aleksander Hynna, General Counsel, Legislation Section, Legislative Services Branch, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- John Mark Keyes, Sessional Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
- Louise Langevin, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université Laval
- Jeanne Lee, Chief Legislative Counsel, Attorney-General’s Chambers (Singapore)
- Lionel Levert, Special Adviser, Legislative Drafting
- Sandra Markman, Deputy Chief Legislative Counsel, Legislative Services Branch, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Ian Rennie, Legislative Counsel, Legislation Division, Department of Justice, Government of the Northwest Territories
- Jean-Félix Robitaille, Legislative Lawyer, Direction des orientations et des affaires législatives, Sous-ministériat des orientations et de l’accès à la justice, ministère de la Justice du Québec
- Craig Rosario, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel, British Columbia
- Elizabeth Sanderson, author of Government Lawyering: Duties and Ethical Challenges of Government Lawyers
- Benjamin Shaer, Policy Analyst, Lawyer, and Adjunct Research Professor in Linguistics and Language Studies and Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University
- Stephen Slessor, Jurilinguist, Jurilinguistic Services Unit, Legislative Services Branch, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Mark Spakowski, Chief Legislative Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario
- William Stephenson, Legislative Counsel, House of Commons
- Lise Villeneuve, Jurilinguist/Advisor, Jurilinguistic Services Unit, Legislative Services Branch, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Christina Wasyliw, General Counsel & Deputy Legislative Counsel, Manitoba Justice
- Laurie Weir, Legislative Counsel, Justice and Solicitor General, Government of Alberta
Contact
For further information, please contact the Project Manager of Multidisciplinary Programs, Mary Plagakis
Tel.: 514-731-2855
Email: mary.plagakis@ciaj-icaj.ca
Cancellation Policy:
- 30 days or more before the event: Administration fees of $40
- 7 days or more before the event: 50% of registration fees
- Less than 7 days before the event: No refund
At any time, a participant may be replaced by another person without charge
COVID-19 Requirements
To protect everyone’s health, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice requires participants, CIAJ staff, faculty members and speakers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they benefit from a recognized medical exemption. Masks are required to be worn at all times, except when eating and drinking. This requirement is in addition to any restrictions or vaccination requirements that may be in force in the jurisdiction or at the venue where the event is being held.