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***Important Notice: Webinar Postponed***

The webinar “Rethinking Judicial Review of Regulatory Powers: Auer and TransAlta,” originally scheduled for May 6, has been postponed.
A new date will be announced soon.

For further information, please contact Mihail Matache, Membership Services Coordinator:
Tel.: 514 731-2855
Email: mihail.matache@ciaj-icaj.ca

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OVERVIEW

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently addressed some fundamental aspects of the judicial review of the exercise of regulation-making powers, including the applicability of the standard of review analysis and the threshold for overturning regulations on purposive bases. Auer v Auer and TransAlta Generation Partnership v Alberta are the Court’s most significant decisions in this regard since Katz v Ontario over 10 years ago, if not earlier. This webinar will comment on these developments and where they may lead.

Accreditation

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

Continuing professional development (CPD) credits: 1h30.

SPEAKER & MODERATOR

Speaker:

John Mark Keyes, Sessional Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section, University of Ottawa John Mark Keyes is a sessional professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, and an instructor in the Legislative Drafting Program of Athabasca University. He teaches in the field of public and constitutional law with a particular emphasis on legislative drafting and interpretation. He has an LLB and a BA from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Legislative Drafting and an LL.M from the University of Ottawa.

Professor Keyes was previously Legislative Counsel in the Department of Justice (Canada) drafting regulations and government bills. He held various managerial positions and was the Chief Legislative Counsel from 2005 until 2013. He has also published many academic articles dealing with legislation and more generally public and constitutional law. In 2021 Lexis Nexis published a 3rd edition of his Executive Legislation. In 2023, Irwin Law published Drafting, Interpreting and Applying Legislation, which he co-authored with Wendy Gordon.

Moderator:

Jaimie Graham, Legal Counsel, Alberta Utilities Commission Jaimie Graham is a lawyer with the Alberta Utilities Commission. She recently completed her LLM, with a focus on Indigenous laws and legislation. Jaimie is a member of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice’s Legislative Drafting Committee.

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CONTACT

For further information, please contact Mihail Matache, Membership Services Coordinator:
Tel.: 514 731-2855
Email: mihail.matache@ciaj-icaj.ca

CONTACT US

BROADCAST SCHEDULE AND LANGUAGE

Bilingual with simultaneous interpretation.

Broadcast time across Canada (Tuesday, May 6, 2025):
PT Noon – 1:30 pm
MT 1:00 – 2:30 pm
CT 2:00 – 3:30 pm
ET 3:00 – 4:30 pm
AT 4:00 – 5:30 pm
NT 4:30 – 6:00 pm

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Payment in full of the registration fee is due before the Event. Should a registrant have an outstanding balance, a credit card will be requested at the Event before the beginning of the program.
• Inability to attend may result in a registration being transferred to a colleague of the same organization up to 7 days before the Event. The request must be made in writing.
• Cancellation incurs processing fees as follows: 50% of the registration fee for cancellations 7 days or more before the event. No refund will be extended for cancellations made less than 7 days before the event.