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On Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in the wake of the Jordan Supreme Court decision, the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs issued its much-anticipated final report on court delays. The Senate Committee made 50 recommendations, after hearing 138 witnesses (including lawyers, legal and mental health experts, former and current judges, victims and police), on […]

Le problème de consommation peut nuire aux habiletés nécessaires à la bonne pratique de la profession : éthique, diligence, confidentialité. Le problème de l’individu devient vite celui de l’employeur et de la société en général, qui compte des avocats dans de nombreux domaines.

The addiction problem can impair the skills necessary to practice law well: ethics, diligence, confidentiality. The individual’s problem can also become the problem of the employer and society as a whole.

2:45 – 4:15 pm  The Cost of Justice This session will present the findings of a major survey about Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada done by the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ). It is the first national survey in almost ten years to measure the frequency and ways in […]

Programme offert conjointement avec le Groupe d’action sur l’accès à la justice (TAG). Conférencier principal : M^e Patrick Krill.

A continuing professional development program about culture change, ethical issues and practical strategies related to addressing high rates of addiction in the legal profession. Keynote Speaker: Patrick Krill.

2023 President’s Award It is with great enthusiasm that CIAJ’s President, the Honourable Justice P. Colleen Suche, presented the 2023 President’s Award to CIAJ’s Past President, the Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly, at our 47th Annual Conference on The Law of Borders in Ottawa. Congratulations! Justice James O’Reilly was appointed to the Federal Court in 2002 […]

  Year Author Title Conference 2022 Lauren Cavallier La dignité autochtone au sein du système de santé québécois The Right to Dignity in Canadian LawOctober 2022 – Halifax, NS and Online 2020 – 2021 Tenzin Butsang and Angela Mashford-Pringle Kijibashik – Turn it Around: Stories About Motherhood from Previously Incarcerated Indigenous Mothers in Ontario Indigenous […]

2:45  The Role of the Criminal Code Review Board Criminal Code Review Boards are usually mandated to review the status of persons found unfit to stand trial and those found not criminally responsible because of mental disorder. Recognizing that mentally disordered persons may require a health-focused response rather than a penal response, the Canadian Criminal Code Review Board stakeholders will […]

Opening Remarks and Program Overview The Honourable Justice Michele M. Murphy, Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal, Charlottetown, PE 8:55  Greetings The Honourable Graydon Nicholas, Lieutenant Governor, Province of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB (N/A) 9:10  Living in the Community This session will begin by presenting an overview of the ways in which society and the criminal justice system […]