CPD Accredited: Forensic Investigations: Privacy concerns and wrongful convictions Please join Innocence Canada and the Canadian Society of Forensic Science as they host a panel that looks to explore identifying privacy rights when accessing justice. Panellists include legal experts from Innocence Canada and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). The […]
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CPD Accredited: Forensic Investigations: Privacy concerns and wrongful convictions
Posted by John Chagnon in News on June 4, 2025
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Ontario lawyers now have free access to the sentencing database rangefindr.ca
Ontario lawyers now have free access to the sentencing database rangefindr.ca CLA member Matthew Oleynik’s sentencing database rangefindr.ca is now free for lawyers anywhere in Ontario. Click here to register Thanks to LiRN and the Law Foundation of Ontario for making this possible. (rangefindr.ca is also free in many other jurisdictions. Click here for access.) Please note this is a […]
Posted by John Chagnon in News on June 3, 2025
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Message from the members of the LSO Equity Grant subcommittee – participants and remuneration
As previously communicated, the CLA Women’s and Diversity Committees jointly applied and were awarded one of seven LSO equity grants. The final report will be presented in the fall of 2025 at the LSO Equity Summit, where the CLA Women’s and Diversity Committees will have a unique opportunity to present our findings and propose actionable strategies […]
Posted by John Chagnon in News on March 28, 2025
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Navigating the Youth Justice System (paid advertisement)
The Youth Justice Transformation Lab is honoured to host an insightful Lunch and Learn, featuring experts in youth justice Althea Coke, Criminal Defence Lawyer and Mary Birdsell, Executive Director and Lawyer at Justice For Children and Youth (JFCY). This session will provide essential knowledge on the important aspects of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and the youth justice process, including diversion, as […]
Posted by John Chagnon in News on March 27, 2025
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2025 CLA Mentorship program – now accepting applications for interested mentors.
Open to Full/Active CLA members only Applications for Mentees/Mentors Deadline is March 31, 2025 For the period of May 1 – November 30, 2025, recent calls (new to 5 years) will be paired with seasoned CLA members. Mentors will be assigned or matched up by the mentoring committee. During the mentorship period, mentors and mentees will meet […]
Posted by Sharon Andres in News on February 7, 2025
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Membership Offer – Receive up to 15 months for the price of 12, PLUS new members qualify for a bonus offer
Limited Bonus Member Discounts include: Additional benefits: _________________________________________________ FULL MEMBERS – practising criminal defence lawyers IN Ontario: STUDENT MEMBERS – students-at-law or students in an accredited law school OBSERVER MEMBERS – practising criminal defence lawyers OUTSIDE Ontario: Affiliate Membership – An Affiliate member shall be any person who shall apply for such membership that is a practising lawyer in good standing with their legal regulatory […]
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Happy Holidays from the Criminal Lawyers’ Association
The team at the Criminal Lawyers’ Association would like to extend our best wishes to you for a safe and peaceful holiday season. We hope you enjoy your time and festivities with family and friends, and we look forward to what the new year brings! Holiday Office Hours The CLA Board of Directors and office will be […]
Posted by John Chagnon in News on December 24, 2024
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Civility and mutual respect are cornerstone values of the Canadian bench and bar.
The Criminal Lawyers’ Association is shocked by the recent events in Red Deer, Alberta, where a member of the local defence bar was jailed for comments made in court, after Justice Gordon Yake of the Alberta Court of Justice ordered the court sheriff to “take him away”. The president of the Edmonton Criminal Trial Lawyers’ […]
Posted by John Chagnon in News on November 25, 2024
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CLA statement re the removal of Mark Wasyliw from the Manitoba NDP caucus
The Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA) joins the Criminal Defence Lawyer Association of Manitoba in condemning the Manitoba NDP’s actions in expelling Mark Wasilyw, along with their assertion that defence lawyers or those who associate with defence lawyers are unfit to be in their caucus. Everyone in Canada charged with a criminal offence, no matter how […]
Posted by John Chagnon in News on September 18, 2024
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52nd Annual Fall Conference Travel/Accommodation/Registration Bursary
The CLA Board of Directors is extending $500 bursaries to assist up to 20 current members with travel/accommodation/registration fee expenses to attend the upcoming 52nd Fall Conference happening November 15 and 16. These bursaries are open to all members across Ontario that are sole practitioners or work for a law firm with less than 5 […]
Posted by John Chagnon in News on August 14, 2024
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