53rd Annual Fall Conference

Date: November 21-22, 2025

The 53rd annual Criminal Lawyers’ Association Fall Conference is scheduled for November 21-22, 2025.

Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Toronto

The Annual Criminal Lawyers’ Association Fall Conference is Canada’s largest criminal law conference attracting more than 700 defence lawyers, judiciary, educators, reporters and other prominent guests from across Canada. Note, the Fall Conference is an in-person format only.

Stay tuned for more information.

We are now accepting 2025 Fall Programming sponsors and exhibitors! All sponsorship levels include the FOUR functions below:

1. 53rd Annual CLA Fall Conference (November 21-22, 2025 – in-person)

600 to 700 attendees
90% of attendees are practicing criminal defence lawyers.
95% of attendees practice in Ontario.
Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Toronto
Conference registration opens in September.

2. 37th Annual G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Award Presentation (November 22, 2025 – in-person)

2025 Winner to be announced by the end of July
200 to 300 attendees
Attendees are criminal defence lawyers, justices and o various members of the legal community.
Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Toronto
Luncheon registration opens in September.

3. Annual Women in Criminal Law Dinner (November 20, 2025 – in person)

mercatto, 101 College Street, Toronto, 6 to 9 p.m.
75 criminal defence lawyers that identify as female.
Dinner registration opens in July.

4. 11th Annual Recent Call Conference (September 27, 2025 – Hybrid)

200 to 300 participants
90% of participants are practicing criminal defence lawyers in their first seven years of practice.
Ontario Bar Association, 20 Toronto Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto
Conference registration opens in August.

Sponsorship levels (includes all four functions noted above):

Visionary (x1) $10,000
Platinum (x3) $7,500
Gold (x5) $5,000
Silver (x10) $2,000
Bronze (unlimited) $1,000

BREAKDOWN OF SPONSOR BENEFITS NOTED BELOW:

VISIONARY X1 $10,000 CDN

COMPANY BANNER/LOGO/NAME EVENT WEB PAGES: banner to include logo, sentence about sponsor & web/social media specs
COMPANY LOGO/NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,900+ legal professionals
ONE DEDICATED EMAIL PROMOTION – sent via the CLA office to more than 5,900+ legal professionals.
EXHIBITOR SPACE at the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.
VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.
60 SECOND COMMERCIAL – can be a video or a slide presentation to be played during intermissions at Fall & Recent Call Conferences.
FIVE COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATIONS to each of the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.
LEAD SPONSOR OF G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Award Presentation.
PDF ADVERTISEMENT SHARED WITH ALL REGISTRANTS
CLA Social media acknowledgement via X and Instagram.

PLATINUM X3 $7,500 CDN EACH

COMPANY BANNER/LOGO/NAME EVENT WEB PAGES: banner to include logo, sentence about sponsor & web/social media specs
COMPANY LOGO/NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,900+ legal professionals.
EXHIBITOR SPACE at the main Fall Conference.
VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.
45 SECOND COMMERCIAL – can be a video or a slide presentation to be played during intermissions at Fall & Recent Call Conferences.
THREE COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATIONS to each of the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.
CLA Social media acknowledgement via X and Instagram.

GOLD X5 $5,000 CDN EACH

COMPANY BANNER/LOGO/NAME EVENT WEB PAGES: banner to include logo, sentence about sponsor & web/social media specs
COMPANY LOGO/NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,900+ legal professionals
VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.
30 SECOND COMMERCIAL – can be a video or a slide presentation to be played during intermissions at Fall & Recent Call Conferences.
ONE COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION to each of the Fall & Recent Call Conferences.
CLA Social media acknowledgement via X and Instagram.

SILVER X10 $2,000 CDN EACH

COMPANY NAME ON EVENT WEB PAGES
COMPANY NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: linked to sponsor website and sent to more than 5,900+ legal professionals
VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all portions of the sponsorship.

BRONZE $1,000 CDN EACH

COMPANY NAME ON EVENT WEB PAGES
COMPANY NAME INCLUDED IN EMAIL PROMOTIONS: sent to more than 5,900+ legal professionals

FALL CONFERENCE EXHIBITOR SPACE $1,250 CDN EACH PLUS HST

ONLY 16 EXHIBITOR SPACES ARE AVAILABLE.

EXHIBITOR INFORMATION:

The exhibitor space will be in the Ballroom Foyer – where all coffee breaks and Friday’s cocktail reception will be held.
A listing of exhibitors, with a map with the placement of each, will be included in the Conference Materials.
Email confirmations sent to all conference attendees will list confirmed exhibitors.
The CLA website will also include a listing of confirmed exhibitors.
Food & beverages provided during scheduled CLA breaks are open to exhibitor staff to enjoy. Food circulated during the Friday social is also open to exhibitor staff to consume, but beverages will be at the expense of individuals (cash bar).
Actual conference registration and luncheon attendance are NOT included with Exhibitor fee, but may be purchased separately.
Space allocations will be available by mid-November. Each exhibitor will be contacted with space allocation details and shipping instructions closer to the conference date.
We will provide a 10′ x 10′ space, six-foot table, table cloth, two chairs and an electrical outlet for your use. Exhibitors MUST stay within their allotted 10′ x 10′ space due to fire-code regulations and in fairness to other exhibitors.
We will print exhibitor staff name badges IF names are provided to the CLA office at least 48 hours in advance of the conference.
Set-up time will begin at 6:30 a.m., Friday, November 21, 2025.
Take-down time will end at 5 p.m., Saturday, November 22, 2025.
Security personnel will be on duty between 7 p.m., Friday, November 21 and 8 a.m., Saturday, November 22; however, the CLA is not responsible for any lost or damaged items.
Wifi is included. However, exhibitors requiring telephone or hardwired high-speed lines will need to make arrangements directly with the hotel banquet office. Any additional fees for telephone/internet are to be paid directly to the hotel.