2023

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates the 28 members who were elected to serve as Benchers of the Law Society of Ontario for the next four years.

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Association Awards. The recipients will be honoured at the OBA Awards Gala on May 31 in Toronto. 

On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the government tabled Building a Strong Ontario, the 2023 provincial budget. The government’s plan is to balance the budget with the province to start posting a budget surplus in 2024-2025. In 2022-23, Ontario is projecting a deficit of $2.2 billion.

The Ministry of the Attorney will be hosting 6 regional Justice Services Online (JSO) User Feedback Sessions, together with the Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Justice and Federation of Ontario Law Associations.

Articles about new OBA President Kelly McDermott’s mandate are included in the Law Times and Law 360.

As she takes the reins on March 1st, new OBA President Kelly McDermott is determined to ensure all Ontario lawyers come to know what she herself knows firsthand – the OBA is a supportive community that makes careers more satisfying and steps up when life and work collide. McDermott will focus her presidency on creating and formalizing reliable and accessible support networks to assist lawyers facing challenges in their careers and lives.

Durham Radio News provides local coverage of Kelly McDermott beginning her OBA presidency.

The University of Windsor Daily News covers OBA President Karen Perron’s presentation of the association's access-to-justice recognition to Jasminka Kalajdzic and the Hon. Mary Jo Nolan in Windsor.

The Ontario Bar Association is recognizing two Windsor women for the significant impacts they have made through their access to justice work.

The Globe and Mail's coverage of committee hearings examining bail reform featuring representatives from the OBA.