December2017

New Portal Connects People Facing Eviction with Volunteer Lawyers

The Hon. David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment of the Hon. Mark L. Edwards as Regional Senior Judge of the SCJ for the Central East Region. For more information, please see here.

As of March 1, 2021, both the Divorce Act and the Children’s Law Reform Act will be amended to include significant changes to divorce, separation and parenting. The changes to the Divorce Act include amendments to the Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings regulation under that act. 

Law Times article focused on the introduction of Friedrich Blase as the Innovator-in-Residence.

Friedrich Blase has been named this year's OBA Innovator in Residence.

In her latest monthly column for The Lawyer’s Daily, OBA President Charlene Theodore looks at ways we can build workplaces where everyone can thrive. She says people with positions of power in our workplaces need to consider getting equality, diversity and inclusion right as a core part of their job.

Nominations will be accepted until Friday, March 5, 2021

Nominations close March 1, 2021

Attorney General Doug Downey has announced the appointment of Justice of the Peace Herb Kreling as the East Regional Senior Justice of the Peace for the OCJ, effective February 4, 2021. For more information, please see the News Bulletin.