2020

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.

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.

The MAG has announced that the Dispute Resolution Officer ("DRO") Program will be expanded to the Kingston area. DROs are senior family lawyers who are appointed to conduct family law case conferences and who often deal with motions to change child/spousal support orders. For more information about the DRO programs, please see here.

The Hon. Faye E. McWatt has been appointed as the Associated Chief Justice of Ontario of the SCJ. For more information, please see the following news release.

The Hon. David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced that Darlene Carreau has been appointed the Chief Administrator of the Courts Administration Service (“CAS”). Ms. Carreau has served as the Director General and Senior General Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada. She will hold office for a term of five years as the Chief Administrator of the CAS. For more information, please see the following News Release.

The OBA is committed to serving the whole lawyer from their desk to their doorstep. We know that lawyers have an innate desire to give back to their communities and we’re making it easier for them to do that.