Annual Program and Reception at the Law Society Honouring Pride Month June 07, 2019 Please join the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law Section of Ontario Bar Association and the Law Society of Ontario for our annual program and reception at the Law Society on Wednesday, June 19th. This year’s panel discussion focuses on human rights from the perspective of trans youth, in light of the recent human rights claims filed over Ontario’s sex education curriculum changes.
OBA Launches Province-wide Robe Bank Initiative June 05, 2019 Members of the Ontario Bar Association are once again stepping up to help the next generation of lawyers. The OBA has launched a new Robe Bank program that will match people who want to donate or lend their robes with new lawyers who need them across all judicial regions of Ontario.
2019-2020 OBA Section Executive Elections May 29, 2019 The 2019-20 Section Executive Elections are now open. As a current section member, this is your opportunity to cast your online vote for your respective Section Executives.
OBA Names Winners of Annual Association Awards March 13, 2019 TORONTO – The Ontario Bar Association is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Association Awards. The recipients will be honoured at the annual OBA Awards Gala on April 17 in Toronto.
OBA Solution Circles to Set an Agenda for Advancing Gender Equality March 06, 2019 The OBA will host a series of OBA Solution Circles over the coming months. OBA Solution Circles will address certain issues that we know are barriers to advancing gender equality (e.g., work interruptions and their impact on a legal career).
OBA Office Holiday Closure December 20, 2018 The OBA offices will be closed for the holidays between 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019.
OBA Innovator-in-Residence Wins Financial Times Award December 18, 2018 OBA Innovator-in-Residence Peter Aprile has once again demonstrated he’s on the cutting edge of innovation, finding new ways to bring better service to clients in today’s rapidly changing legal environment.
OBA congratulates Justice Lorne Sossin on his appointment December 14, 2018 The Ontario Bar Association congratulates Justice Lorne Sossin on his appointment today to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.
Register Today for Blockchain 2018 November 21, 2018 Blockchain is slowly, but surely, revolutionizing commerce, banking, service, technology, and information industries.
OBA president sits down with CTV Ottawa November 19, 2018 Ontario Bar Association President Lynne Vicars appeared on CTV Ottawa’s Morning Live on Monday, Nov. 18 to talk about the OBA’s Make A Will Month