Public Seminars
November is Make a Will Month. Join one of our many free sessions, listed below, to learn about the importance of having a will and powers of attorney for you and your family. Lawyers who practice Trusts and Estate Law will speak about the elements of a will, what happens if you don’t have one, what are powers of attorney, why they are important and special considerations to keep in mind when preparing your estate and care plans.
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| Monday, November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Hamilton Public Library (Red Hill Branch) 695 Queenston Road, Hamilton, ON L8G 1A1 |
Mark Giavedoni Gowling WLG |
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| Wednesday, November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | City Hall (TPL) 100 Queen Street West, Toronto |
Tsvetomira Niklin Mills & Mills LLP |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Michael Garron Hospital 825 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, ON M4C 3E7 |
Jack Fallon Fallon Law |
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| Wednesday, November 4 | 6:15 p.m. | Michael Garron Hospital, Dr. Molly Rundle and Stephen Lister Auditorium 825 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, ON M4C 3E7 |
Jack Fallon Fallon Law |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Annette Street (TPL) 145 Annette Street |
Raphael Leitz | Register |
| Thursday, November 5 | 9:30 a.m. | City of Vaughan (Coffee Connections) Vellore Village Community Centre, 1 Villa Royale Ave., Woodbridge |
Adam Giancola Casey & Moss LLP |
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| Thursday, November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Eglinton Square (TPL) 1 Eglinton Square, Unit 126, Toronto |
Angela Ogang | Register |
| Thursday, November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Mount Pleasant Group (Mount Pleasant Cemetery) 375 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto |
Carissa DeMarinis WeirFoulds LLP |
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| Thursday, November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | London Public Library - Bostwick Branch Bostwick Branch - 501 Southdale Road West, London |
TBD | |
| Thursday, November 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Woodstock Public Library 445 Hunter St. Woodstock |
Thomas Henderson Nesbitt Coulter LLP |
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| Friday, November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Friends of Bob Abate Bob Abate Community Centre, 485 Montrose |
Angela Ogang AngeLAW |
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| Friday, November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Elmbrook Park (TPL) 2 Elmbrook Crescent, Etobicoke |
Nancy Burton-Vulovic Burton-Vulovic Estate Law Professional Corporation |
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| Saturday, November 7 | 10:00 a.m. | Hamilton Public Library (Valley Park Branch) 970 Paramount Drive, Stoney Creek |
Carmelo N. Runco Runco Law Professional Corporation |
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| Monday, November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Beaches (TPL) | Margaret Rintoul Blaney McMurtry LLP |
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| Tuesday, November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | College/Shaw (TPL) 766 College Street |
Angela Ogang | Register |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | London Public Library - Masonville Branch Masonville Branch - 30 North Centre Road, Londo |
TBD | |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Forest Hill (TPL) 700 Eglinton Avenue West |
Mitchell Rattner Schnurr Kirsh Oelbaum Tator LLP |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Bloor/Gladstone (TPL) 1101 Bloor Street West |
Matias Gutierrez Casey & Moss LLP |
Register |
| Thursday, November 12 | 9:30 a.m. | City of Vaughan (Coffee Connections) Garnet A. Williams Community Centre, 501 Clark Ave. W. Thornhil |
Rajni Tekriwal Rajni Tekriwal Law Professional Corporation |
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| Thursday, November 12 | 10:00 a.m. | London Public Library - Cherryhill Branch Cherryhill Branch - 301 Oxford Street West, London |
Kevin Wilbee and Sanan (Sunny) Mirza Lerners |
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| Thursday, November 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Mount Pleasant Group (York Cemetery) 160 Beecroft Road, North York |
Matias Gutierrez Casey & Moss LLP |
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| Friday, November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | St. Clair/Silverthorn (TPL) 1748 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto |
Rebecca Studin and Iryna Huk de VRIES Litigation LLP |
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| Friday, November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Runnymede (TPL) 2178 Bloor Street West, Toronto |
Raphael Leitz | Register |
| Friday, November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamilton Public Library (Waterdown Branch) 163 Dundas Street East, Waterdown |
Mark Giavedoni Gowling WLG |
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| Saturday, November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Springwater Public Library - Midhurst Branch 12 Finlay Mill Road, Midhurst |
Robert Galloway Dooley Lucenti LLP |
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| Saturday, November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | North York Central Library (TPL) 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto |
Carissa DeMarinis WeirFoulds LLP |
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| Monday, November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Barbara Frum (TPL) 20 Covington Road, Toronto (Bathurst and Lawrence) |
Taya Mikado Fern Law |
Register |
| Tuesday, November 17 | 10:30 a.m. | Deer Park (TPL) 40 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto |
Matias Gutierrez Casey & Moss LLP |
Register |
| Tuesday, November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | High Park (TPL) 228 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto |
Andreea Muth WeirFouldsLLP |
Register |
| Tuesday, November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Wychwood (TPL) 1431 Bathurst Street, Toronto |
Ana Wagner Laredo Law Professional Corporation |
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| Wednesday, November 18 | 10:00 a.m. | S. Walter Stewart (TPL) 170 Memorial Park Avenue, Toronto |
Jack Fallon Fallon Law |
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| Wednesday, November 18 (Bilingual) | 12:00 p.m. | Timmins Public Library 320 Second Avenue, Timmins |
Jay Meunier Meunier Carrier Lawyers |
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| Wednesday, November 18 (Virtual) | 12:00 p.m. | COTAPSA 100 Queen Street West, Main Floor, Toronto |
Angela Ogang AngeLAW |
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| Wednesday, November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Rexdale (TPL) 2243 Kipling Avenue |
Nancy Burton-Vulovic Burton-Vulovic Estate Law Professional Corporation |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Riverdale (TPL) | Jordan Sarah Head and Filbert Yung Hull & Hull LLP |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | London Public Library - Jalna Branch Jalna Branch - 1119 Jalna Boulevard, London |
TBD | |
| Wednesday, November 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Hamilton Public Library (Turner Park Branch) 352 Rymal Road East, Hamilton |
Carmelo N. Runco Runco Law Professional Corporation |
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| Thursday, November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Cliffcrest (TPL) 3017 Kingston Road, Toronto |
Samantha Wu Cassels |
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| Thursday, November 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Mount Pleasant Group (Meadowvale Cemetery) 7732 Mavis Road, Brampton |
Karen Forhan Lawrences Lawyers |
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| Thursday, November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Mount Pleasant (TPL) 599 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto |
Ana Wagner Laredo Law Professional Corporation |
Register |
| Friday November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | St. James Town (TPL) 495 Sherbourne Street, Toronto |
Angela Ogang | |
| Friday, November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | London Public Library - Sherwood Branch Sherwood Branch - 1225 Wonderland Road North, London |
Kevin Wilbee Lerners |
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| Monday, November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Palmerston (TPL) 560 Palmerston Avenue, Toronto |
Ruth Paul and Jonathon Vander Zee de VRIES Litigation LLP |
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| Tuesday, November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | London Public Library - Central Library Central Library - 251 Dundas Street, London |
Kevin Wilbee Lerners |
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| Tuesday, November 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Pape/Danforth (TPL) 701 Pape Avenue, Toronto |
Emily Hubling Faskens |
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| Wednesday, November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern District (TPL) 40 Orchard View Boulevard, Toronto |
Veronica Cesario WeirFoulds LLP |
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| Wednesday, November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Hamilton Public Library (Barton Branch) 571 Barton Street East, Hamilton |
Mark Giavedoni Gowling WLG |
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| Wednesday, November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Chatham-Kent Public Library Chatham Branch (main branch) 120 Queen Street, Chatham |
Brad Langford Langford Law Offices |
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| Wednesday, November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Belleville Public Library 254 Pinnacle St, Belleville |
Joanna Hayes Henderson Williams LLP |
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| Wednesday, November 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Don Mills (TPL) 888 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto |
Liza Saad Saad Estate Law Professional Corporation |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamilton Public Library (Central Branch) 55 York Boulevard, Hamilton |
Carmelo N. Runco Runco Law Professional Corporation |
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| Friday, November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Bradford Public Library 425 Holland Street West, Bradford |
Joseph Famulari Famulari Law |
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| Saturday, November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Hamilton Public Library (Concession Branch) 565 Concession Street, Hamilton |
Carmelo N. Runco Runco Law Professional Corporation |
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| Monday, November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Albert Campbell (TPL) 496 Birchmount Road, Toronto |
Liza Saad Saad Estate Law Professional Corporation |
Register |
Interested in Participating?
If you are a library or a community hub interested in hosting an in-person or virtual a Make a Will Month event, please click on the form button below and then click submit.
Participating Libraries and Organizations
Thank you to all of the participating libraries and organizations for working with the OBA to host these events.