Leverage our expertise to advance your career – renew your membership now. August 09, 2021 Lawyers have many ways to distinguish themselves within a dynamic and competitive legal marketplace. But none is more important than expertise. Staying ahead of the curve is key to career success and client satisfaction. Easier said than done, especially for busy lawyers. Fortunately, the Canadian Bar Association and its provincial branches are giving members a leg up with leading-edge professional development (PD) programs and resources that will propel you forward.
Statement from the CBA President on Emancipation Day and the impact of systemic racism in Canada today July 30, 2021 Last year my predecessor as Canadian Bar Association president, Vivene Salmon, marked Emancipation Day by asking lawyers to “reflect on how the law was complicit in upholding slavery, and to think critically about how the legacy of slavery lingers in our legal, social and economic systems.”
Have your say and make a difference! July 29, 2021 Have your say and make a difference! - July 2021 Blast Email
Joint statement by CBA President Bradley D. Regehr and CBA-NB President Lauren A. Cicin on the passing of Senator Judith Keating July 22, 2021 The President of the Canadian Bar Association, Bradley D. Regehr, and the president of the New Brunswick Branch of the CBA, Lauren A. Cicin, mourn the passing of the Honourable Judith Keating, Q.C.
Call for Nominations – CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section Committee Chairs & Vice-Chairs July 16, 2021 Now accepting applications for leadership positions on Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section Committees. Apply by August 9, 2021.
Statement from the CBA President on the discovery of undocumented and unmarked graves at the site of Kuper Island Industrial School in British Columbia July 13, 2021 The Penelakut Tribe on British Columbia’s Penelakut Island announced the discovery of more than 160 “undocumented and umarked” graves at the site of the former Kuper Island Industrial School. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba had previous documented deaths at that school.
Joint statement by CBA President Bradley D. Regehr and MBA President Ian B. Scarth on private investigator hired to embarrass Manitoba Chief Justice Glenn Joyal July 12, 2021 The Canadian Bar Association and the Manitoba Bar Association unreservedly denounce the use of a private investigator against Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal.
New Interim Chief Executive Officer July 08, 2021 The Canadian Bar Association is pleased to announce that Paul D. Paton, Q.C., professor and former Dean of Law at the University of Alberta, has become Interim CEO effective July 1, 2021.
Susan Manwaring receives CBA’s Jane Burke-Robertson Award of Excellence in Charity and Not-For-Profit Law July 08, 2021 Susan Manwaring, national lead of the Social Impact Group with Miller Thomson in Toronto, is the 2021 recipient of the CBA’s Jane Burke-Robertson Award of Excellence in Charity and Not-For-Profit Law.