April

Last year, the House of Commons adopted a motion to recognize Emancipation Day on August 1. On this date 188 years ago, the Slavery Abolition Act, an Act of British Parliament, came into effect officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, including what is now Canada.

The Women Lawyers Forum of the Canadian Bar Association echoes President Stephen Rotstein’s statement of June 24, 2022, expressing the CBA’s deep concern about Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

The Canadian Bar Association is deeply troubled by the recent decision of the US Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health and its reversal of what has been a protected right of reproductive choice in the United States.

Today on National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Canadian Bar Association is pleased to announce it has received funding from the Government of Canada to expand its existing cultural awareness training.

Thank you to all our volunteers! - June 2022 Blast Email

We’re Returning In-Person! - June 2022 Blast Email

Now accepting applications for leadership positions on Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section Committees. Apply by August 9, 2021.

The Canadian Bar Association’s Fellowship Committee has selected Brandyn Rodgerson to receive the 2022-2023 Viscount Bennett Fellowship for his graduate legal studies.

The Canadian Bar Association introduced a comprehensive new toolkit to provide Canadian lawyers in private practice with commentary, resources and best practices with respect to the financial aspects of retainers. The CBA Retainers and Fees Toolkit also highlights some of the ethical obligations that arise with respect to retainers and fees.

On May 27, representatives of the Bar Associations and Law Societies in the G7 countries unanimously adopted the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine: