March

John Stefaniuk, K.C. of Winnipeg begins his year-long tenure as the 95^th President of the Canadian Bar Association today, taking the helm of the 127-year-old Association of more than 38,000 lawyers, notaries, law professors and law students across Canada. He succeeds Steeves Bujold of Montreal. Lynne M. J. Vicars of Toronto begins her term as Vice-President.

Today marks my last day as CBA President, and I want to reemphasize the importance of the work we all need to do to continue reinforcing the confidence of the public in the independence of our justice system.

This week marks the last week of my term as CBA President. As a proud member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, one of my priorities was to address the inequalities and discrimination experienced by members of my community, and more specifically by trans, non-binary and gender diverse people in Canada.

Welcome to the 2023-2024 CBA Year - August 2023 Blast Email

Year in review - August 2023 Blast Email

Our in-person Symposium is back! - August 2023 Blast Email

Fall conference, updates and more! - August 2023 Blast Email

The Canadian Bar Association welcomes the announcement that its nominee, Bianca Kratt, K.C., has been appointed to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments.

The Canadian Bar Association is concerned about the recent changes to the judicial system in Israel.

Today marks Emancipation Day in Canada. On this date 189 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.