2023

The Canadian Bar Association’s Child and Youth Law Section is pleased to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on November 20, 2019. This is an opportunity to assess, strengthen awareness and work to realize children’s rights in Canada.

November 2019 Municipal Law Section Blast Email

CBA Law Students – check us out! November 2019 Blast Email

Join us for an exciting year ahead! November 2019 Blast Email

The CBA is collaborating with the Indigenous Reconciliation Group (IRG) to gather input on our response to the Truth and Reconciliation calls to action.

Representatives from Jamaican civil society converged in the heart of downtown Kingston on October 9, 2019 for a full day workshop to discuss the barriers that persons living with disabilities have in getting access to justice.

Despite the breathtaking diversity of municipal law practice, the communities we serve from coast to coast are often bound by common concerns. Our Section provides a rare national forum in local government practice to share our collective wisdom on common issues.

Just as Canadians make preparations for winter well ahead of time, the CBA is preparing for its 2020 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, February 19.

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The centuries-old tradition of gowning in court is overdue for a modernization. The national Women Lawyers Forum Section is working with the branches to write to various courts across the country, encouraging them to adopt more inclusive gowning policies.