Press Releases & Statements

Findings from the first comprehensive national study of its kind paint an alarming picture of the wellness of Canadian legal professionals.

The Canadian Bar Association unreservedly condemns the arrest of human rights lawyers in Iran, as reported by the Center for Human Rights in Iran.

Tomorrow marks the second official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - a day for people across the country to reflect on the tragic history and ongoing legacy of Residential Schools and to take action to honour survivors, their families and communities.

The Canadian Bar Association is pleased with the changes to the Questionnaire for Federal Judicial Appointments announced today by the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

Next week, the Supreme Court of Canada will travel to Quebec City to hear two significant cases. This will be the second time in the Court’s history that it has heard cases outside Ottawa, after journeying to Winnipeg in 2019.

Steeves Bujold of Montreal begins his year-long tenure as the 94th President of the Canadian Bar Association today, taking the helm of the 126-year-old Association of more than 37,000 lawyers, notaries, law professors and law students across Canada. He succeeds Stephen Rotstein of Toronto. John Stefaniuk of Winnipeg begins his term as Vice-President.

The Canadian Bar Association is pleased with the announcement that the Hon. Michelle O’Bonsawin has been nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada, to fill the Ontario seat currently held by Justice Michael J. Moldaver, who retires on September 1.

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.