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Annual Report 2022-23

  • August 31, 2023

The Canadian Bar Association Annual Report shares the association’s highlights of 2022-2023. Learn what the CBA did throughout the past year to uphold its commitments to the legal community in Canada and around the world.

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Recordings: Contemporary Debates on Free Speech

  • May 27, 2021

Links to recordings of the 3-part joint webinar series hosted by the CBA Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section and the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice.

Constitutional & Human Rights

No Turning Back: CBA Task Force Report on Justice Issues Arising from COVID-19

  • February 17, 2021

The Canadian Bar Association launched its Task Force on Justice Issues Arising from COVID-19 – with thought leaders from across Canada’s federal justice system – to assess the immediate and evolving issues for the delivery of legal services resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Air & Space Law and 44 more..., Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency Law, Business Law, CCCA, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law, Child and Youth Law, Civil Litigation, Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade, Competition Law, Constitutional & Human Rights, Construction and Infrastructure Law, Criminal Justice, Elder Law, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Equity, Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Health Law, Immigration Law, Insolvency Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Judges Forum, Labour & Employment, Law Practice Management, Well-Being, Maritime Law, Entertainment, Media and Communications Law, Military Law, Municipal Law, Pensions and Benefits Law, Privacy and Access, Public Sector, Real Property Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Sole Practitioners, Student Forum, Taxation Law, Wills, Estates and Trusts, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers, Assurances et Lit. Civils, TĂ©lĂ©com., Info. et Prop. Int.

Reaching Equal Justice: Advocacy Guide

  • October 23, 2020

This guide is designed to empower CBA members to effectively advocate for greater access to justice.

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and 13 more..., Charities & Not-for-Profit Law, Child and Youth Law, Constitutional & Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Elder Law, Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Immigration Law, Privacy and Access, Student Forum, Wills, Estates and Trusts, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Canada 150

  • April 06, 2017

As the country celebrates its sesquicentennial, CBA National looks back on the legal milestones that marked Canada’s evolution from a young British colony to a mature nation. The great themes of Canadian history are all here – from wrestling with Quebec nationalism and defining aboriginal rights to becoming an independent country with laws that reflect our values as a modern society.

Aboriginal Law, Constitutional & Human Rights

Litigation Year In Review 2016

  • February 03, 2017

Litigation Year In Review 2016, by the Department of Justice, Canada.

Aboriginal Law, Civil Litigation, Constitutional & Human Rights and 5 more..., Criminal Justice, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Health Law, Immigration Law, Labour & Employment
Signing of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1982

Signing of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1982

  • June 26, 2015

It was on April 17, 1982, that Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau signed the Charter, thereby guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms for all Canadians. In honour of this milestone, the Canadian Bar Association introduced Law Day in 1983 as a means to commemorate the event and educate the public about the legal system.

Constitutional & Human Rights