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Training that never stops

For the sake of transparency, since 2018, the Council annually publishes a list of courses and seminars available during the previous fiscal year. The following is a list of courses, seminars and other learning activities attended by federally appointed judges to continue their learning and enhance their knowledge.

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Programs (542)
  • July 17 2023 - March 21 2024

    Evidence Workshop

    In this interactive, skills-based workshop, judicial participants identified, learned about, and applied the animating principles of the law of evidence. Participants used diverse fact patterns to strengthen skills analyzing evidentiary issues and applying the law to those issues. Leading judicial and academic experts presented updates on major areas of evidence law and facilitated small group work sessions based on a hypothetical fact scenario and live simulations of evidentiary arguments. Participants also had the opportunity to discuss difficult evidentiary questions that they faced as judges with judicial colleagues from across Canada.

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  • July 5 2023 - July 7 2024

    Judging Better, Judging Smarter (Joint CSCJA and NJI Program)

    Judges learned more about remote courtroom hearings and familiarized themselves with the technological tools at their disposal, to judge better and smarter. In the morning of the first day, the seminar examined social media from a technological, practical, and ethical perspective. In the afternoon, the seminar focused on cybercrime and gained new insights into the Internet online fraud, online child exploitation and various offender profiles. On the second day, the seminar focused on the legal impacts of artificial intelligence through presentations, a live demonstration, and small-group discussions. The digital transformation of justice in other parts of the world was examined. On the third day, the seminar addressed the spread of online dis- and misinformation, and reviewed internet best practices and digital hygiene guidelines. This was followed by an overview of the new JUDICLOUD platform. The program was capped off by two optional activities about Microsoft Office 365, and a session providing participants with tips for working more efficiently.

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  • June 26 2023 - June 29 2023

    JUDGMENT WRITING

    This seminar is designed to assist judges in improving their judgment-writing skills. The program includes lectures, discussions, and workshops that stress the nature of good prose, point-first writing and the special requirements and special challenges of judicial writing. Since the art of writing is a skill that, like all skills, can be improved only through practice, much of the instruction will centre on written exercises and judgments. Please note that the number of available places is limited. Each judge will be assigned a duo of trainers: an instructor and a judge, who will read and comment on a sample of the judge’s writing prior to the seminar and will supervise the seminar discussions and workshops. The academic faculty members, most associated with major Canadian universities, have been chosen for their writing abilities as well as for their experience in teaching legal writing.

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  • June 21 2023 - June 23 2023

    Your Supernumerary Years and Beyond

    Led by experienced and retired judges, academics, and other practitioners this seminar canvassed issues faced by members of the judiciary in their years as supernumerary judges and into retirement. Using lectures, panel discussions, and interactive activities, the program addressed topics such as physical and mental well-being and judicial ethics.

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  • June 20 2023 - June 22 2023

    Tax Court of Canada Court Meeting and Education Seminar

    Led by both experienced judicial faculty and subject matter experts, this seminar utilized lectures, case studies, and discussions to address four main topics: (1) the management of cases involving self-represented litigants, including those experiencing mental health challenges; (2) the Canadian Judicial Council’s Ethical Principles for Judges; (3) evidentiary issues frequently arising in the Tax Court of Canada with particular attention to documentary and electronic evidence; and (4) a review of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule, including a discussion of recent amendments.

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  • June 12 2023 - June 16 2023

    Judging in Your First Five Years: Family Law (Federally Appointed Judges)

    Led by judicial leaders from courts across Canada, legal experts, and interdisciplinary academics drawn from psychology and social work, this intensive course focused on the skills judges need to manage family matters fairly and effectively. These skills include communicating with individuals in crisis, settlement conferencing, managing a file over the long term, identifying the needs of the litigants and their families, and other relevant considerations when making decisions affecting families.

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  • June 8 2023 - June 9 2023

    Court of Appeal of New Brunswick Education Seminar: St. Andrews Lectures 2023 XVI

    Leading criminal law experts from the bench, the Crown and defence delivered focused and practical presentations on recent legal developments and complex issues relating to Charter challenges, the law of evidence, decision-making, trial management, and Supreme Court of Canada case-law. Interactive activities and discussions reinforced participants’ adjudication skills in the areas of detention and stereotypical reasoning. The seminar was divided into five segments: presentations on Charter principles and provisions, including topics surrounding s. 8, s. 10(b) and s. 24(2) of the Charter; presentations on evidence, including hearsay and circumstantial evidence; decision-making topics, such as guidance on structuring reasons and ensuring sufficiency, and applying R. v. W.(D.), 1991 SCC 93. Other sessions also focused on trial management and an overview of recent Supreme Court of Canada caselaw.

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