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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 (26)
  • May 30 2017 - June 3 2017

    Annual Conference

    The AFCC conference provided a multi-disciplinary setting in which judges, lawyers, mediators, researchers and mental health professionals shared insights into the resolution of family conflicts. A wide range of family law-related topics were discussed including parenting time, child support, and parenting during separation and divorce. Also discussed were legislative and policy initiatives, recent and developing research findings, professional practices and models, and most important, methods of resolving conflicts between family members.

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  • September 27 2017 - September 29 2017

    Joint Education Seminar

    This seminar focused on issues relevant to appellate judging in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, including the social context of the Métis population and legal issues concerning Métis title to land, the rising phenomena of street and prison gangs in Western Canada, cross-border jurisdictional issues and updates on cases from the Supreme Court of Canada.

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  • December 2 2017 - May 10 2024

    Roundtable on Criminal Trials Delays

    Canada’s criminal justice system is facing challenges that have serious impacts on the Canadian population and all sectors within the administration of justice resulting from the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Jordan [2016]. This program, presented through a round table discussion, allowed cross-sector dialogue on the challenges occurring in criminal cases. The program brought together a vast pool of experts in many legal fields, including Canada’s federally appointed judges.

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  • November 14 2018 - November 16 2018

    Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Education Seminar 2018 (November)

    Sexual assault trials require a delicate balancing of competing rights in an evolving social context. They raise difficult questions about the use of appropriate inferences vs. inappropriate myths and stereotypes, consent and mistaken belief in consent, third party records, prior sexual experience evidence and sufficiency of reasons. With the assistance of expert faculty, this two-day program explored these difficult questions and challenges and provided participants with training about substantive and procedural law in sexual assault trials within both the confines of the law and an enriched understanding of social context.

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  • April 1 2019 - March 31 2020

    Law at Lunch

    The British Columbia Court of Appeal offered a series of Law at Lunch educational sessions from April 2019 to March 2020. Each session covered a different topic and a subject matter expert was invited to speak and provide further insight on recent legal issues.

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  • April 1 2019 - March 31 2020

    Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba - Lunch and Learn Sessions 2019-2020

    The Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba provides a number of informal Lunch and Learn programs each year. All judges and masters of the court and judges of the Court of Appeal have the opportunity to attend these programs. The Court also holds Lunch and Learn sessions on topics of particular interest to the judges of either the Family Division or the General Division, and directed to those members of the Court.

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