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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 (77)
  • October 12 2023 - October 13 2023

    Court of King's Bench of Manitoba Education Seminar

    Drawing on the expertise of experienced judges, academics, and other professionals, this seminar began with concurrent sessions for General Division and Family Division judges. The General Division sessions offered a refresher and update on the law of evidence in relation to: the principled approach to hearsay; the admissibility, proof and use of prior statements of witnesses; the realities of federal and provincial corrections; pre-sentencing reports, Impact of Race and Culture Assessments, and sentencing more generally. The Family Division sessions examined children's evidence and expert evidence in family law; income determination; and updates on new family law jurisprudence. All judges attended sessions on Métis history, rights, and laws, and on judicial review.

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  • April 13 2023 - April 14 2023

    Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba Education Seminar

    This seminar was presented by an experienced faculty of judges, legal academics, and professionals working inside and outside of the legal system. Participants were provided with concrete tools and advice to promote efficient judgment writing and the ability to deliver oral judgments. They explored ways in which judges and courts can better interact with different categories of difficult or abusive litigants. Judges discussed best practices to prepare, manage, and remain resilient when presiding over high-profile trials. A session for General Division judges focused on writing reasons in sexual assault cases and discussed: the impermissible use of common-sense reasoning in assessing credibility; stereotypical reasoning in relation to cross-cultural interpretations of human behaviour; and errors applying W.D. Meanwhile, a session for Family Division judges provided practical approaches to the use parental capacity assessments and culturally based parenting practices. The final session focused on the importance of and need for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

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  • November 25 2022 - November 25 2022

    Writing Reasons in Sexual Assault Cases 2022

    An inquiry into the history of sexual assault cases in the Canadian criminal justice system points to a system wrought with biases, stereotypes and prejudices. Only in the last few decades did the law begin to swiftly progress. Because of this progression, courts across Canada have identified many stereotypes that live in the minds of decision-makers, including judges and juries, which are now prohibited from relying on when making decisions.

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  • November 16 2022 - November 18 2022

    Criminal Jury Trials Seminar 2022

    Criminal jury trials pose unique procedural, evidentiary, and substantive law challenges. This seminar focused on criminal jury practice and law, from pre-trial conferencing to taking of the verdict, as well as a variety of evidentiary and substantive law issues trial judges will likely encounter in these cases.

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