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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 (43)
  • August 30 2023 - September 1 2023

    New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench Robert Tuck Educational Conference 2023

    Led by experienced judges, academics, and legal professionals, this seminar featured a mix of lectures, panel discussions, and interactive activities. The seminar explored the following themes and topics: how poverty and homelessness intersect with the judicial process, best practices in settlement conferences, judicial review after the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Vavilov, bankruptcy, and strategies for resilience during a judicial career.

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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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  • May 24 2023 - May 26 2023

    Supreme Court of British Columbia Education Seminar

    The Supreme Court of British Columbia’s Education Seminar covered wide-ranging areas of interests for the judges and masters of the court. The program explored difficult financial calculations in the context of family matters, including business valuations and corporate guideline income. Other sessions focused on the admissibility and treatment of surreptitious recordings, chambers practice, and various pre-trial matters. There was discussion with senior members of the bench on a variety of criminal matters, from complex trials to innovative approaches to sentencing. For the latter, presentations were also offered by a judge of the Provincial Court and a justice of the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench, and from the First Nations Justice Council and Aboriginal Legal Services. Finally, the seminar included a judicial wellness component providing judges with tools to aid in understanding and building resilience, especially when dealing with difficult family and criminal matters.

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  • May 24 2023 - May 26 2023

    Supreme Court of British Columbia Education Seminar

    The Supreme Court of British Columbia’s Education Seminar covered wide-ranging areas of interests for the judges and masters of the court. The program explored difficult financial calculations in the context of family matters, including business valuations and corporate guideline income. Other sessions focused on the admissibility and treatment of surreptitious recordings, chambers practice, and various pre-trial matters. There was discussion with senior members of the bench on a variety of criminal matters, from complex trials to innovative approaches to sentencing. For the latter, presentations were also offered by a judge of the Provincial Court and a justice of the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench, and from the First Nations Justice Council and Aboriginal Legal Services. Finally, the seminar included a judicial wellness component providing judges with tools to aid in understanding and building resilience, especially when dealing with difficult family and criminal matters.

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