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 (8)
  • September 6 2022 - September 9 2022

    Northern Courts Education Seminar 2022

    This joint seminar of the Supreme Court of Yukon, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Court of Justice covered a variety of topics relevant to the work of the courts: hearing children’s evidence, case management in criminal law, the impact of intimate partner violence on children, settlement hearings, and strategies for furthering the goals of reconciliation.

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  • June 20 2022 - June 23 2022

    Get Inspired: Innovation in Judging and in the North 2022

    This joint seminar of the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) examined a variety of social context topics relevant to the work of the courts: using creative thinking to solve challenging problems, the impact of residential schools on Indigenous children, the unique issues of conservation in the North, and strategies for furthering the goals of reconciliation.

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  • May 11 2022 - May 13 2022

    Civil Law Seminar 2022

    This intensive program was intended for judges who hear civil matters and explored tort law, as well as public and private law remedies as pandemic events unfolded. Participants explored ways the legal system and the judicial system adjusted to the pandemic to provide remedies for novel wrongs and claims, and the extent to which traditional theories of liability were adapted to social change and technical developments.

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  • November 23 2021 - November 25 2021

    Appellate Courts Seminar 2021

    This three-day online seminar addressed themes specific to the work of appellate court judges, focusing on developments in medical law and climate change litigation, the use of technology and the law, the revised Ethical Principles for Judges, as well as race and culture in judgments.

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