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[Event] 14th Annual Law of Policing Conference - November 7th - 8th, Surrey, BC, Canada

A dynamic look at how policing is progressing in Canada. From the national rollout of Body Worn Cameras and the implementation of DEMS to support it, from amendments to provincial Police Act and firearms legislations to the...more

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[Event] 14th Annual Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition - May 3rd - 4th, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Canadian Institute’s 14th Annual Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition, returns with curated programming that delves into the most critical challenges and controversial issues facing police services, police...more

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End of the Line: Alberta Arbitrator Finds Off-Duty Sexual Assault of Co-Worker By Transit Operator Was Cause for Termination

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An Alberta labour arbitrator found an employer was justified in firing a unionized employee for just cause for his off-duty sexual assault of a co-worker. In Corporation of the City of Calgary v Amalgamated Transit...more

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Supreme Court Rejects “Jordan-izing” Administrative Proceedings and Confirms High Threshold for Stay of Proceedings in...

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In Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) considered the issue of whether lengthy disciplinary proceedings against a Saskatchewan lawyer amounted to an abuse...more

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[Event] Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition - May 4th - 5th, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Canadian Institute’s 13th Annual Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition is returning to Toronto on May 4 – 5, 2022. For 2 days, chiefs of police, in-house counsel, and a wide-variety of government and civilian...more

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Canada: Alberta Court of Appeal Reminds Adjudicators to take a Modern Approach to Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace

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Two years after the #MeToo Movement made the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace known worldwide, the Alberta Court of Appeal in Calgary (City) v. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 37,...more

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Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients Applies to 30 Health Regulatory Colleges in Alberta

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On November 19, 2018, Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients ("Bill 21") received Royal Assent. Bill 21 sets out several changes to the Health Professions Act, including amendments regarding the discipline of inappropriate...more

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How Rude! Incivility and the Groia Appeal

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That loud whirring you heard earlier this week? It was the sound of Ontario’s 50,000 (or so) lawyers collectively printing the 169-page, 445-paragraph decision in Groia v The Law Society of Upper Canada. The case has been...more

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