Online Programs

Residential Landlord-Tenant Disputes: Practice Realities and the Impact of Bill124

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Program Date: Apr 06, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
The Residential Tenancies Act (RTA): Does all or part of the RTA apply?
JOe Hoffer, Cohen Highley LLP

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Landlord vs. Tenant: Clashing Perspectives
Joe Hoffer, Cohen Highley LLP
Jane L.Ferguson, Barrister & Solicitor
Jack Fleming, Executive Director, North Peel & Dufferin Community Legal Services
Tracy Heffernan, Provincial Director, Tenant Duty Counsel Program, Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario; Organizing/Litigation Lawyer, Parkdale Community Legal Services
Martin Zarnett, Zarnett Law Professional Corporation

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Bill 124: Key Practice and Procedural Changes
Eli Fellman, Legal Counsel, Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
Joe Hoffer, Cohen Highley LLp
Dania Majid, Staff Lawyer, Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)

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Relief from Eviction and The Human Rights Code
Kristin Ley, Cohen Highley LLP
Benjamin Ries, Downtown Legal Services, University of Toronto

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Costs, Reviews, Appeals and Enforcement
Kenneth Hale, Director, Advocacy and Legal Services, Advocacy Centre for Tenants
Doug Levitt, Horlick Levitt Di Lella LLP

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Ethics and Professionalism: Unique Challenges at the Landlord and Tenant Board
Jack Fleming, Executive Director, North Peel & Dufferin Community Legal Services
Joe Hoffer, Cohen Highley LLP

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Residential Tenancies Act

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Supplementary Materials

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Notes

The Inclusion Imperative: Cultural Competence Skills for Legal Professionals

Table of Content

Program Date: Apr 06, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Presentations
PowerPoint: Cultural Competence for Adjudication: What & Why (Pamela Chapman & Moya Teklu
PowerPoint: Acknowledge the Risks and Set your Intentions (Pamela Chapman & Teklu)
PowerPoint: Check Your Assumptions, Consider Relevant Cultural Information & Check Your Reasoning Process (Pamela Chapman & Moya Teklu)
PowerPoint: Centre Marginalized People in the Process (Pamela Chapman & Moya Teklu)

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Select Bibliography: Cultural Competence for Adjudication

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Handouts

• Cultural Influences Map
• IAT Exercise
• Social Identity Statements, Mt. Sinai Ally Program
• Fact Scenarios

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Notes

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Resource Materials

• How Can I Be An Ally? Mount Sinai Hospital, Human Rights & Health Equity
• What Can An Ally Say? Mount Sinai Hospital, Human Rights & Health Equity
• Glossary of Terms, Mount Sinai Hospital, Human Rights & Health Equity
• Cultural Competence Best Practices
• Interpretation Best Practices
• Addressing Implicit Bias in the Courts – National Centre for State Courts
• Courts Catalyzing Change – Preliminary Protective Hearing Benchcard

14th Annual Conference: Crown Liability

Table of Content

Program Date: Mar 21, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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The Year’s Most Important Cases in Crown Liability
Michael H.Morris, Senior General Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice (Canada), Ontario Regional Office

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Recent Developments in Negligence Affecting Crown Liability
Prof. Erika Chamberlain, Western Law, Western University

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Chippewas of the Thames First Nation v. Enbridge and Clyde River (Hamlet) v. Petroleum Geo-Services Inc. and Their Impact On The Duty To Consult and Accommodate
Manizeh Fancy, Crown Law Office, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Nader R.Hasan, Stockwoods LLP

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Recent Class Actions Litigation Involving the Crown
Sonal Gandhi, Counsel, Crown Law Office-Civil, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
John Kingman Phillips, Waddell Philips LLP

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The Current State of Crown Immunity After Canada (Attorney General) v. Thourin (2017)
Jacqueline M.Dais-Visca, Senior Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice Canada
Paul Sheridan, Crown Law Office-Civil Law, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

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The Impact of International Trade Law on Crown Liability
Michael D.Solursh, Counsel, Citizenship, Immigration & International Trade (Ontario)

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Ethical and Professional Issues in Crown Litigation
Joseph K.Cheng, (moderator), Counsel, Business, Regulatory and Extradition Law Division, Justice Canada (Ontario Regional Office)
The Hon. Justice Lise G.Favreau, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
Gina Scarcella, Senior Counsel (Public Safety and Defence), Justice Canada An Interactive Discussion of How

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Note Paper