The IBA Supports Etienne Esquega and Catherine Rhinelander of the Good Governance Coalition for LSO Bencher
Press Release OTTAWA, ONT – The Indigenous Bar Association in Canada (the “IBA”) wishes to express its full support for IBA members Etienne Esquega and Catherine Rhinelander who are running…
Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, Peter Grant Law, and Diane Soroka Avocate Inc. – First Nations sign historic settlement agreement with Canada to address collective harms caused by Indian Residential Schools
Press Release VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, shíshálh Nation and the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) are pleased to announce that they have reached a historic…
BC Civil Liberties Association Announces New Executive Director
Press Release January 17, 2023 Vancouver, BC (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) announced today the appointment of its new Executive Director, Joanne Macri. Joanne…
Legal Aid Ontario and Aboriginal Legal Services sign new service agreement
Press Release January 11, 2022 – Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) and Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) are pleased to announce that they entered into a new service agreement, under the Legal Aid…
Manitoba Government Appoints Manitoba Lawyers as King’s Counsel
Press Release The Manitoba government has appointed 17 Manitoba lawyers as King’s counsel in recognition of outstanding contributions to the practise of law, Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced today. “The…
Aboriginal Legal Services partners with Make Music Matter to create alternative model of mental health support and amplify Indigenous voices through song
Press Release 11/30/2022 Toronto – Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) will join forces with international NGO Make Music Matter (MMM) to develop a new culturally-based healing model for Toronto’s Indigenous community.…
Melissa Serbin has just been designated as a “Jurist of Robson Hall” in recognition of her outstanding and exceptional contributions to Robson Hall’s Faculty of Law program!
Press Release 18 Nov 2022 Melissa is a sessional instructor for Robson Hall’s “Intensive Criminal Law” course and the “Indigenous People and the Criminal Justice System” seminar. Throughout her career,…
Supreme Court narrowly rejects ALS argument on the unconstitutionality of restrictions on access to conditional sentences
Press Release 11/7/2022 The Supreme Court issued its decision in R v Sharma. The case was a constitutional challenge to restrictions on access to conditional sentences by Indigenous offenders. The Court…
ALS appears before the Senate on Bill C-5
Press Release Oct 31, 2022 Bill C-5, a bill to eliminate some mandatory minimum sentences and to allow greater access to conditional sentences is now before the Senate for consideration.…
Ontario’s seventh annual Access to Justice week successfully engages attendees and ignites conversation about the legal needs of Canadians
Press Release October 31, 2022 TORONTO, ON — The seventh annual Access to Justice Week (A2J Week) in Ontario took place from October 24 to 28, featuring a series of…
