Law Society presented honorary LLDs to five exemplary individuals
Press Release June 28, 2023 TORONTO, ON — The Law Society of Ontario honored several distinguished individuals with a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Call…
New Mentor Moment Available
Press Release June 22, 2023 Mentor Moments shares the stories and experiences of the mentors in our mentorship programs. The initiative is meant to acknowledge the contributions made by volunteer…
Driftpile Cree Nation affirms its inherent jurisdiction, passes Consultation & Accommodation Laws
Press Release EDMONTON, AB, June 21, 2023 – Driftpile Cree Nation (“Driftpile”) is pleased to announce that the Chief and Council have unanimously agreed to enact the Consultation & Accommodation…
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…
