LSO to implement new Indigenous cultural training course for licensees – Law Times
March 2, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario is set to implement a new Indigenous cultural training course for licensees after the initiative was approved by most of the benchers.
The course aims to ensure that licensees meet a baseline level of knowledge and competence in acting for Indigenous clients and tackling Indigenous legal matters in areas like corporate and commercial law, estates, civil litigation, administrative and regulatory work, criminal law, family law, child protection, housing and employment, and interactions with government institutions. The LSO worked with other Canadian jurisdictions and Indigenous scholars and legal experts in creating the course, which has been customized for the Ontario legal context.
