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Pre-Conference Workshops
- Artificial Intelligence in Administrative Law: The Latest Developments Shaping Practice, Procedure, and Policy
- Administrative Decision Writing Think Tank: The Essentials and Intricacies of Writing Reasonable, Plain-Language Decisions and Editing Responsibly with AI
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Register NowThe Gold Standard Event for Public and Administrative Law and Practice
Join us and convene with federal and provincial decision makers, their legal counsel, Justices, attorneys, civil servants, and academics who will address the legal developments and practical challenges affecting administrative and public law.
Attend and you’ll become equipped with tools and strategies for the most pressing challenges faced by administrative decision-makers and their counsel: ensuring access to justice for self-represented parties; reducing backlogs; navigating allegations of bias; and preparing for the use of artificial intelligence.
Additionally, you’ll benefit from a crucial opportunity to understand the latest guidance from Canadian courts on the constitutional limits of legislative and executive authority, as well as the procedural complexities of challenging or defending government actions.
Conference Co-Chairs
Ashley Deathe
Vice Chair
Animal Care Review Board (Tribunals Ontario) | Condominium Authority Tribunal
*views expressed are personal
Many of the challenges facing tribunals persist year over year: tackling backlogs, harnessing technology’s promise, and promoting access to justice, to name just a few. Each year, our panelists provide fresh insights into these challenges and map out opportunities for excellence in administrative law practice.
Matthew Estabrooks
Partner & National Co-Lead, Admin Law Group
Gowling WLG
This conference consistently brings together the pre-eminent thinkers, leaders, and practitioners in the world of Canadian administrative law. The topics and issues discussed over the course of these two days are at the cutting edge of a vast body of law that affects so many aspects of Canadian daily life.
Michael H. Morris
Senior General Counsel
Department of Justice
This year is shaping up to be an important watershed moment in the administrative law and tribunal space. Collectively, all of these developments have the potential to transform Canadian law for generations.
Special Fireside Chat
Honourable Michelle O’Bonsawin
Supreme Court of Canada
Featured Speakers
Melanie T. Petrunia
Acting Vice-Chairperson
Social Security Tribunal of Canada, Appeal Division
Lindsay Lake
Adjudication Manager
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Jonathan Macdonald
Director, AI Strategy
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Christopher T. Sutton
Accessibility Commissioner of Canada
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Hugues Lafrance-Rodriguez
Legal Counsel
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada | CIRB
Ewa Krajewska
Partner
Heinen Hutchinson Robitaille LLP
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Advisory Board
Meet our Administrative and Public Law Advisory Board. With the guidance of these respected practitioners, the Canadian Institute continues to lead in delivering meaningful, forward-looking content in administrative and public law.
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Key Topics
Administrative Tribunal Roundtable: Practical Steps for Reducing Backlogs and Ensuring Access to Justice
Artificial Intelligence in Administrative Advocacy and Adjudication: The Latest Legal, Ethical and Operational Developments
Making Sense of Government Immunity Within Constitutional and Administrative Law: the Notwithstanding Clause, Major Projects Legislation, and Ontario Protectors Place Appeal
Judicial Review of Executive Decisions: The Procedural Complexities of Challenging Cabinet Decisions and Orders-in-Council
The Evolving Intersection of the Charter and Administrative Law: Charter Rights, Charter Values, and the Applicable Standard of Review
Administrative Decision-Making in the Immigration and Refugee Context: New Developments and the Influence of International Law and Policy
The Availability of Judicial Review in the Face of Privative Clauses: Recent Developments at the SCC
Advancing Accessibility, Mental Health and Active Adjudication: Strategies and Tools for Administrative Decision-Makers
190+
Attendees
13+
Panel Discussions
40+
Speakers
1
Keynote
2
Days of Networking
A Must-Attend Event For
- Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Administrative Tribunals
- Adjudicators
- Tribunal Members, Counsel, and Paralegals
- Government, Agency, and Commission Lawyers
- Ombudspeople
- Arbitrators and Mediators
- Municipal and University Decision-Makers and their Advisors
- Private Practitioners working in Administrative Contexts
Past Attending Organizations
- Canada Border Service Agency
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Canada Transportation Agency
- Canadian Heritage Legal Services
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Canadian Judicial Council
- Canadian Radio Television & Telecommunications Commission
- Citizenship & Immigration Canada
- Financial Services Tribunal
- FINTRAC
- House of Commons
- Immigration & Refugee Board of Canada
- Indigenous & Northern Affairs Canada
- Justice Canada Legal Services
- Office of Conflict of Interest & Ethics Commissioner
- Office of the Auditor General of Canada
- OJAG Ottawa
- Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Veterans Review & Appeal Board
- …and more!
Networking Opportunities
Networking Breaks
Enjoy 6+ hours of dedicated networking with senior federal and provincial decision-makers, Justices, attorneys, civil servants, and academics.
Cocktail Reception
Forge connections and unwind as a community at the end of day one.
CPD Accreditation
This program can be applied towards 9.0 substantive hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required by LSO. As well as 1 EDI hour. Members will also receive 3 professionalism for workshop A and 3 substantive for workshop B.
Learn morePre-Conference
Workshops
Add more value to your conference experience by signing up for these hands-on and practical workshops and consider sending your team.
Workshop A
Artificial Intelligence in Administrative Law: The Latest Developments Shaping Practice, Procedure, and Policy
October 27, 2026
9:30 am–12:30 pm
Workshop B
Administrative Decision Writing Think Tank: The Essentials and Intricacies of Writing Reasonable, Plain-Language Decisions and Editing Responsibly with AI
October 27, 2026
1:30–4:30 pm
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