Speakers

Conference Co-Chairs

Michael H. Morris

Senior General Counsel
Justice Canada

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

October 27, 2022 • 9:00 am

Lori Sterling

Senior Counsel
Bennett Jones
Former Associate Deputy Minister, Justice Canada

Year in Review of Top Administrative Law Decisions and Cases to Watch

October 27, 2022 • 9:05 am

Government Speakers

Brenda Baxter

Assistant Deputy Minister, Compliance, Operations and Program Development, Labour Program
Employment and Social Department Canada (ESDC)

Best Practices for Conducting Internal Regulatory Investigations that will Withstand Scrutiny on Judicial Review

October 27, 2022 • 11:30 am

Meera Bennett

Legal Counsel, Legal Services Branch
Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia
Vice President, BC Council of Administrative Tribunals (BCCAT)
Chair, BCCAT's Education Committee

How Vavilov Opened the Door for Judicial Reviews and Statutory Appeals: What You Should Now Expect

October 26, 2022 • 3:45 pm

Ian Darling

Chair
Condominium Authority Tribunal

How to Meet the Duty to Accommodate and Ensure Access to Justice Amid Technological Barriers in Virtual Courtroom Proceedings

October 26, 2022 • 2:00 pm

Ian Demers

General Counsel
Justice Canada

Understanding How Your Administrative Decisions Could End in Civil Litigation: Exploring Ramifications and Other Consequences

October 26, 2022 • 3:00 pm

Alexander Gay

Senior Litigation Counsel
Justice Canada

Ensuring the Highest Degree of Ethical Conduct in the Deliberative Privilege

October 26, 2022 • 10:45 am

Carla Goncalves

Deputy Director
Office of the Independent Police Review Director

Best Practices for Conducting Internal Regulatory Investigations that will Withstand Scrutiny on Judicial Review

October 27, 2022 • 11:30 am

Michael Gottheil

Federal Accessibility Commissioner
Canadian Human Rights Commission

How to Meet the Duty to Accommodate and Ensure Access to Justice Amid Technological Barriers in Virtual Courtroom Proceedings

October 26, 2022 • 2:00 pm

Associate Justice Alexandre Kaufman

Superior Court of Justice

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

October 26, 2022 • 9:00 am

Jennifer Khurana

Chairperson
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Ensure Procedural Fairness for Self-Represented Litigants: How Administrative Bodies Can Walk the Line Between Passive and Active Participants

October 27, 2022 • 10:45 am

Marie-Claude Landry Ad. E.

Chief Commissioner
Canadian Human Rights Commission

Ensuring Access to Justice in Administrative Law

October 26, 2022 • 1:30 pm

Ian R. Mackenzie

Board Member
Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB)

Privacy and Confidentiality Versus the Open Court Principle: Determining When the Open Court Policy Applies and to Whom

October 26, 2022 • 11:30 am

J. Scott Mackenzie, Q.C.

Chair and CEO
PEI Regulatory & Appeals Commission

Ensure Procedural Fairness for Self-Represented Litigants: How Administrative Bodies Can Walk the Line Between Passive and Active Participants

October 27, 2022 • 10:45 am

Sunil S. Mathai

Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office – Criminal
Ministry of the Attorney General

Ensuring the Highest Degree of Ethical Conduct in the Deliberative Privilege

October 26, 2022 • 10:45 am

Tim Moseley

Chief Adjudicator
Capital Markets Tribunal

Ensuring the Highest Degree of Ethical Conduct in the Deliberative Privilege

October 26, 2022 • 10:45 am

Michel Waechter

Président, Commission d’examen des troubles mentaux
Tribunal administratif du Québec

How to Meet the Duty to Accommodate and Ensure Access to Justice Amid Technological Barriers in Virtual Courtroom Proceedings

October 26, 2022 • 2:00 pm

Distinguished Faculty

Paul Aterman

Chairperson/ Président
Social Security Tribunal of Canada

Workshop A — Writing Reasons after Post-Vavilov: Defensible Decisions, Access to Justice and Plain Language

October 25, 2022 • 9:00 am

Paul Daly

University Research Chair, Administrative Law & Governance
University of Ottawa

Year in Review of Top Administrative Law Decisions and Cases to Watch

October 27, 2022 • 9:05 am

Nadia Effendi

Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Year in Review of Top Administrative Law Decisions and Cases to Watch

October 27, 2022 • 9:05 am

Kenneth Jull

Counsel
Gardiner Roberts LLP

Best Practices for Conducting Internal Regulatory Investigations that will Withstand Scrutiny on Judicial Review

October 27, 2022 • 11:30 am

Juliet L. C. Knapton

Advocate-in-Residence and Professor, University of Ottawa
Faculty of Common Law

Workshop B — Ethical Best Practices for Conducting Hearings In-Person and on Virtual Platforms

October 25, 2022 • 1:15 pm

Jamie Chai Yun Liew

Director, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies
University of Ottawa

Practical Ways to Apply the Vavilov Reasonableness Review to Questions of Statutory Interpretation

October 26, 2022 • 9:45 am

Alexandra Logvin

Counsel
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Understanding How Your Administrative Decisions Could End in Civil Litigation: Exploring Ramifications and Other Consequences

October 26, 2022 • 3:00 pm

Virginia Lomax

Counsel
Westaway Law Group

How Administrative Bodies Can Reduce Barriers to Hiring and Retaining Effective Employees and Maximize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best Practices under the Public Service Employment Act Amendments

October 27, 2022 • 1:15 pm

Kathryn Manning

Counsel
DMG Advocates LLP
Co-Chair
E-Hearings Task Force

Workshop B — Ethical Best Practices for Conducting Hearings In-Person and on Virtual Platforms

October 25, 2022 • 1:15 pm

Warda Shazadi Meighen

Partner
Landings LLP

Practical Ways to Apply the Vavilov Reasonableness Review to Questions of Statutory Interpretation

October 26, 2022 • 9:45 am

Sean Moreman

Lead Counsel - Media Law, and Managing Director - Access to Information
CBC

Privacy and Confidentiality Versus the Open Court Principle: Determining When the Open Court Policy Applies and to Whom

October 26, 2022 • 11:30 am

Hadayt Nazami

Founding Partner
Nazami & Associates

Practical Ways to Apply the Vavilov Reasonableness Review to Questions of Statutory Interpretation

October 26, 2022 • 9:45 am

Mark Power

Partner
Juristes Power Law

What to Anticipate from Bill C-32, a Modernized Official Languages Act? How to Prepare for the Impact on Administrative Bodies

October 27, 2022 • 2:15 pm

Alyssa Tomkins

Partner
Gowlings WLG

How Vavilov Opened the Door for Judicial Reviews and Statutory Appeals: What You Should Now Expect

October 26, 2022 • 3:45 pm

Mario Torres

President
Canadian Hispanic Bar Association
Lawyer
Brazeau Seller Law

How Administrative Bodies Can Reduce Barriers to Hiring and Retaining Effective Employees and Maximize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best Practices under the Public Service Employment Act Amendments

October 27, 2022 • 1:15 pm

Leslie A. Walden

Professor
University of Ottawa

Workshop B — Ethical Best Practices for Conducting Hearings In-Person and on Virtual Platforms

October 25, 2022 • 1:15 pm