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Call for Nominations

The National Labour & Employment Law Section is seeking nominations for Secretary-Treasurer and up to 10 Executive Members for a two year term from September 1, 2009 – August 31, 2011.

For further details, please see the full Call for Nominations.


Mark Your Calendar Now!

National Administrative Law / Labour & Employment Law Conference
November 20-21, 2009, Fairmont Château Laurier (Ottawa)


Our November 2008 CLE conference Beyond the Horizon: The Expanding and Overlapping Jurisdiction of Arbitrators & Tribunals was a tremendous success.

Missed the conference? Don't worry - you can still purchase CLE materials online. Check out these short summaries of papers presented at the conference, and visit our CBA store to get copies of the full versions.


CBA IS LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR ITS NEW PRO BONO MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Interested in pro bono work to give back to your community? The CBA is looking for lawyers, notaries, and articling students in search of a mentor for their pro bono work. Find out how you can participate in our new Pro Bono Mentorship Program. Get a mentor, find a pro bono project, and give back to your community in a new way.

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Save The Date:

Corporate Social Responsibility Program
Presented by the Rights of the Person and Communities Committee of the CBA’s National Section on International Law.

The Rights of the Person and Communities Committee of the CBA’s National Section on International Law is organizing three educational events in 2009 on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

This 3-part in-person/ teleconference series is offered as a no-charge member benefit for members of the CBA National Section on International Law. All sessions will be 1.0 hour in length and will be held in English.

Sessions Include:

1. The ABCs of CSR for Lawyers – Labour, Human Rights and the Environment
February 3, 2009 – 12:00– 1:00 pm – Cavaluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre and Cornish

2. Using Corporate Social Responsibility Mechanisms to Create Decent Work
March 26, 2009 - 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. EST - Heenan Blaikie Toronto Office

3. Using Corporate Social Responsibility Mechanisms to Create Green Business Practices
May, 2009– Vancouver, Date and In-person location to be determined

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Newsletter

The Section is currently looking for articles for its next newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the next edition, please contact CBA Newsletters.

Addendum, Business and Corporate Edition

 


CLE

Continuing Legal Education

  • Missed a conference? See the Labour and Employment Law Section CLE archive. Purchase course materials through the CBA Store.

Meetings

Meetings

  • Executive Committee Meeting - November 22, 2009 (Ottawa)

Mandate

 

Mandate

 

  • Law and practice affecting labour-management relations and trade unions and their members;
  • jurisdiction, procedure and organization of boards and tribunals dealing with labour-management relations, employment standards and the like;
  • the establishment of and appointments to boards and tribunals and the practice of lawyers before such boards; and,
  • principles and practice relating to collective agreements and arbitration of labour disputes.

 

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