WHEREAS a goal of the Canadian Bar Association and its branches is to increase membership, especially among the newer members of the profession and law school students;
WHEREAS the Canadian Bar Association recognizes the financial constraints of law school students and that many school clubs and associations charge nominal membership fees;
WHEREAS the Law School Student Reduced Fee Pilot Project was adopted by Council at the 1996 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, renewed from time to time since, and expires this year;
WHEREAS there has been an overall increase in law school student members in the CBA since the initial implementation of the reduced fee in 1996;
WHEREAS the Membership Committee believes that maintaining the reduced fee is necessary to ensure student loyalty;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
- Article 1(1)(c) of the CBA Regulations be amended to set the membership fee at $20 (including GST) for those members in the student category who are law school students;
- Article 1(1)(e) of the CBA Regulations be amended to exempt the membership fee for law school students from annual indexing;
- law school student members not be charged additional levies for The National and the Canadian Bar Review.
Certified true copy of a resolution carried by the Council of the Canadian Bar Association at the Annual Meeting held in Saskatoon, SK, August 11-12, 2001.
John D.V. Hoyles
Executive Director/Directeur exécutif