Nomination period open:
Deadline June 10, 2022
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The CBA Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community Section (SOGIC) awards recognize excellence within the Canadian legal profession in advancing the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and two-spirit people.
CRITERIA
Open to lawyers, professors, law students or judges who are not members of the LGBTQ2+ communities, who have advanced the cause of equality of the LGBTQ2+ communities through either a single important action or series of actions or through a career contribution. In the case of judges, open to those who during their career have demonstrated insight into and sensitivity toward the equality concerns of the LGBTQ2+ communities.
Eligibility
- Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents within Canada
- Current members of the SOGIC executive are not eligible for the awards
- There are no posthumous awards
Nomination Procedure
- Nominations shall take the form of a letter stating reasons for the candidate's nomination.
- The nominee's written consent and curriculum vitae shall be included with the nomination.
- The full name, address, telephone, fax and email information of both the nominee and the nominator shall be included with the nomination.
- Completed nominations must be submitted online and include all above noted documents.
- Nomination packages (name, address, telephone and fax numbers, email information, and curriculum vitae) will be held by the CBA and nominees may be re-considered for Award selection in subsequent years. Any such nominee will be contacted by the Selection Committee and asked to provide a new, up-to-date consent form.
Selection Process
The award is administered by the SOGIC Awards Selection Committee which includes members of the SOGIC Executive. Gender equity and geographical representation will be a consideration in the selection of the members of the Selection Committee and in the selection of the Award recipient.
Award Presentation
The award will be presented virtually at a SOGIC Section event in 2022.
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Contact
CBA Sections
Phone: (613) 237-2925 or
Toll Free: (800) 267-8860
E-mail: sogic@cba.org
Past Winners
- 2021 Audrey Boctor
- 2020 Robynne Kazina (MB)
- 2019 Justice Harry S. Laforme (ON)
- 2017 - No Award Given
- 2016 - Roland Penner (Winnipeg, MB)
- 2015 - Michael Mulligan (Victoria, BC)
- 2014 - No Award Given
- 2013 - Emma Halpern
- 2012 - Jocelyn Frazer (Calgary, AB)
- 2011 - Max Yalden (Ottawa, ON)
- 2010 - Patricia Lane (Winnipeg, MB)
- 2009 - The Hon. Roy McMurtry, O.C., O.Ont., Q.C. (Toronto, ON)
- 2008 - The Honorable Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
- 2007 - Tamara Kronis (Toronto, ON)
- 2006 - James L. Lebo, Q.C. (Calgary, AB)
- 2005 - Dawna Ring, Q.C. (Halifax, NS)
- 2004 - Honorable Martin Cauchon
- 2003 - Anne-France Goldwater (Montréal, QC)
- 2002 - The Honourable Horace Krever (Toronto, ON)
- 2001 - B. Lynn Reierson (Halifax, NS)
- 2000 - Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C. (Victoria, BC)
- 1999 - Martha McCarthy (Toronto, ON)