The Lawyer's Kind of Summer
of learning, networking, and racking up CPD hours
With beautiful weather comes lots of events, networking opportunities and countless opportunities to build your competence in your area of specialization. Here’s a highlight of some CPD events happening this June. If summer is too busy for you, you can catch a replay of some of the webinars. If you’re in Alberta, don’t miss the Generative AI webinar hosted by the Law Society of Alberta.
Competition law and future collaboration in the financial services industry
June 4, 2024 | Complimentary | Torys |12:00 PM ET|
Collaboration between participants has been essential to bringing many important innovations to the overall functioning of the financial services and payments ecosystem. Whether related to critical initiatives like the transfer of data or funds, or ensuring security from cyber threats, this industry collaboration must also always be undertaken in compliance with the Competition Act.
Join the Tory’s panel as they look at how changes in the Competition Act may impact the way that participants in the financial services industry need to think about current and future collaboration with competitors and beyond with other financial players in this new landscape
CPD-Eligible: Please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Torys
Ontario Employment & Labour Spring seminar
June 5, 2024 | Complimentary | Dentons | 8:45 AM ET| In-person
Dentons is kicking off the month of June with an exclusive in-person seminar that will explore trending topics including legal compliance, HR policies and procedures, updates on pension plans, and the shifting dynamics of returning to the office. There will be a session on how to manage through a workforce crisis and a chance to connect with others, through breakfast refreshments and a light lunch.
CPD-Eligible: Ontario and British Columbia - The first presentation qualifies for 45 minutes Substantive Credit. Each breakout session qualifies for 15 minutes Substantive Credit. The final presentation qualifies for 30 minutes Substantive Credit. For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Dentons
Career Conversations Book Club: Book of the Month
The conversation with Sharon Dodge will hold on June 25, 2024 and contains 1 hour and 30 minutes of accredited Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario. You can register here to join the conversation. You can also watch on demand on YouTube.
Webinar on the Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace (Bill 42)
June 5, 2024 | Complimentary | Dentons | 12:00 PM ET|
This Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace introduces amendments to several Québec pieces of legislation, such as the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (AIAOD), the Act respecting labour standards (ALS), the Act respecting occupational health and safety (AOHS ) and the Labour Code. The changes aim to safeguard workers from psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace and in the pursuit of their rights to seek recourse against such behaviour.
Join the Dentons webinar, where practitioners will share insight on the implications of the Act to Prevent and Fight Psychological Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Workplace. The session will also explore its impact on Québec employers and outline the necessary measures and actions to be undertaken following its implementation.
CPD-Eligible: LSBC: 60 minutes Practice Management; LSO: 60 minutes EDI Professionalism Credit, Quebec: One CLE hour. For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Dentons
Workplace Restorations
June 6, 2024 | Complimentary | Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 12:30 PM ET|
Join Rubin Thomlinson LLP partners as they discuss the benefits of utilizing workplace restoration as an alternate means to address conflict in the workplace. In this webinar, they will explore what workplace restoration actually is and what makes it important, and will also share their insights into relevant factors you should consider when deciding on when to use it.
CPD-Eligible: Ontario - This program contains 1 EDI Professionalism Hour.
Details and Registration: RT LLP
2024 Employment and labour trends in British Columbia
June 7, 2024 | Complimentary | Norton Rose | 08:00 AM PT| In-Person
Join Norton Rose Fulbright at the annual employment and labour seminar, including breakfast with the Vancouver team as they delve into the latest employment and labour issues and trends.
CPD-Eligible: British Columbia - This program contains 3 hours of Substantive content.
Details and Registration: Norton Rose
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Westlaw Canada Advanced Caselaw Research
June 11, 2024 | Complimentary | Westlaw | 12:30 PM ET|
Leverage Westlaw Law functionality to conduct caselaw research with confidence and speed. The virtual session will cover how to Limit the scope of your search to specific collections, like practice area or jurisdiction; Utilize field categories available on the Advanced template to run more nuanced searches; Focus your research when interested in board & tribunal decisions; Seamlessly link to related commentary & tools to expand the scope of your research
CPD-Eligible: Ontario - This program contains 0.5 hour(s) of Professionalism content.
Details and Registration: CCLA/Westlaw
Risks of going-private transactions in Canada
June 13, 2024 | Complimentary | Dentons |1:00 PM ET|
Join lawyers from Dentons as they discuss risks and key issues in going private transactions, including a look at market trends and opportunities with private and public companies, key deal considerations, risks, and other critical issues to be aware, including tipping obligations, secondary market liability and shareholder risks. This session will include a case study and regulatory considerations to support effective deal execution.
CPD-Eligible: LSBC: 60 Substantive minutes; LSO: 60 Substantive minutes, Quebec: One CLE hour. For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Dentons
Q2 2024 Economic Update with Stephen Poloz
June 13, 2024 | Complimentary | Osler | 4:00 PM ET |
The tabling of Budget 2024 in April launched a number of new initiatives such as a proposal to increase the capital gains inclusion rate for corporations and certain individuals, as well as a housing strategy and green energy incentives. Overall, the measures could have far-reaching effects on the Canadian economy.
Join Osler Special Advisor and former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz and Emmanuel Pressman, National Co-Chair of the firm, as they share insights regarding the economic topics of the day, including what influence the budget will have on the Canadian economy throughout the rest of 2024 and beyond. A recording of the webcast will be available later for on-demand viewing.
CPD-Eligible: Ontario – Substantive - 1 hour; Quebec – General credits - 1 hour; British Columbia – General - 1 hour. For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Osler
Exploring ESG risks and opportunities
June 13, 2024 | Complimentary | Dentons | 4:00 PM ET | In-person - Montreal
ESG continues to remain in focus for leading corporate actors in Canada and across the globe. What was once a set of best practices has evolved into a multifaceted series of obligations and reporting requirements constituting real matters of risk and compliance for organizations. With an increasing focus on sustainability, ESG considerations must now be incorporated into nearly every aspect of the life cycle of business from financings, capital raises, operations and mergers and acquisitions - a challenging feat as public perception and obligations continue to evolve.
Join Dentons for an engaging discussion amongst a panel of industry thought leaders, who will discuss emerging ESG trends and the implications of these for Canadian business.
CPD-Eligible: LSBC: 60 Substantive minutes; LSO: 60 Substantive minutes, Quebec: One CLE hour. For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Dentons
An Alternative Path Forward: Restorative Justice in Cases of Gender-Based Violence
June 17, 2024 | Complimentary | CBA | 01:00 PM ET |
As the interest in Restorative Justice (“RJ”) has grown, there has been much debate about whether it would ever be appropriate in cases involving gender-based violence. In recent years, however, many victims of gender-based violence ( have raised concerns about the ways the traditional criminal justice system fails to meet their justice needs – and some have explicitly pushed for alternative models, such as RJ. The Alberta Courts’ Restorative Justice Pilot Project is breaking ground in Canada by allowing for referrals for gender-based violence and sexual violence matters, under certain specific circumstances.
Join the CBA for a timely discussion as it considers a path forward for restorative justice. The Honourable Justice Anna Loparco of the Court of King’s Bench in Alberta will speak about the judiciary’s role in developing and implementing the Alberta Court’s Restorative Justice Pilot Project Framework.
CPD-Eligible: Accreditation pending. Please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: CBA
Generative AI – Blessing or Curse?
June 17, 2024 | Complimentary | Law Society of Alberta | 12:00 Noon MT|
Join the Law Society of Alberta for a webinar to explore the current and future implications of Generative AI (Gen AI) for your practice and discover the actionable steps you can take to safely transform its potential into tangible outcomes.
This session will investigate opportunities to use the Law Society of Alberta’s Generative AI Playbook to transform existing ways of practising law. We’ll explore how Gen AI and AI differ, discuss use cases across legal practice, demonstrate where Gen AI may augment, automate or innovate existing practices, and detail the risks to watch out for.
CPD-Eligible: Please consult the Law Society of Alberta.
Details and Registration: LSA
Don’t miss the end of season in-person event if you’re a construction law section member. RSVP by June 13, 2024. Click on image for details.
Indigenous Law Insights: June 2024
June 25, 2024 | Complimentary | Osler | 12:00 PM ET|
Staying abreast of developments in Indigenous law and policy is critical for legal and business professionals in many industries across Canada. To help you stay current, Osler is pleased to present Indigenous Law Insights, a monthly webinar series. This 30-minute session will provide you with an update on recent court decisions, as well as pending and new legislative and policy developments.
CPD-Eligible: Ontario – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Professionalism - 0.5 hours; Quebec – General credits - 0.5 hours; British Columbia – Practice management - 0.5 hours.
For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Osler
The relentless attack on termination clauses
June 26, 2024 | Complimentary | Norton Rose | 12:00 PM ET|
If you agree that employment agreement termination clauses are constantly under attack in Ontario, join Norton Rose Fulbright for an update on employment agreement termination clauses in Ontario. Topics will include New concerns over old language; Novel attacks on termination clauses; Notice assessments and damages awarded to employees with invalid clauses; and Best practices for drafting enforceable agreements
CPD-Eligible: British Columbia and Ontario - 1 hour of Substantive content.; Quebec - 45 minutes of content;
For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please consult your local Law Society.
Details and Registration: Norton Rose
Looking for On-Demand Webinars? Visit the Torys CPD Library (registration required)
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Yours in Learning,
The LCPD Team