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OBA Statement on Province's Use of Notwithstanding Clause

  • November 01, 2022

The government has once again invoked the notwithstanding clause so that their legislation prohibiting a strike and unilaterally imposing contract terms will operate even if it violates the rights protected by sections 2, 7 and 15 of the Charter. These include the rights to free speech, association, and peaceful assembly, the right not to be deprived of life, liberty or security of the person except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice and equality rights.

OBA Celebrates Women’s History Month with Members of our First All-Female Officers Team

  • October 20, 2022

This October, as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Women’s History Month – with the theme “She Did, So Now I Can” – we asked the trailblazers who are making OBA history as members of our Board’s very first all-female officers team about who inspires them today, and how they are leading inclusively and working to advance gender equality in the legal profession.

OBA Members Named Among Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers

  • September 07, 2022

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates members who have been selected as Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for 2022. Those given this honour represent the broad expertise, leadership and dedication to the profession found in the organization.

The OBA congratulates Justice Charles Chang on his appointment to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

  • June 29, 2022

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has appointed Justice Change to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Milton. Justice Chang practiced commercial litigation with a focus on complex corporate and commercial disputes, construction and employment matters. He has also volunteered with the Coach Advisor Network and Articling Mentorship program.

The OBA congratulates the Honourable Mohammed M. Rahman on his appointment to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

  • June 27, 2022

he Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has appointed Justice Rahman to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton. Justice Rahman was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice (Brampton) in 2016 and prior to that he worked several years as a federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.