OBA Launches “Innovator-in-Residence” Program August 02, 2018 Today the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) launched its Innovator-in-Residence Program, which will create tools and services to help lawyers and law firms thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Ontario Bar Association to Recognize Prospering, Bilingual Law Students July 09, 2018 Law students excelling in both official languages of Canada have a unique opportunity to be recognized by Ontario’s legal community.
Congratulations to the incoming 2018-2019 Envirnomental Law Section Executive July 01, 2018 The OBA welcomes the 2018‐2019 Environmental Law Section Executive. The new executives assume their roles on July 1, 2018. The Environmental Law executive is responsible for facilitating learning, advocacy and networking on behalf of the Environmental Law section.
OBA congratulates the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Ontario's new Attorney General and Minister of Francophone Affairs June 29, 2018 The Ontario Bar Association congratulates the Honourable Caroline Mulroney on her appointment today as Ontario’s new Attorney General and Minister of Francophone Affairs.
OBA congratulates the Honourable Christine Elliott, Ontario's new Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care June 29, 2018 The Ontario Bar Association congratulates the Honourable Christine Elliott on her appointment today as Ontario’s new Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
OBA congratulates new Law Society of Ontario Treasurer Malcolm Mercer June 28, 2018 The OBA extends its sincerest congratulations to Malcolm Mercer, on his recent appointment as new Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario.
OBA’s casebook printing initiative featured in Lawyer’s Daily June 25, 2018 A Lawyer’s Daily article highlights the OBA Civil Litigation Section’s recently adopted proposed amendments to the Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction (CPPD).
Ontario Lawyers Wear Tabs with Pride: OBA Shows Support for LGBTQ+ Community and Celebrates Diversity in the Bar June 21, 2018 In the lead-up to Canada’s largest Pride Parade, Ontario lawyers are showing that their profession is a diverse, open and welcoming one.
Updated Excess Soil Management Regulatory Proposal May 14, 2018 The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has posted a second regulatory proposal regarding excess soil management on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (#013-2774). Comments on this current proposal close June 15, 2018.
“mOBAlize the vote” 2018 May 14, 2018 In the lead-up to the 2018 Ontario Election, the OBA has created “mOBAlize the vote,” a members-only area of its website, designed to connect OBA members with key features of the 2018 Ontario Election.