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OBA Advocacy Working for You – An Update

  • June 17, 2015

Shaping and influencing policy development and legislation is an important role of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). It is just one of the ways that the OBA serves its members and ensures they are well supported in their everyday work.

OBA Commends the Ontario Legislature for Supporting Human Rights for the LGBTQ Community

  • June 04, 2015

The Ontario Bar Association commends the Ontario Legislature for giving all-party support to the passing of Bill 77, Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act, 2015, which supports human rights for Ontarians, and in particular, for young people. The bill bans medical conversion practices that seek to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of youth under 18 and delists OHIP funding of such practices for everyone.

Pride Week Event: Exploring LGBTQ Youth Challenges

  • June 03, 2015

LGBTQ youth face a variety of unique challenges in their relationships with parents, schools, governments and more. Join the Law Society, and the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGIC) Child and Youth Law Sections of the Ontario Bar Association to explore the rights of this group of young people and the obligations of those involved in their care. Hear from an expert panel as they unravel the intricacies and make sense of recent developments in this area of the law.

OBA members among 2014's top newsmakers

  • December 16, 2014

The Law Times has named OBA President Orlando Da Silva, LSM and OBA SOGIC Executive Member Douglas Judson as two of the legal sector’s top newsmakers for 2014.