Exploring Stakeholder: "Federation of Law Societies"

The Federation of Law Societies of Canada is the national association of the 14 law societies mandated by the provinces and territories to regulate Canada’s legal profession in the public interest. It is the body through which Canada’s law societies collaborate at the national level, share information on trends and issues affecting the legal profession,...

NationTalk: Law360Canada – This fall, lawyers in Manitoba will have to start taking a new course on Indigenous culture as part of their law society’s competency mandate — something the regulator’s departing president hopes will start a “voyage of understanding and empathy.” As of Oct. 1, members of the Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) will...

Since the release of the TRC report in 2015, momentum has been building toward Indigenous justice and reconciliation. But stronger and deeper commitments and actions are necessary. BY SCOTT FRANKS 11 OCT 2022 Education is vital to reconciliation, former Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin affirmed back in 2015: “Those involved with the justice system, be they judges, lawyers or justice...

Federation of Law Societies – Federation Council unanimously approves recommendations that chart path towards reconciliation. The report was released on June 6, 2020 with 9 recommendations: Recommendation 1: That the Federation make a formal statement of commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada as part of its framework for responding to the Truth and...

Commitment by incoming President Morgan Cooper, General Counsel of Memorial University in St. Johns Newfoundland to press ahead with work in response to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as they relate to the legal profession” and finalizing the Strategic Plan 2020-2023....

Commitment by incoming President Sheila McPherson, partner with the firm of Lawson Lundell LLP in the NWT, to advance strategic plan objectives of responding to the TRC calls to Action as they relate to the legal profession....

The Council of the Federation voted to establish a working group to develop recommendations on how best to effectively respond to the Calls to Action. The Council resolution included a commitment to a process that engages representatives of Indigenous peoples....