CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement

Frank A.V. Falzon, QC — Frank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. Miller — BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver

Opening Address

The Honourable Justice David W. Stratas — Federal Court of Appeal, Ottawa

Year in Review: Administrative Law in the Supreme Court of Canada

• continued disagreement on Canadian courts about the basics of administrative law
• the Supreme Court's administrative law trilogy: where are we now?
• Canadian approaches viewed against international trends
• collateral challenges and Charter rights: which forum, when and why?
• legal frameworks for pan-Canadian regulation: public law and the public interest

Paul Daly — University Research Chair in Administrative Law & Governance, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

Break

Year in Review: British Columbia Case Law

• recent developments of interest in BC administrative law jurisprudence
• topics will cover both substantive and procedural developments
• recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions from the perspective of their implications for BC administrative law

Katie Webber — Legal Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Karrie A. Wolfe — Legal Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Networking Lunch (Provided)

The Current State of Standard of Review

• why should we care?
• the latest cases and approaches
• are we going forward or backward?
• where might we be in 10 years
• practical tips to surmount any chaos and uncertainty

The Honourable Justice David W. Stratas — Federal Court of Appeal, Ottawa

Judicial Review Practice Issues

• filing the record of the proceeding
• controlling the process effectively
• settling a judicial review
• dealing with self-represented parties

Katherine A. Hardie — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Timothy J. Martiniuk — Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, Richmond

Break

Panel Discussion and Debate on What's New and Controversial in Administrative Law

The Honourable Justice David W. Stratas — Federal Court of Appeal, Ottawa
Paul Daly — University Research Chair in Administrative Law & Governance, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Frank A.V. Falzon, QC — Frank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. Miller — BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Frank A.V. Falzon, QC —Frank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. Miller —BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver