Administrative Law Conference 2021


Course Date: November 18, 2021

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 19min
Total Ethics: 1h

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Frank A.V. Falzon, QCFrank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. MillerBC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver

Fireside Chat (9:10 – 9:50)

The Honourable Mr. Justice Nicholas KasirerSupreme Court of Canada, Ottawa
Moderator: Frank A.V. Falzon, QCFrank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria

BREAK (9:50 – 10:05)

Year in Review: Administrative Law in the Supreme Court of Canada (10:05 – 11:10)

  • the appellate standard of review: steady as she goes
  • the Vavilov framework and the selection of the standard of review
  • s. 96: a new dawn or the same old story?
  • jurisprudence on the public/private divide: excluding public law principles from private law relationships
  • the carbon tax references and administrative law

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

BREAK (11:10 – 11:25)

Year in Review: BC Case Law (11:25 – 12:30)

  • recent developments of interest in BC administrative law jurisprudence
  • topics will cover both substantive and procedural developments, including procedural fairness issues, Charter values, application of standard of review post-Vavilov, remedies, and costs
  • as applicable, recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions from the perspective of their implications for BC administrative law

Kaitlyn Chewka — Lovett Westmacott, Victoria
Karrie A. WolfeLegal Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

LUNCH BREAK (12:30 – 1:10)

Reflections of a (Soon to Be) Former Administrative Lawyer (1:10 – 1:55)

Frank A.V. Falzon, QCFrank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria

BREAK (1:55 – 2:10)

What We Can Learn from Self-represented People Navigating Legal Processes (2:10 – 2:55)

  • what I have learned from self-represented people 
  • tips for advocates and counsel
  • tips for adjudicators
  • other resources 

Amber Prince — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver

BREAK (2:55 – 3:10)

Administrative Tribunals and the Constitution (3:10 – 3:55)

Aubin CalvertHunter Litigation Chambers Law Corporation, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (3:55 – 4:00)

Frank A.V. Falzon, QCFrank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. MillerBC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver