| Committee / Task Force / Issue |
Reports |
| Aboriginal Initiatives Strategy |
April 2015 – Bencher Susan Hare’s address
October 2014 – Vision for strategy renewal |
| Access to Justice (TAG) |
June 2014 - Access to justice initiative next steps
February 2014 - Treasurer's Advisory Group on Access to Justice (TAG) Working Group Report |
| Advertising and Fee Arrangements Working Group |
February 2016 – Working group established |
| Alternative Business Structures Working Group |
September 2015 -– Interim report – Next Steps
February 2015 – Responses to discussion paper
January 2015 - Interim report
September 2014 - Discussion document
June 2014 - Update report
February 2014 - ABS Working Group Report - Consultation proposal
June 2013 - Interim report
September 2012 - Terms of reference
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Articling Task Force
(see also below - Pathways Pilot Project)
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November 2012 - Final report
May 2012-
Interim report
December 2011 -
Consultation Report.
Report to Convocation.
October 2011 - Update
September 2011 - Amended Terms of Reference
June 2011 - Terms of Reference
May 2011 - Professional Development and Competence Department Resource report
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Audit and Finance Committee
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October 2015 – 2016 Budget Summary
October 2014 - 2015 Budget Summary
October 2013 - 2014 Budget Summary
October 2012 - amendments to default period policy
September 2012 - Late Fee and reduced default perioud
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| Challenges faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group |
April 2015 – Interim report
October 2014 – Discussion paper
September 2013 - Update
October 2012 - Terms of reference |
| Civility |
May 2010 - Treasurer's report on the Civility Forum |
| Compliance-based Firm Regulation |
January 2016 – Consultation document
December 2015 – Professions to be consulted
October 2015 – Status report
June 2015 – Task force established
April 2015 – Interim report
January 2015 - Information report
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| Continuing Professional Development Requirement |
September 2013 - By-Law amendments re changes to CPD Requirement
May 2013 - Two-year review
April 2012 - Amendements to requirement
October 2010 - By-Law amendments to implement policy
May 2010 - Adjustment to Calculation of Hours for Newly Called Lawyers and Paralegals
February 2010 - Final report
October 2009 - Consultation report
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| Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee |
See the Resource Centre for reports, model policies and information on the Human Rights Monitoring Group.
See below for Retention of Women in Private Practice Reports |
| Inter-jurisdictional Mobility Committee - Miscellaneous reports |
November 2013-Territorial Mobility Agreement amendments (see page 15 of PDF)
June 2013-Insurance amendments
February 2013 - National Mobility Agreement
November 2011 - Renewal of Territorial Mobility Agreement
October 2011 - Mobility Rights for Québec Notaries, Temporary Mobility for Lawyers from Québec and the Territories
October 2010 - By-Law Amendments re: Quebec Mobility
June 2010 - Mobility Defalcation Compensation Agreement
February 2010 - Quebec Mobility Agreement
June 2006 - Territorial Mobility Agreement
February 2005 - Final report of Sir David Clementi's Review of the regulatory framework for legal services in England and Wales
June 2004 - Amendments to By-Law 33 (Inter-Provincial Practice of Law)
May 2004 - Response to regulatory review of legal services in England and Wales
June 2003 - By-law amendments and fees respecting inter-jurisdictional mobility
April 2003 - Foreign Legal Consultants By-Law
March 2003 - By-Laws respecting Inter-Jurisdictional Mobility
November 2002 - Policy on Foreign Legal Consultants
September 2002 - Federation of Law Societies of Canada - National Mobility Agreement
May 2002 -The Federation of Law Societies Inter-Jurisdictional Mobility Task Force's report: A framework for national mobility.
February 2002 - Interim report on the Federation of Law Societies Task Force on Mobility
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| Licensing and Accreditation Task Force |
October 2011 - Common Law Degree Implementation Committee Report
February 2010 - Federation's report on Canadian Common Law Degree
November 2008 - Law Society Submission to the Federation Task Force on the Approved Common Law Degree -
Additional materials
September 2008 - Results of consultation on articling and professional responsibility and practice training
January 2008 - Consultation report
September 2007 - Interim report
March 2007 - Professional Development, Competence & Admissions Committee Report
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| Mental Health and Wellness |
June 2015 – Task force established |
| Mentoring and Advisory Services Proposal Task Force |
January 2016 – New Law Practice Coach and Advisor initiative
April 2015 – Interim report
November 2013 - Terms of reference
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| Money laundering |
January 2009 - Further changes to client ID and verification requirements
October 2008 - Amendments to By-Law 7.1 respecting client identification and verification requirements
April 2008 - Professional Regulation Committee - Amendment to By-Law 7.1 Respecting Client Identification and Verification Requirements
January 2005 - Professional Regulation Committee Report - By-law and Rule amendments
October 2007 - PRC- Consultation on the Model Rule on Client Identification |
| Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project |
November 2011 - The Geography of Civil Legal Services in Ontario
May 2010 - Listening to Ontarians: Report of the Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project
June 2008 - Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project Proposal (Access to Justice Committee)
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| Paralegal regulation |
January 2015 - Two exemptions ended
February 2014-Implementation of Federation Model Code, Accreditation and Audit Framework for Paralegal Colleges, Progress Report on Paralegal Regulation
April 2013 - Progress report on five year review
April 2013 - Number of Paralegal Benchers to increase
November 2012 - David Morris 5 year review of Paralegal Regulation
October 2012 -
Licensing Process to be revised
September 2012 - Professional liability insurance
June 2012 - Law Society Five year review of Paralegal Regulation
April 2012 - Update on Legal Needs Analysis
November 2011 - Ties in electon of paralegal benchers and appeals resolution officers
February 2011 - Tribunals - request for equivalency
January 2011 - Rule Amendments re Paralegals as Witness
June 2010 - By-Law 4 Amendments re: Exemptions and Integration Program
April 2010 - Paralegal Integration Project: Eligible groups determined
February 2010 - Integration program for exempt paralegals
January 2010 - Interim report on exemptions
June 2009 - Framework for first paralegal election
January 2009 -Report to the Attorney General - Implementation of Paralegal Regulation
October 2008 - Rule and by-law amendments, Paralegal Professional Conduct Guidelines
April 2008 - Amendments to By-Law 7.1: Supervision Rules for Paralegals: Amendments to By-Laws 4 and 5: Exemptions from Annual Fee; Model Rule on Client Identification; Amendments to By-Law 8 - Information; Recent decisions: R. v. Roman Toutissani and Re Dell
March 2008 - Justices of the Peace: Request for Equivalency
February 2008 - By-Law Amendments,Compensation Fund, Projected Operating Budget and Annual Fee
(see also
Finance Committee Report)
February 2008 - Composition of Proceedings Authorization Committee
January 2008 - Persons with suspended or revoked licenses
September 200
7 - Trust accounts, fee categories and college course accreditation
June 2007 - Exemption requests
April 2007 - Paralegal Standing Committee report - Exclusions and Exemptions Policy; Competency Profile, Insurance Requirements
March 2007 - Paralegal Rules of Conduct, Licensing By-Law and Exemption By-Law
February 2007 - Start-up budget
February 2007 - Paralegal 'Grandparent status' and 'Transitional' applicant criteria
September 2004 - Paralegal regulation - Proposed approach
May 2004 - Paralegal regulation - A proposed approach: Consultation paper
January 2004 - Government Relations Committee report
- Agreement in principle to regulate paralegals in Ontario
April 2002 - Consultative document for approval - Government Relations Committee
March 2000 - Paralegal Task Force Report
March 2000 - Environmental scan and review of awareness and attitudes pertaining to the regulation of paralegal service providers in Ontario
July 2000 - Law Society analysis of Mr. Justice Cory's report
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Pathways Pilot Project
(see
www.lsuc.on.ca/pathways)
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November, 2014 - Licensing Process Financial Assistance
February 2014 - Evaluation process
November 2013 - Proposal for Integrated Practice Curriculum, lawyer contribution
October 2013 - Enhancements to Articling Program
November 2012 - Final report of Articling Task Force
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| Priority Planning Committee |
December 2015 – Strategic Plan Details
October 2015 – Strategic Initiatives for 2015-19 Bencher Term
June 2015 – Status report
June 2014 - Status of work on priorities
June 2013 - Priority work plan update
April 2012 - Priority work plan
December 2011 - Priorities for 2011-2015 bencher term
June 2010 - Update
January 2009 - Work plan
November 2007 - Priorities and next steps
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Professional Development & Competence Committee Miscellaneous
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April 2011 - Lakehead and Thompson University Applications
April 2008 - Lakehead University Law School Proposal, Private Practice Refresher Program
March 2007 - Proposed Changes to LibraryCo, including to the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement
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| Professional Regulation Committee - Miscellaneous reports |
February 2016 – rule amendments re: conflicts of interest, incriminating physical evidence
October 2013 - Implementation of Federation's Model Code of Professional Conduct
May 2013 - Withdrawal or amendment of particulars and authority to withdraw a regulatory application
September 2011 - Unbundling rule changes, Guidelines for Law Office Searches
January 2010 - Pre-proceeding consent resolution process
January 2009 - Investigations of Licensee Benchers and Staff; Expansion of the Summary Hearing Process
June 2006 - Competence and capacity hearings to be held in public - New 'Emeritus' membership status - Retired members acting as estate trustees exempt from payment of annual fee
January 2006 - Criteria for conduct eligible for regulatory meeting
December 2005 - New by-law on reporting criminal and other charges
June 2005 - Amendments to professional regulation processes including: interlocutory suspension or restriction orders; summary hearings; regulatory meetings; Invitations to Attend
February 2005 - Amendments to Law Society Act - in principle
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Real Estate Matters
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February 2013 - Real Estate Declaration
October 2012 -
Rule amendment re: real estate red flags
February 2008 - Professional Regulation Committee - Amendments to Rules - two-lawyer rule
February 2007 - Professional Regulation Committee report - Amendments to Rules of Professional Conduct
January 2007 - Professional Regulation Committee report - Residential Real Estate Transactions Guidelines (see Feb 2007 report for Rule amendments, See Resource Centre for
final version of Guidelines.
November 2005 - Professional Regulation Committee
November 2005 - Professional Development, Competence and Admissions Committee
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| Real estate fraud (Mortgage fraud) |
March 2005 - Report on Mortgage Fraud |
| Retention of Women in Private Practice Working Group |
June 2014 - Justicia Project and Parental Leave Assistance Plan reports
April 2013 - Leaving Law and Barriers to
Re-entry: a Studty of Departures from and
Re-entries to Private Practice
November 2012-Parental Leave Assistance Plan
December 2011 - Career counselling pilot program
October 2011 - Extension of Justice and Parental Leave Program
April 2011 - Return to Practice Working Group Report
May 2008 - Final Report
February 2008 - Consultation report
March 2006 - Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee
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| Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Task Force |
February 2009 - Report of the Working Group on Sole and Small Firm Lawyers
March 2006 - Establishment of working group to facilitate recommendations of Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Task Force
March 2005 - Final Task Force report
April 2004 - Interim report to Convocation - Including results of first stage of research
March 2003 - Working Group Report - Establishment of Task Force |
| Tribunals Committee - Miscellaneous reports |
January 2016 – Tribunal Model Three-Year Review
January 2015 - Proposal for review of Tribunal Model
September 2014 - Adjudicator development process, Rule 22.07 amendment
June 2012 - Enhanced tribunals model
February 2012 - New appeal panel rules
October 2011 - Practice Direction on Adjournments
February 2011 - Approach to adjudicator education requirement
January 2011 - Rules of Practice and Procedure amended re: pre-proceeding consent resolution conference
January 2010 - Posting of regulatory notices
February 2009 - New Rules of Practice and Procedure for Hearing Panels
May 2008 - Draft Rules of Practice and Procedure Consultation
March 2008 - Guidelines for Adjudicators Respecting Oral/Written Reasons for Decision, Publication of Tribunal Decisions - Dismissals of Applications
October 2006 - Adjudicator Code of Conduct
September 2006 - Guidelines for adjudicators respecting oral/written reasons for decision
January 2006 - Publication of dispositions during appeal period
October 2005 - Tribunals committee mandate
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