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SUMMARY:2026 PLEAC Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 PLEAC Conference will take place in Ottawa\, Ontario\, on February 18 and 19\, 2026\, at the Westin Ottawa\, with an additional day for providers of public legal education and information on February 20 at the University of Ottawa\, Learning Crossroads. \nRegister Here! \nHere’s what you need to know: \n\nThe deadline to register is Tuesday\, February 10.\nConference details will continue to be updated on the PLEAC 2026 Conference website. The registration form\, FAQ\, agenda\, and speakers can all be found there. Some details are still being finalized and will be posted on an ongoing basis\, so we strongly recommend checking back regularly for updates.\nThe registration fee for the two-day conference (February 18 and 19) hosted at the Westin\, Ottawa\, is $100/per person. The registration fee for the three-day conference\, including the additional day for PLEI providers (February 18\, 19\, and 20)\, hosted at the University of Ottawa\, is $125/per person. \nRegistration is first-come\, first-served. We’re happy to welcome multiple representatives from your organization\, but please note that space is limited\, especially for the third additional day at UOttawa.\nThe keynote address will be presented by Shauna Van Praagh\, professor at McGill University Faculty of Law and President of the Law Commission of Canada.\nPlenary topics this year will focus on the following conference themes:\n\nthe role of public legal educators in building understanding of the rule of law\nusing evolving technologies effectively\napplying data in practical ways to inform and improve public legal education\nstrategies for connecting with rural\, remote\, and Indigenous communities\nsupporting the critical justice-related work of non-lawyer community workers across Canada\n\n\nWorkshops will mirror these conference themes.\nSpotlight sessions\, a new addition to this year’s conference\, are short 20-minute sessions featuring a specific PLEI project or initiative.\n\nDue to popular demand\, several live-streaming conference sessions will be available for those who are unable to join in person. \nLive streaming on Zoom will be available for select sessions on Wednesday\, February 18 and Thursday\, February 19 only. Workshops\, spotlights\, and all sessions on Friday\, February 20\, at the University of Ottawa will not be live-streamed. \nPlease see the live-streamed sessions below with registration links: \nWednesday\, February 18 \n\n9:15 AM – 11:20 AM EST | Keynote Address: Public Legal Education and Law Reform: Rule of Law in action | Plenary: The role of public legal educators in building an understanding of the Rule of Law\n\nSpeakers:\n\nShauna Van Praagh\, Law Commission of Canada (LCC)\nSabreena Delhon\, The Samara Centre for Democracy\nNat Paul\, Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)\nShalini Konanur\, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)\nModerator: David Wiseman\, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law\n\n\n📌 Click here to register!\n\n\n\n\n3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST | Plenary: Strategies for connecting with rural and remote\, and Indigenous communities\n\nSpeakers:\n\nValerie Falls Down\, Montana Legal Services (MLSA)\nDoreen Stone\, Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services (NALSC)\nPaula Michelin\, Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PLIAN)\nModerator: Kevin O’Shea\, Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PLIAN)\n\n\n📌 Click here to register!\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 19 \n\n9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST | Plenary: What we can learn from community justice worker programs in the U.S.\n\nSpeakers:\n\nAntonio Coronado\, Innovation for Justice (i4J)\nHayley Cousin\, Community Justice Advocates of Utah (CJAU)\nSarah Carver\, Alaska Legal Services Corporation – Community Justice Worker Resource Center (CJWRC)\nModerator: Julie Mathews\, Public Legal Education Association of Canada (PLEAC)\n\n\n📌 Click here to register!\n\n\n\n\n3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST | Plenary: Recent developments in online legal information\n\nSpeakers:\n\nNora Bergh\, Justice Education Society (JES BC)\nJohn Mayer\, Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)\nSarah Mauet\, Innovation for Justice (i4J)\nModerator: Jessica Reekie\, Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)\n\n\n📌 Click here to register!\n\n\n\nOnce you register\, you’ll receive the session details along with the Zoom link to join. \nNote\, questions and comments from virtual participants may be limited\, as priority will be given to in-person attendees. \nFeel free to share this with anyone who is interested but can’t make it to Ottawa in person next week!\n\nThe livestream registration links will also be available on our conference website here.
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/2026-pleac-conference/
CATEGORIES:Continuing Professional Development
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SUMMARY:De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is provided in partnership with our partner organization\, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute (CTRI). Workshop details may be sent to you via email from CTRI.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you work with people\, it’s crucial to know how to defuse dangerous situations before they become violent. This workshop will equip you with a trauma-informed approach to de-escalate situations with confidence\, interpersonal communication skills\, and empathy. \nYou will explore the dynamics of how our brains manage escalating emotions\, identify enablers of violence\, and learn regulation skills so you can confidently navigate tense situations. By the end of this training\, you will have a clear understanding of how to assess the potential for violence and respond with a diverse set of interpersonal tools and strategies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nUpon completion\, participants should be able to: \n\nExplore the importance of using a trauma-informed approach in the de-escalation process\nIdentify common trauma responses and your role in escalation\nUnderstand the importance of emotion regulation in successful de-escalation\nImplement a practical de-escalation framework\nReview and practice de-escalation strategies\n\n\n\nMethod of Delivery\nPresentation\, video\, case study exercises\, experiential practice\, personal reflection\, and small group discussions. \n\n\n\n\n\nSome of the Topics Included\n\nA Trauma-Informed Approach\nPutting Trauma Responses in Context\nEmotion Regulation and the Triune Brain\nThe Impacts of Emotionally Heightened Situations\nCo-Regulation\nOverview of Violence\nBehaviours of Concern and Enablers of Violence\nRating Your Workplace Risk Levels\nThe De-escalation Process: Awareness\, Connection\, Problem-Solving\, Closing\nPromoting Strategies for Whole-Brain Integration\nWhen and How to Disengage\nPractice Scenarios\nSpecial Considerations for Unique Situations\n\n\n\nTarget Audience\nThis is an introductory-intermediate level workshop for anyone who wants to learn trauma-informed interpersonal strategies to de-escalate emotionally heightened situations and prevent violence. \n\n\nTerms & Conditions\nView our cancellation policy and other information regarding your live virtual workshop or for your in-person workshop. \nThis is a live virtual event\, please check your system requirements prior to registering. \nParticipants will receive the Zoom meeting login details and information about viewing the live virtual workshop by email 3-4 calendar days prior to the date of the event. \nPlease note\, payment is required in order to receive the login details. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrainer: Leita McInnis\nLeita (she/her) is an organizer\, advocate\, and therapist who supports people impacted by violence\, policing\, and the criminal (in)justice systems. Drawing on anti-oppressive\, transformative\, relational\, and trauma-informed approaches in her practice\, she works to support individuals as they unpack the impacts of systemic oppression and journey towards healing\, wholeness\, and reclamation. Prioritizing community-led initiatives\, group work\, and radical community building\, Leita is committed to decolonization\, resistance\, and the de-professionalization of therapy. Her practice focuses on the complexities of violence\, dismantling the perpetrator/survivor binary\, accountability\, repair\, and transformation. She has a profound belief that no one is disposable and comes to this work with a commitment to radical compassion\, curiosity\, and humility. As a trainer\, Leita invites participants to reflect on their own experiences\, co-creating a learning space where everyone feels comfortable to share their successes. She also provides opportunities to reflect on more difficult experiences\, ask questions\, and learn practical\, relational approaches to supporting others.
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/de-escalating-potentially-violent-situations-7/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Continuing Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Affidavit Secrets 2026
DESCRIPTION:Uncommon knowledge about effectively managing the most common form of evidence! \nCan’t make the webinar or rebroadcasts?\nWant online CPD available 24/7?\nSubscribe to Courses On Demand\, our comprehensive online resource with 4\,000+ videos and 6\,300+ papers from CLEBC courses. This course will be added to Courses on Demand approximately 30 days from the original course date. \nWho should attend: Junior and intermediate litigators\, paralegals\, and legal support staff; solicitors who prepare affidavits will also find this program valuable \nLearning level: Fundamental/Intermediate \nAffidavits are the most important and common form of evidence that a litigator will ever encounter or use. In this intensive half-day program\, expert litigators will take registrants through how not to draft an affidavit; how to dissect an affidavit from the other side; how to tell your client’s story as governed by law\, practice\, ethics\, and the rules of evidence; and how to avoid common mistakes. \nWhile one often learns best by making mistakes\, here you can avoid embarrassment and potentially an award of costs. Let experienced counsel and an experienced Justice of the Supreme Court of BC take you through prime examples of improper affidavits\, teaching you\, in the process\, exactly what not to do. \nDo not miss this unique opportunity to learn how to master this essential skill set under the guidance of experienced counsel and Members of the Supreme Court of BC. \nLearning Objectives \n\nlearn the essentials of good affidavit drafting\nlearn to avoid common and not-so-common pitfalls found in affidavit drafting\nlearn about best practices for handling affidavit evidence\ntest your knowledge of affidavit practice with problems taken from the real world\nlearn about ethics and professionalism and their relation to affidavit evidence\n\nLaw Society of BC CPD Hours: 3 hours (this course will contain a minimum of .5 hours pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics\, client care and relations\, and/or practice management) \n\nRegister here.
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/affidavit-secrets-2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Continuing Professional Development
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SUMMARY:The Right NOT to Remain Silent
DESCRIPTION:Join Mental Health Research Canada in their upcoming webinar\, The Right NOT to Remain Silent. \nThis free\, live session focuses on mental health in the legal profession and law-adjacent fields. It is an area where high expectations\, heavy workloads\, and professional culture often make it difficult to speak openly about stress\, burnout\, or personal challenges. \nModerated by MHRC CEO Akela Peoples\, the conversation brings together: \n\nBeth Beattie\, Lawyer\, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General\nMichael Herman\, Lawyer and Partner\, Gowling WLG\nDoron Gold\, Psychotherapist and Wellness Educator\n\nBeth and Michael will share their lived experiences navigating mental health challenges in legal workplaces\, alongside a broader discussion about how these issues show up across the profession. With both professional insight and personal reflection\, the panel will explore what silence costs and what meaningful support can look like in high-pressure environments. \nThis is not a conversation about weakness. It is about culture\, responsibility\, and the real experiences of people working in demanding roles. \nWe would love for your organization to join us\, and we would be grateful if you might also share this opportunity with members or colleagues who may find it valuable. The session includes live Q&A\, and participants are welcome to submit questions in advance. \nIf you are interested\, registration is open*\, and attendees will receive the access link ahead of the event. \nThank you for all the work you do to support the legal community. I hope you will consider joining us for this important conversation. \n* If you’re having trouble with the link above\, you can find the registration page here.
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/the-right-not-to-remain-silent/
LOCATION:Online
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