LCO Board of Governors member and judicial appointee Justice Paul S. Rouleau has been appointed by the Prime Minister to lead the Public Order Emergency Commission following the invocation of the Emergencies Act in February 2022. As Commissioner, Justice Rouleau is expected to conclude the public inquiry and table his findings and recommendations to the [...]
The LCO is pleased to announce the renewal of the LCO Student Scholar Fellowship Program. Once again, the LCO will employ as many as 13 law students this summer. This program is a partnership between the LCO and four Ontario law schools. Students from the following schools may apply: Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Lakehead [...]
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is now on YouTube at https://www.lco-cdo.org/youtube with full recordings of recent events, including Litigating AI and AI 101 for Lawyers.
The Law Commission of Ontario and Research Chair on Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context's recently released report, Comparing European and Canadian AI Regulation, is in the news. See the Lawyer’s Daily article here.
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is very pleased to announce that Ramani Nadarajah will be joining the LCO to lead its Environmental Accountability: Rights, Responsibilities and Access to Justice project. Ramani is currently Senior Counsel with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a specialist [...]
The Law Commission of Ontario’s online panel, AI Decision-Making: Protecting Rights Through Litigation and Regulation in Canada and the United States, is in the news. See the Law Times article here. The panel will take place on Thursday, December 9th from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. Registration is free. This event is organized in partnership with the [...]
The Law Commission of Ontario and Research Chair on Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context have come together to prepare a new report, Comparing European and Canadian AI Regulation, that compares two leading international approaches to AI regulation: the Canada ADM Directive and the European Commission’s proposed AI Rules for the European Union. The [...]
On December 9th, join the Law Commission of Ontario, the co-editors of Litigating Artificial Intelligence (Emond, 2021) and experts from Canada and the United States in a 90-minute panel discussion contrasting the role of litigation and regulation in protecting rights impacted by artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) in the public and private realms. This live [...]
Great news! Both the Law Foundation of Ontario and Law Society of Ontario have renewed Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) funding. The LCO is truly grateful for their continued support! The LFO Catalyst Funding announcement can be found here.
The LCO’s Last Stages of Life: Final Report is in the news. See the Lawyer’s Daily article here.
