The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is seeking a Project and Website Coordinator for a one-year contract that may be extended. This is a part-time position. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 2nd, 2024 at 5:00pm (EST). Applications should be submitted as a single PDF to the attention of Nye Thomas, Executive Director, [...]
In a recent Law360 Canada article, the LCO's Nye Thomas and Ryan Fritsch comment on the LCO's submission to the province re Bill 194, the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act. Read the full article here.
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is seeking a Project and Website Coordinator for a one-year contract that may be extended. This is a part-time position. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 2nd, 2024 at 5:00pm (EST). Applications should be submitted as a single PDF to the attention of Nye Thomas, Executive Director, [...]
This post is also available in: français (French) The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is pleased to announce the appointments of two new members: Andrew Bernstein (member-at-large), term effective September 9, 2024 Andrew is a partner at Torys LLP in Toronto with a focus on law and technology, constitutional law, appellate practice and public [...]
The LCO is pleased to release its submission on Bill 194, the provincial government’s first effort to regulate AI use by public sector entities in Ontario. The submission includes 11 recommendations to ensure Trustworthy AI in Ontario, including new provisions respecting human rights, procedural fairness, criminal justice, disclosure, AI accountability, risk management, prohibitions, and [...]
On Monday, March 18th, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released A New Environmental Bill of Rights for Ontario: Final Report, a comprehensive and independent review of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR). The LCO has concluded that major law reforms are needed to ensure environmental accountability in Ontario. The LCO report makes [...]
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is seeking a new member for its Board of Governors. The LCO is Ontario’s leading law reform agency. The LCO provides independent, balanced, and authoritative advice on complex and important legal issues. The LCO Board approves and oversees LCO projects/reports as well as the LCO policies, plans and [...]
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is seeking a new member for its Board of Governors. The LCO is Ontario’s leading law reform agency. The LCO provides independent, balanced, and authoritative advice on complex and important legal issues. The LCO Board approves and oversees LCO projects/reports as well as the LCO policies, plans and [...]
On Monday, October 23, 2023, the LCO is hosting a free webinar about intimate partner violence to commemorate Access to Justice Week 2023. This webinar is titled “Recommendations, innovations, and law reform to address the intimate partner violence epidemic.” This session will consider reforms to Ontario's justice system to improve legal protections and services [...]
On Monday, October 23, 2023, the LCO is hosting a free webinar about AI in the justice system to commemorate Access to Justice Week 2023. The webinar is titled “AI and A2J: Where are we? Where are we going?” This session will provide an overview of the use of AI in the justice system, [...]
