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Final Reports

Discussion Papers, Consultation Papers and Interim Reports

Other LCO Papers, Backgrounders and Reports

Project Scopes and Methodologies

Liaison Newsletters

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Final Reports

#21. The Last Stages of Life for First Nation, Métis and Inuit Peoples: Preliminary Recommendations for Law Reform – May 2023

#20. Accountable AI – June 2022

#19. Last Stages of Life: Final Report – October 2021

#18. Regulating AI: Critical Issues and Choices – April 2021

#17. Legal Issues and Government AI Development – March 2021

#16. The Rise and Fall of Algorithms in American Criminal Justice: Lessons for Canada – October 2020

#15. Defamation Law in the Internet Age – March 2020

#14. Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences, and Reforms – July 2019

#13. Legal Capacity, Decision-making and Guardianship – March 2017

#12. Simplified Procedures for Small Estates – August 2015

#11. Capacity and Legal Representation for the Federal RDSP – June 2014

#10. Review of the Forestry Workers Lien for Wages Act – September 2013

#9. Family Law Reform – February 2013

#8. Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work – December 2012

#7. The Law and Persons with Disabilities – September 2012

#6. Curriculum Modules in Ontario Law Schools: A Framework for Teaching about Violence against Women – August 2012

#5. Older Adults – April 2012

#4. Provincial Offences Act – August 2011

#3. Joint and Several Liability – February 2011

#2. Division of Pensions Upon Marriage Breakdown – January 2009

#1. Fees for Cashing Government Cheques – November 2008

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Discussion Papers, Consultation Papers and Interim Reports

#13. Environmental Accountability in Ontario – Consultation Paper – September 2022

#12. Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences and Reforms – Consultation Paper – March 2018

#11. Defamation Law in the Internet Age – Consultation Paper – November 2017

#10. Improving the Last Stages of Life – Discussion Paper – May 2017

#9. Legal Capacity, Decision-making and Guardianship – Interim Report – October 2015

#8. Capacity of Adults with mental disabilites and the Federal RDSP – Discussion Paper – October 2013

#7. Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work – Interim Report – August 2012

#6. Persons with Disabilities – Framework – March 2012

#5. Family Law Reform – February 2012

#4. Persons with Disabilities – Consultation Paper – September 2011

#3. Older Adults – Framework – June 2011

#2. Older Adults – Interim Report – June 2011

#1. Provincial Offences Act – March 2011

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Other LCO Papers, Backgrounders and Reports

#44. Legal Issues and Government AI Development – March 2021

#43. AI and Automated Decision-Making: Impact on Access to Justice and Legal Aid – June 2019

#42. Criminal AI and ADM Event Backgrounder – March 2019

#41. 10 Year Report – Law Commission of Ontario: Past and Future – December 2018

#40. LCO/Mozilla Roundtable Report – August 2018

#39. Emily Laidlaw, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law:Are we asking too much from defamation law? Reputation systems, ADR, Industry Regulation and other Extra-Judicial Possibilities for Protecting Reputation in the Internet Age – September 2017

#38. David Mangan, City University London: The Relationship Between Defamation, Breach of Privacy and Other Legal Claims Involving Offensive Internet Content – July 2017

#37. Emily Laidlaw, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, and Hilary Young, University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law: Internet Intermediary Liability in Defamation: Proposals for Statutory Reform – July 2017

#36. Karen Eltis, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa: Is “Truthtelling” Decontextualized Online Still Reasonable? Restoring Context to Defamation Analysis in the Digital Age – July 2017

#35. Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves, Co-Leaders of the eQuality Project, University of Ottawa: Defamation Law in the Age of the Internet: Young People’s Perspectives – June 2017

#34. Omar Ha-Redeye, Ruby Latif, & Kashif Pirzada: Integrating Religious and Cultural Supports into Quality Care in the Last Stages of Life in Ontario – April 20