SOAR’S ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT NETWORK (SAMN)

Is pleased to present:

ETHICS LAW PRIMER

Thursday November 28, 2013
8:30 am -12:00 noon
MacDonald Block, 900 Bay St. Toronto, ON

SAMN presents its first primer on ethics for staff: a presentation of who does what, do’s and don’ts, whistleblowing, consequences for crossing the line; followed by roundtable discussions of real-life scenarios to identify issues, brainstorm situations, find solutions.

Workshop Overview: Ethics Executives, Ethics Plans, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines—it’s enough to make a public servant’s head swim!

Who Should Attend: Managers, intake workers, lawyers, mediators, inspectors, investigators—all of us who work in the public service and are subject to conflict of interest rules.

Speakers:       Daman Thable, Counsel, Office of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner Ontario

                        Valerie Jepson, Counsel, Office of the Integrity Commissioner, Ontario

Facilitators:    Sarah Atkinson, Counsel, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal

                         Laura Pettigrew, Counsel, Ombudsman Ontario

                         Voy Stelmaszynski, Solicitor, Ontario Labour Relations Board

Why SOAR: SOAR is a volunteer organization comprised entirely of members of the administrative justice community, whose mission is to promote administrative justice through education, advocacy and innovation.

FORMAT:

8:45 – 9:00     Introductions

9:00 – 10:15   The Groundwork (Daman Thable & Valerie Jepson)

10:15 – 10:30 Refreshment Break

10:30 – 11:30 Scenarios (Facilitators)

11:30 – 12:00 Take-up and Wrap-up

REGISTER SOON - REGISTRATION IS LIMITED

Fees: 
$100 + HST

When:
Thursday, November 28, 2013 at 8:30 am  -  12:00 noon
Where:
Huron Room
McDonald Block, Queens Park
900 Bay St, Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1A0
 

For more information, contact us at info@soar.on.ca

The Administrative Law Primer is brought to you by SOAR’s Administrative and Management Network (S.A.M.N.).  S.A.M.N is a standing committee of SOAR whose purpose is to create a communication network of administrative/operational and management staff of agencies, boards and commissions, deal with operational program and policy issues at the administrative level and share knowledge, tools, program templates, best practices, strategies, and other resources through meetings, events, "tool kits", websites, documents and various educational opportunities.