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SOAR Medal

Posted on March 31, 2016

The SOAR Medal is SOAR’s top honour. It honours those who have made a significant contribution and demonstrated their commitment to the field of administrative justice, who have been dedicated and active members or supporters of SOAR, and/or who have made a significant contribution to the administrative justice field and to the well-being of the community at large.

To be eligible for the SOAR medal, nominees must have demonstrated a consistent outstanding service and achievement of exceptional leadership dedicated to advancing excellence in the field of administrative justice, above and beyond the successful completion of day to day responsibilities; or a singular accomplishment of particular significance to the administrative justice community.

Although it is not mandatory for the award recipient to have volunteered for SOAR, the selection committee will consider an individual’s unpaid volunteer service with SOAR.

Congratulations Linda Gehrke!

Posted on March 14, 2016

SOAR congratulates Linda Gehrke, one of the recipients of the 2016 Law Society Medal.  Linda is a champion of Ontario’s administrative justice community and continues to be a huge supporter of and participant in many of SOAR’s initiatives.  She has been a member of SOAR’s board of directors, the Education Committee, one of the original creators of the Adjudicator Training Course and is Co-Chair of this year’s SOAR Conference.  Mentor, facilitator, coach, presenter.  Outstanding in integrity and principled influence.  Well done, Linda!

 

An Evening with SOAR, Thursday February 18, 2016, hosted by the Advocates' Society

Posted on January 12, 2016

Don't miss out on this unique networking opportunity available to Chairs, Vice - Chairs and Staff Lawyers of SOAR, hosted by the Advocates' Society's Regulatory and Administrative Law Group on Thursday February 18, 2016, 5:30-7:00pm.

 

click on the link to register and for more information or download the pdf

http://www.advocates.ca/new/practice-groups/practice-group-events/an-evening-with-soar.html

Report on Findings Based on Comparative Study of Reappointments and Term Limits Across Canadian Jurisdictions

Posted on December 10, 2015

This report, commissioned by SOAR, outlines key findings and themes following a study of other Canadian jurisdictions on reappointments and term limits. The report discusses the study’s findings but does not set out SOAR’s views on the best approaches that should be followed in Ontario.  

This report is a follow up to the study conducted by SOAR regarding the impact of the government directive on term limits, which requires that order-in-council (OIC) appointments not exceed a maximum of 10 years.

2014 and 2015 SOAR Medal Recipients Announced

Posted on November 23, 2015

The SOAR Board of Directors is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 SOAR Medal will be awarded to:

Mr. Robert Butterworth, Q.C.

The Honourable Stephen T. Goudge, Q.C.

The recipient of the 2015 SOAR Medal will be awarded to:

Mr. Ian Strachan

The 2014 and 2015 SOAR Medal awards will be presented at the SOAR AGM on December 8, 2015 at the Arts and Letters Club.  Click here for more information and to RSVP to this event.

SOAR Study on the Impact of the Government Directove on Term Limits for OIC Appointments

Posted on February 19, 2015

The SOAR Advocacy and Innovation Committee has published three documents of interest to the membership:

  • Study on the Impact of the Government Directive on Term Limits for OIC Appointments
  • Appendix to the Study on the Impact of the Government Directive on Term Limits for OIC Appointments
  • SOAR Report on Tax Status for Part-Time OICs

Please use the following links to download a copy of each document.

Ron Ellis to Receive OBA Award

Posted on April 14, 2014

Congratulations to one of SOAR’s founding members, S. Ron Ellis, Q.C. recipient of the Ontario Bar Association’s 2014 Tom Marshall Award of Excellence from the Public Sector Lawyers Section.

Ron is former Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (now the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal), an eminent scholar and advocate for administrative justice reform (author of the seminal Unjust By Design, nominated for this year’s Donner Price in Public Policy).

Ron will receive the award during the 8th Annual Tom Marshall Award dinner on May 7th, 2014. See the attached invitation for full details.

8th Annual Tom Marshall Award Dinner Invitation

 

 

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