Posted on November 10, 2016
Click on Events, 2016 Annual Conference and Documents to download the presentation materials, workshops and plenaries from November 3 2016 SOARing Ahead: Mindful, Proportional, Proactive
Posted on April 29, 2016
This report outlines concerns in relation to the exclusion from participation in the Canada Pension Plan (“CPP”) of individuals who are appointed to certain boards and tribunals by Order-in-Council (“OIC”) on a part-time, or per diem, basis. The Regulation preventing part-time and per diem OICs from making CPP contributions will mean that unless there is other pensionable income, the part-time and per diem employee will lose entitlement to CPP disability benefits. The appendices A and B to this report assess the impact on two current per diem employees.
Posted on April 12, 2016
This paper was prepared for the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) as part of SOAR’s Advocacy and Innovation Committee's ongoing consideration of the issues of appointments and re-appointments of Order-in-Council appointments in Ontario. It supplements research done in 2014-15 by Aisha Amode, available on the SOAR website. The current paper was prepared by Zinejda Rita in April 2016. Ms. Rita is a law student at Osgoode Hall Law School.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
Posted on November 11, 2015
Presentation materials from SOAR's 2015 Annual Conference are now available online.
Please click here to view and download a copy of the materials from the workshops and plenaries from this year's conference Acting in the Public Interests: Access, Innovation and Accountability which took place on November 5, 2015
Posted on September 8, 2015