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.
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
Posted on April 28, 2015
Posted on February 19, 2015
The SOAR Advocacy and Innovation Committee has published three documents of interest to the membership:
Please use the following links to download a copy of each document.
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
Posted on December 19, 2013
The Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) is pleased to announce the results of the Board of Directors Elections and Executive Committee for the 2013-2015 term. In October 2013, SOAR launched its first electronic elections platform. A number of exceptional candidates came forward and expressed an interest in volunteering for the SOAR Board and furthering SOAR's mission. The Membership votes were finalized and results presented during the Annual General Meeting held at SOAR's 25th Silver Jubilee Annual Conference at the Chestnut Conference Centre in Toronto. At their first meeting held November 20th, 2013 the new Board elected their Executive Officers. Please join us in congratulating the new SOAR Board and Executive. Click here to read their biographies.
SOAR President
Emanuela Heyninck, Commissioner, Pay Equity Commission
Part Time Adjudicator Health Professions and Health Services Appeal Review Boards