Date: Wednesday June 4, 2014 | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Location: Twenty Toronto Street Conference and Events 

20 Toronto Street, 2nd floor, Toronto 

Agenda: 12:00 pm Registration & Lunch 

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Program (including Q & A session)

The OBA has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by The Law Society of Upper Canada. 

This program contains .75 Professionalism Hour. 

This program is eligible for up to.75 Substantive Hours.

Presented by the Ontario Bar Association.

In a predominantly English-speaking province, Ontario lawyers may have limited experience with French-language proceedings, clients, or opposing counsel, and French-speaking counsel and clients may encounter significant hurdles in accessing justice. As parties are entitled to pursue their legal rights in either official language, it is essential for all lawyers to understand the obligations and challenges in respect of these language rights.

Learn about the French-language rights and the systemic challenges in fulfilling these rights. Gain critical information and key strategies from our expert panel on how to handle the practical challenges of practicing in a bilingual society, including: