Month September 2025

Public Legal Education Association of Canada Announces National Conference, Issues Call for Proposals

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The Public Legal Education Association of Canada (PLEAC) will hold their annual conference on February 18 and 19, 2026, with an additional event on February 20, 2026, for producers of public legal education and information. This year’s conference will be held in Ottawa.

PLEAC is currently accepting proposals on topics that underscore the use and importance of tools and strategies for public legal education, emerging research on public legal education, or collaborative approaches in public legal education and access to justice. Potential themes include:

  • Using evolving technologies effectively, including interactive tools and generative AI
  • Using data in a practical way to inform and improve public legal education work
  • Experiences with and strategies for connecting with rural and remote, and Indigenous communities
  • Supporting the critical justice-related work being done on the front lines by non-lawyer community workers across Canada

While completed proposals are preferred, the organizing committee will review proposals where session/presentation details are not yet finalized. Proposals will be accepted until Friday, October 10, 2025 via this form.

Registration for the conference will open soon and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and space is limited. 

For more information about the PLEAC National Conference, please visit the PLEAC website here: https://www.pleac-aceij.ca/our-work/annual-conference/.

Annual Conference Aims to Promote Canadian Leadership in AI and Tech for Justice

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The 2025 Autonomy through Cyberjustice Technologies (ACT) Partnership Conference aims to bring attention to Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence and technological innovation in the justice system. The ACT conference is an annual gathering that has taken place since 2018. It is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and brings together dozens of partners and stakeholders representing all areas of the justice system.

This year’s ACT Conference includes panels and presentations on the following themes:

  • Legal Contestability and Scientific Falsifiability in AI Decision-Making
  • Regulating AI in the Justice Sector (The Regulatory Reflex)
  • Experimenting with AI Technologies to Enhance Judicial Actors’ Autonomy
  • Lessons to Improve Practices of Justice Stakeholders
  • Young Researchers: AI & Tech, Justice and Politics

The 2025 ACT Conference takes place from October 15-16, 2025, in Montreal. Information about Conference is available online here: https://www.ajcact.org/en/conference-2025/program/. Additional details about the ACT Project are available here: https://www.ajcact.org/en.

British Columbia Law Institute Paper Looks at Indigenous-Led Conflict Resolution

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A recently published paper by the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) explores dispute resolution within Indigenous communities. The paper looks at approaches to Indigenous-led conflict resolution, points of friction where Indigenous and state laws intersect, and interjurisdictional support of First Nations justice systems. Recognition and state support of First Nations legal orders are important for fostering trust and acknowledging the legitimacy of co-existing systems. The paper offers several ways to ground this recognition and support.

Navigating Shared Waters: Study Paper on Indigenous-Led Conflict Resolution by the British Columbia Law Institute is available online here: https://www.bcli.org/wp-content/uploads/BCLI-Study-Paper-on-Indigenous-Led-Conflict-Resolution.pdf.