Mandate
The Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice participates in the improvement and advancement of the administration of justice by:
- Staying informed about the development of administrative law;
- Following the evolution of administrative tribunals in the justice system;
- Addressing key issues concerning the role and functions of administrative tribunals through special roundtables such as:
- Effecting Consistency in Tribunal Decision-Making, Vancouver, May 2007
- Exclusive and Concurrent Jurisdiction among Courts and Tribunals, Ottawa, June 2006
- Standard of Review and Mediation & Dispute Resolution in the context of Administrative Tribunals, Ottawa, June 2005
- Tribunals and Policy Making, Toronto, June 2004
- The Expert Tribunal, Ottawa, May 2003
- Tribunal Independence and Impartiality, Ottawa, May 2002
- Dialogue between Courts and Administrative Tribunals, Ottawa, June 2001
- The Evolving Role of Administrative Tribunals in a Time of Government Reorganization, Toronto, February 1997
- Training members and senior management of administrative tribunals on:
- the conduct of hearings;
- decision writing;
- the laws of evidence applied by administrative tribunals; and
- tribunal governance
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Collaborating with key partners from the administrative tribunals community such as the Canadian Council of Administrative Tribunals, the British Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals and the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators.
