2025 Annual General Meeting
The Law Society of British Columbia 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held as entirely virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Approximately 13.5% of the profession participated in the meeting, either by voting online in advance or during the meeting.
For the full text of the resolutions, see the Notice to the Profession, September 18, 2025.
The business of the 2025 AGM included the following:
- Okanagan District Bencher Michael F. Welsh, KC was acclaimed as the Law Society of BC’s Second Vice-President for the remainder of 2025.
- Vancouver County Bencher Katrina Harry, KC was acclaimed as the Law Society of BC’s Second Vice-President for 2026.
- Benchers’ report of proceedings since last meeting.
- Bencher Resolution 1: the Appointment of Law Society Auditors for 2025. The resolution passed.
| Advanced Voting | In-Meeting Voting | Total Votes | % |
In Favour | 2007 | 39 | 2046 | 97 |
Opposed | 56 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
Total Votes | 2063 | 39 | 2102 |
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Total Abstentions | 329 | 4 | 333 |
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Total Participants | 2392 | 43 | 2435 |
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Of the 18,020 eligible voters, 2,102 (11.7%) voted on this resolution (11.3% in favour, 0.3% opposed) and 1.9% of the profession abstained.
- Member Resolution 2: To Amend the Law Society Rule 3-36(1) to exempt certain former members of the judiciary from meeting the requirement of completing a course under s. 3-36(1)(c) | submitted by Rose-Mary Basham, KC and Leena Yousefi. The resolution passed.
| Advanced Voting | In-Meeting Voting | Total Votes | % |
In Favour | 1026 | 27 | 1053 | 55 |
Opposed | 851 | 10 | 861 | 45 |
Total Votes | 1877 | 37 | 1914 |
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Total Abstentions | 515 | 5 | 520 |
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Total Participants | 2392 | 42 | 2434 |
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Of the 18,020 eligible voters, 1,914 (10.6%) voted on this resolution (5.9% in favour, 4.8% opposed) and 2.9% of the profession abstained.
- Member Resolution 3: Mandatory Minimum Wage for Articling Students | submitted by Timothy J. Lack and Jerry Shi. The resolution passed.
| Advanced Voting | In-Meeting Voting | Total Votes | % |
In Favour | 1498 | 25 | 1523 | 68 |
Opposed | 703 | 13 | 716 | 32 |
Total Votes | 2201 | 38 | 2239 |
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Total Abstentions | 191 | 6 | 197 |
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Total Participants | 2392 | 44 | 2436 |
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Of the 18,020 eligible voters, 2,239 (12.4%) voted on this resolution (8.5% in favour, 4% opposed) and 1.1% of the profession abstained.
- Member Resolution 4: Return to Offering In-Person Professional Legal Training Course (“PLTC”) | submitted by Joseph R. Scafe and Lynda M. Stokes. The resolution passed.
| Advanced Voting | In-Meeting Voting | Total Votes | % |
In Favour | 1607 | 34 | 1641 | 74 |
Opposed | 561 | 8 | 569 | 26 |
Total Votes | 2168 | 42 | 2210 |
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Total Abstentions | 224 | 3 | 227 |
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Total Participants | 2392 | 45 | 2437 |
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Of the 18,020 eligible voters, 2,210 (12.3%) voted on this resolution (9.1% in favour, 3.2% opposed) and 1.3% of the profession abstained.
- Member Resolution 5: Resolution on Self-Regulation | submitted by Cameron E. Johnson and Jason F. Ralph. The resolution passed.
| Advanced Voting | In-Meeting Voting | Total Votes | % |
In Favour | 1415 | 24 | 1439 | 73 |
Opposed | 515 | 10 | 525 | 27 |
Total Votes | 1930 | 34 | 1964 |
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Total Abstentions | 462 | 7 | 469 |
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Total Participants | 2392 | 41 | 2433 |
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Of the 18,020 eligible voters, 1,964 (10.9%) voted on this resolution (8% in favour, 2.9% opposed) and 2.6% of the profession abstained.
- Member Resolution 6: Resolution to Require Benchers to Table and Consider 2025 AGM Resolutions | submitted by Kevin Walker and Kristjan Karoli Thorsteinson. The resolution passed.
| Advanced Voting | In-Meeting Voting | Total Votes | % |
In Favour | 1368 | 32 | 1400 | 75 |
Opposed | 453 | 6 | 459 | 25 |
Total Votes | 1821 | 38 | 1859 |
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Total Abstentions | 571 | 5 | 576 |
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Total Participants | 2392 | 43 | 2435 |
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Of the 18,020 eligible voters, 1,859 (10.3%) voted on this resolution (7.8% in favour, 2.5% opposed) and 3.2% of the profession abstained.
- Member Resolution 7: Resolution Regarding Benchers Serving on Single Regulator Transition Board | submitted by Gregory A. Petrisor, KC and Jon M. Duncan. The resolution passed.
| Advanced Voting | In-Meeting Voting | Total Votes | % |
In Favour | 888 | 25 | 913 | 51 |
Opposed | 883 | 10 | 893 | 49 |
Total Votes | 1771 | 35 | 1806 |
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Total Abstentions | 621 | 7 | 628 |
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Total Participants | 2392 | 42 | 2434 |
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Of the 18,020 eligible voters, 1,806 (10%) voted on this resolution (5.1% in favour, 5% opposed) and 3.5% of the profession abstained.
Email us at AGM@lsbc.org if you have any questions regarding the AGM.