Acknowledging that Indigenous cultural competency is a necessary part of lawyer competence, the Law Society board approved the creation of a free, mandatory online course for practising lawyers. The course provides knowledge on the history of Indigenous-Crown relations, the history and legacy of residential schools and how legislation regarding Indigenous Peoples created the issues that reconciliation seeks to address.
The course takes approximately six hours to complete and can be done at your own pace. The course was first introduced in 2022, and all practising lawyers were expected to complete it by January 2024. Now, new lawyers are expected to have completed the course two years after they begin practising or return to practice. Lawyers may claim up to six hours of CPD credit for time spent taking the course.
For more information and FAQs about the course, go to Indigenous Intercultural Course.
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