The Law Society's initiatives relate to our mandate to protect the public interest in the administration of justice. Track our progress here.
Initiative
Current status
Reports and related material
Rule / other changes
Highlight: July 3, 2020
Interpretation guidelines for handling fiduciary property
Consultation on the factors and forces that are likely to influence the delivery of legal services and regulation of the legal profession
Consultation closed March 31, 2020. The Futures Task Force is reviewing submissions.
Final report of the Futures Task Force
Futures Task Force consultation paper
Proposed amendment to fiduciary property rule (Rule 3-55) for compliance with anti-money laundering
Strategic Plan goal 3-2
Discussed at July 15, 2019 Bencher meeting. Revisions being considered for Bencher decision in 2020.
Federation Backgrounder on Model Trust Accounting Rules
Requirement for practising lawyers to complete Indigenous intercultural competency course
Strategic Plan goal 1-3(c)
Benchers approved the development of a mandatory Indigenous Cultural Competence Course at the December 2019 meeting. The course is currently under development.
Joint Recommendation Report of the Truth and Reconciliation and the Lawyer Education Advisory Committees
Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan
Licensed Paralegal consultation to explore potential for licensed paralegals to address areas of unmet need in the legal services market.
Strategic Plan goal 1-1(b)
Consultation closed
Report on proposal to create a regulatory sandbox for developing and regulating alternate legal service providers
2018 AGM resolution
Report of the Legal Services Regulatory Framework Task Force, Dec. 2014
Legal Service Provider Task Force Final Report, Dec. 2013
Law Firm Regulation: Firm Self-Assessment
Strategic Plan goal 4-2
Approved for profession-wide implementation in 2021
Final Report of the Law Firm Regulation Task Force
Professional Elements Report
Second interim: December 2017