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Mission

 

As the voice of the profession the OBA will:

 

Provide a centre for the profession encompassing all of its diversity

 

Advance reasoned positions to the public, governments and the Law Society of Upper Canada for the benefit of our members and to improve the law and the administration of justice to be the preferred provider of high quality professional development at a reasonable cost throughout Ontario

 

Provide our members with professional and personal support and with a variety of forums in which they can participate

 

Promote equality and the elimination of discrimination

 

As passed by OBA Council on March 30, 2007.

 

Company Overview

 

As the voice of the legal profession in Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association advocates on behalf of approximately 17,000 lawyers, judges, law professors and law students. Established in 1907 as a branch of the Canadian Bar Association, the OBA provides myriad professional development opportunities, over 40 practice-specific sections and special-interest committees, and active representation in policy reform involving the provincial and federal government.

 

Description

 

Through semi-autonomous provincial branches, which also communicate directly with the national organization, the Canadian Bar Association has an effective voice in representing the lawyers on behalf of the public interest and communicating their concerns in those areas to all the provincial legislatures as well as to committees, ministries and other officials.

 

The Ontario Bar Association provides lawyers with opportunities to become more efficient and effective, to further their professional education and to keep abreast of current developments within the profession, nationally and provincially. Membership in the Canadian Bar Association entitles lawyers to participate in these educational programs at a lower cost than non-members. In addition, members can take an active role in law reform and law amendment, both provincially and federally.

 

General Information

 

The Ontario Bar Association is a branch of the Canadian Bar Association, an organization of lawyers formed to provide support by the profession to the profession so that it may render better service to its members and the public. This is accomplished by both education and representation to government on topics of current concern.

 

The Ontario Bar Association is the only voluntary Association in Ontario to which a practising lawyer, non-practising lawyer, law student or judge can belong, whose objectives are broad enough to fill every need of the Bench and Bar, and also the only organization in a position to represent a lawyer if necessary in an adversary posture in negotiations or confrontations with either federal or provincial governments. OBA has the freedom and flexibility to cope with any interest of the legal profession in any situation, regardless of how, when or where it is involved.

 

Products:

 

Continuing legal education programs (CPD accredited)

Practice section programs

Advocacy

Law Day

Member services and benefits