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FEDERAL TRIBUNALS PRACTICE SEMINAR
TRIBUNALS LIST – WINTER 2013
(English CML3153; French CML 3553)
(1 student winter)CANADA AGRICULTURAL REVIEW TRIBUNAL/ COMMISSION DE RÉVISION AGRICOLE DU CANADA
(Building 60, Birch Drive)
-Attend one day per week
- Assignments
- One student
-Bilingualism is preferred but not required
(1 student winter)CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL/TRIBUNAL CANADIEN DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE
(160 Elgin St. - 11th Floor)
-Attend one day per week
- Assignments
- One student
(1 student winter) CANADA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BOARD/
CONSEIL CANADIEN DES RELATIONS INDUSTRIELLES
(240 Sparks Street)
-Student must have taken a course in Labour Law
- Attend one day per week
- Assignments
- One student
-English is required; French is preferred but not required
(up to two students winter) CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY/
OFFICE DES TRANSPORTS DU CANADA
(Eddy Street, Gatineau)
-Attend one day per week
-Assignments
-Two students; must attend on different cays
- Bilingual student preferred, but will accept English-only student
(1 student winter) CITY OF OTTAWA LEGAL DEPARTMENT/
DIRECTION DES SERVICES JURIDIQUES DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA
(110 Laurier Ave. W)
-Attend one day per week
-Assignments
-One student
NOTE: while not an administrative tribunal, the department appears regularly before the Ontario Municipal Board
(1 student winter ) COMMISSIONER OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
(344 Slater St., 3rd Floor)
-Attend one day or morning per week
-Major paper or assignments
-One student
- Student must be able to write in French and English.
(1 student winter) OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LOBBYING OF CANADA/COMMISSARIAT AU LOBBYING DU CANADA
(255 Albert St., Room 1005)
-One student
-Attend one day per week
-Assignments
-Bilingual student preferred, but may accept English-only student
Note: One of the projects for this term will be the creation of an annotated Lobbying Act with reference to internal advisory opinions and interpretation bulletins.
(1 student winter) OMBUDSMAN (National Defence and Canadian Forces)
(100 Metcalfe Street- 13th Floor)
-Attend one day per week
- Assignments
- One student
(1 student winter) PUBLIC SERVICE LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD/COMMISSION DES RELATIONS DE TRAVAIL DANS LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE
(240 Sparks Street)
- Student must have taken a course in Labour Law
- Assignments
-Attend one day per week, preferably not on Fridays
- One student – it is preferred that he/she be able to follow a hearing in French
(1 student winter) R.C.M.P. ADJUDICATIONS DIVISION/GRC, DIRECTION GENERALE DES SERVICES D'ARBITRAGE
(73 Leiken Drive, south on Prince of Whales)
- Attend one day per week
- Assignments (subject to discussion)
- One student
(1 student winter) R.C.M.P. EXTERNAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
GRC, COMITÉ EXTERNE D'EXAMEN
(60 Queen St.)
-Attend one morning per week
-Major paper
-One student per term
(2 students winter) SENATE LAW CLERK AND PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL/
LÉGISTE DU SÉNAT ET CONSEILLER PARLEMENTAIRE
(40 Elgin St. Room 1310)
-Attend one day per week on separate days
-Assignments
-Two students
-Either French of English
(1 student winter) SUPREME COURT OF CANADA LEGAL DEPARTMENT/
COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA (SERVICES JURIDIQUES)
(Wellington at Kent)
- Attend one day per week
- Assignments
- Three students
-Either French or English; preferably at least one of each
Recommended requirements and/or preparation: superior writing skills (spelling, grammar, synthesis and analysis); familiarity with the Supreme Court Act (esp. section 40) and with the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada (see Crane & Brown, Supreme Court of Canada Practice)
(1 student winter) TRADEMARK OPPOSITION BOARD CIPO/
COMMISSION DES OPPOSITIONS MARQUES DE COMMERCE
(50 Victoria St., Gatineau)
-Attend one day per week
-Assignments
-bilingual student preferred
-Must have taken a course in Intellectual Property
-One student
POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL PLACEMENTS:
(1 student winter) CANADIAN JUDICIAL COUNCIL
(150 Metcalfe Street - 15th Floor)
-Attend one-half day per week
-Major Paper (may switch to assignments for fall 2010)
-One student
(1 student winter) PATENTED MEDICINES PRICES REVIEW BOARD
333 Laurier Ave West, 14th Floor
-One student
-Attend one day per week
-Assignments
-Bilingual student preferred
-Background in health sciences/medicine and/or patent law would be helpful
(? Students winter) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY TRIBUNAL CANADA /TRIBUNAL DE SANTÉ ET DE SÉCURITÉ AU TRAVAIL CANADA
(47 Clarence St.)
-Two students (?)
-Each attend one day per week
-Assignments
-must be bilingual