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The York Region Law Association is a community focused professional organization of lawyers.

Using funds derived from membership fees and various grants, it operates and maintains the Law Association and Library, which is located at the Newmarket Courthouse.

The Association maintains standing committees which are mandated to regularly address concerns specific to the practice of law within the Region. These committees are in regular communication with the different levels of court as well as other offices and organizations.

The YRLA also organizes continuing legal education sessions and regular social functions, as well as informational and educational meetings.

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MEMBERSHIP

Why become a YRLA Member?
  • 24 hour access to the library
  • Borrowing for office use
  • Lexis Advance Quicklaw, Practical Guidance, and WestlawNext Canada access
  • Inclusion in the YRLA membership directory on our website
  • Distribution by email of professional notices, other YRLA notices and invitations
  • Reduced-rate CPDs + in-house Lunch & Learns (view past programs here)


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Current to June 2025

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Upcoming events

    • 23 Jun 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Register

    CPD: Trusts and Unjust Enrichment

    Date: Monday,  June 23, 2025

    Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m.

    Location: Via Zoom (link to follow)

    Speakers: Professor Mary Jo Maur

                    The Honourable Mr.  Justice D. Jarvis


    Members: Free

    CPD Hours: Pending

    • 4 Aug 2025

    The courts will be closed on this day and the library unstaffed

    • 1 Sep 2025

    The courts will be closed on this day and the library unstaffed

    • 8 Sep 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 3 Oct 2025
    • 5:00 PM


    • 8 Sep 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Registration & Further details to be announced

    • 23 Sep 2025


    • 2 Oct 2025


    • 13 Oct 2025

    The courts will be closed on this day and the library unstaffed

    • 11 Nov 2025

    The courts will be closed on this day and the library unstaffed

    • 25 Dec 2025

    The courts will be closed on this day and the library unstaffed

    • 26 Dec 2025

    The courts will be closed on this day and the library unstaffed

    • 29 Dec 2025
    • 1 Jan 2026

    The courts will be closed and the library unstaffed, reopening on Friday, January 2, 2026.

Past events

31 May 2025 Criminal Law Fundamentals
20 May 2025 Spring Family Law Sittings
19 May 2025 Victoria Day
9 May 2025 Morris Reports and the Enhanced Pre-Sentence Reports
8 May 2025 Business Law Fundamentals
7 May 2025 Virtual 2025 AGM Registration
7 May 2025 Annual General Meeting 2025
5 May 2025 Spring Family Law Lunch 2025
26 Apr 2025 Six-Minute Criminal Lawyer 2025
25 Apr 2025 Surreptitious Recordings and Child Hearsay
24 Apr 2025 YRLA Paint Night - April 24 2025
22 Apr 2025 Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2025
21 Apr 2025 Easter Monday
18 Apr 2025 Good Friday
8 Apr 2025 Using Tools, Skills and Reporting to Mitigate Risk
8 Apr 2025 22nd Real Estate Law Summit
26 Mar 2025 19th Family Law Summit
25 Mar 2025 Wills & Estates Law Fundamentals 2025
19 Mar 2025 Buying or Selling a Business 2025
10 Mar 2025 March Break 2025
7 Mar 2025 Sexual Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA orders) and Dangerous Offenders (DO orders)/Long Term Offenders (LTO Orders)
6 Mar 2025 Family Law Fundamentals 2025
27 Feb 2025 Judges' Dinner 2025
26 Feb 2025 The Eight-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer
17 Feb 2025 Family Day
13 Feb 2025 Tips to Resolve (and Draft) Parenting Plan Orders and Agreements
25 Jan 2025 The Eight-Minute Criminal Court Judge 2025
23 Jan 2025 Annotated Powers of Attorney for Property and for Personal Care 2025
23 Jan 2025 Annotated Will 2025
9 Jan 2025 Effective Advocacy
6 Jan 2025 Civil Blitz
24 Dec 2024 Library Unstaffed
12 Dec 2024 Drug Testing in Family and Child Protection Cases
9 Dec 2024 Real Estate Law Fundamentals 2024
7 Dec 2024 Impaired Driving 2024
6 Dec 2024 The Eight-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2024
25 Nov 2024 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Primer
20 Nov 2024 32nd Immigration Law Summit Days 1 & 2
19 Nov 2024 Taxation Issues for Real Estate Lawyers 2024
19 Nov 2024 The Eight-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2024
18 Nov 2024 Fall Family Sittings
12 Nov 2024 Swearing in for Justice Banghu
11 Nov 2024 Remembrance Day
8 Nov 2024 Cross-Examination Techniques on Police Officers Workshop
7 Nov 2024 14th Business Law Summit
5 Nov 2024 Board of Directors Meeting - November 5, 2024
28 Oct 2024 Access to Justice Week
22 Oct 2024 27th Estates and Trusts Summit Days 1 & 2
16 Oct 2024 The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer 2024
15 Oct 2024 25th Employment Law Summit
14 Oct 2024 Thanksgiving - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
10 Oct 2024 Spousal Support: Updates and Developments in the Law
8 Oct 2024 Civil Litigation Fundamentals 2024
2 Oct 2024 The Twelve-Minute Civil Litigator 2024
30 Sep 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
27 Sep 2024 Immigration Law Fundamentals 2024
25 Sep 2024 Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox 2024
24 Sep 2024 Practice Gems: Administration of Estates 2024
24 Sep 2024 Practice Gems: Probate Essentials 2024
18 Sep 2024 7th Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit Days 1 & 2
16 Sep 2024 CAS Trial Sittings
10 Sep 2024 Board of Directors Meeting - Sept. 10, 2024
9 Sep 2024 Civil Blitz
6 Sep 2024 YRLA Onboarding Workshop 2024 for Directors & Committees
2 Sep 2024 Labour Day - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
7 Aug 2024 Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles 2024
5 Aug 2024 Civil Holiday - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
24 Jul 2024 Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays 2024
1 Jul 2024 Canada Day - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
27 Jun 2024 Blue Jays vs New York Yankees - June 27, 2024
26 Jun 2024 A Workshop on the Not Criminally Responsible Application: If, When and How
13 Jun 2024 Cultural Competencies in Family Law - Integrating Culture into Negotiation and Practice
13 Jun 2024 18th Solo and Small Firm Conference
11 Jun 2024 Annual General Meeting 2024
4 Jun 2024 Writing a Factum in 2024: Tips & Tricks
21 May 2024 Spring Family Sittings
20 May 2024 Victoria Day - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
16 May 2024 Family Violence Round Table - Part 1
15 May 2024 Mock Trial Finals
11 May 2024 Criminal Law Refresher 2024
8 May 2024 Mock Trial Day 2
7 May 2024 Mock Trial Day 1
6 May 2024 YRLA Spring Family Law Dinner 2024
3 May 2024 The Impact of a Criminal Conviction in the Employment Context
20 Apr 2024 Six-Minute Criminal Lawyer 2024
18 Apr 2024 Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2024
16 Apr 2024 21st Real Estate Law Summit
5 Apr 2024 Family Law Refresher 2024
4 Apr 2024 The Use of YCJA Records in Child Protection Matters
1 Apr 2024 Easter Monday - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
29 Mar 2024 Good Friday - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
27 Mar 2024 Wills and Estates Refresher 2024
20 Mar 2024 18th Family Law Summit
6 Mar 2024 The Annotated Alter Ego Trust and Discretionary Trust 2024
6 Mar 2024 The Annotated Guardianship Application 2024
4 Mar 2024 Torts, Intimate Partner Violence, and Family Law
1 Mar 2024 The Employment Standards Act - A Primer 2024
29 Feb 2024 Judges' Dinner 2024
28 Feb 2024 The Eight-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2024
24 Feb 2024 Coldest Night of the Year
19 Feb 2024 Family Day - Courts Closed, Library Unstaffed
12 Feb 2024 Making the Most of Case Conferences
24 Jan 2024 The Annotated Powers of Attorney for Property and for Personal Care 2024
24 Jan 2024 The Annotated Will 2024
16 Jan 2024 Updated Rules of Civil Procedure
11 Jan 2024 Legal Aid Certificates 101
25 Dec 2023 Library Unstaffed
2 Dec 2023 Impaired Driving 2023
30 Nov 2023 Staff Appreciation
20 Nov 2023 November Civil Sittings
15 Nov 2023 The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2023
13 Nov 2023 Remembrance Day Observed
10 Nov 2023 Fall Family Law Lunch
2 Nov 2023 Intensive Child Protection Training Primer 2023
1 Nov 2023 Bring your Kid to Work Day
26 Oct 2023 Fall Mix & Mingle
26 Oct 2023 FRO - Stopping Enforcement, Tips and Recent Developments
19 Oct 2023 26th Estates and Trusts Summit (Day Two)
18 Oct 2023 26th Estates and Trusts Summit (Day One)
9 Oct 2023 Thanksgiving
5 Oct 2023 Immigration Law Refresher 2023
2 Oct 2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Observed
30 Sep 2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
29 Sep 2023 The Twelve-Minute Civil Litigator 2023
26 Sep 2023 Practice Gems: Administration of Estates 2023
26 Sep 2023 Practice Gems: Probate Essentials 2023
15 Sep 2023 Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
12 Sep 2023 10 Tech and Cyber Security Highlights: 2022-2023
4 Sep 2023 Labour Day
16 Aug 2023 Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
7 Aug 2023 Civic Holiday
19 Jul 2023 Blue Jays vs San Diego Padres
1 Jul 2023 Canada Day
29 Jun 2023 Summer Mix & Mingle
19 Jun 2023 Annual General Meeting (In Person)
19 Jun 2023 Annual General Meeting (Zoom)
7 Jun 2023 Blue Jays vs Houston Astros
29 May 2023 CALL Conference
22 May 2023 Victoria Day
18 May 2023 Lounge Booked Swearing In Reception
16 May 2023 Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
15 May 2023 May Civil Sittings
13 May 2023 Criminal Law Refresher 2023 CANCELLED
8 May 2023 Lounge Booked Swearing In Reception
4 May 2023 Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2023
29 Apr 2023 Six-Minute Criminal Lawyer 2023
27 Apr 2023 Spring Family Law Dinner
19 Apr 2023 20th Real Estate Law Summit
12 Apr 2023 Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
10 Apr 2023 Easter Monday
7 Apr 2023 Good Friday
4 Apr 2023 Financial Accounting for Litigators
28 Mar 2023 Family Law Summit
23 Mar 2023 Spring Mix & Mingle
3 Mar 2023 Family Law Refresher
2 Mar 2023 Signs of Safety: What Does it Mean for Child Protection Service Delivery?
20 Feb 2023 Family Day
16 Feb 2023 Duty to Report & Cross-Over Youth Project
26 Jan 2023 January Mix & Mingle
6 Jan 2023 Last Day for DRO Applications
5 Jan 2023 Swearing In Ceremony
23 Dec 2022 Library unstaffed
3 Dec 2022 Impaired Driving 2022
28 Nov 2022 The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2022
25 Nov 2022 DRO Apps. Extended
21 Nov 2022 Civil Sittings
17 Nov 2022 Family Law Refresher 2022
17 Nov 2022 16th Family Law Summit
17 Nov 2022 19th Real Estate Law Summit
17 Nov 2022 Evidence Update For Litigators
17 Nov 2022 Untangling the Web of High Conflict Family Law Cases
17 Nov 2022 The Six-Minute Criminal Court Judge 2022
17 Nov 2022 The Six-Minute Criminal Lawyer 2022
16 Nov 2022 Family Law Reception
11 Nov 2022 Remembrance Day
9 Nov 2022 FOLA Fall Plenary
31 Oct 2022 Fall Family Law Lunch
24 Oct 2022 Access to Justice Week
13 Oct 2022 Library Unstaffed
10 Oct 2022 Thanksgiving
3 Oct 2022 Opening of the Courts 2022
30 Sep 2022 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
29 Sep 2022 "Covid Done You Wrong" New Call Orientation
19 Sep 2022 Ontario Provincial Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
5 Sep 2022 Labour Day
1 Aug 2022 Civic Holiday
1 Jul 2022 Canada Day
23 Jun 2022 Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
15 Jun 2022 Annual General Meeting (Zoom)
15 Jun 2022 Annual General Meeting (In Person)
23 May 2022 Victoria Day
16 May 2022 Civil Trial Sittings
10 May 2022 Memorial for Dan Monteith
2 May 2022 Family Law Lunch
26 Apr 2022 Motions to Change: Tips and Tricks for Effective Process
18 Apr 2022 Easter Monday
15 Apr 2022 Good Friday
26 Feb 2022 Coldest Night of the Year Walk for the Homeless
21 Feb 2022 Family Day
24 Dec 2021 Library Unstaffed
13 Dec 2021 Swearing-in of The Honourable Justice Jennifer Lynne Myers
8 Dec 2021 York Region Law Association Annual General Meeting Zoom
8 Dec 2021 York Region Law Association Annual General Meeting In Person
4 Dec 2021 Impaired and "Over 80" 2021
1 Dec 2021 The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2021 webcast
17 Nov 2021 Caselines: Tips and Tricks for Effective Advocacy
15 Nov 2021 Civil Sittings
11 Nov 2021 Remembrance Day
9 Nov 2021 Video Replay: 18th Real Estate Law Summit
9 Nov 2021 Video Replay: 15th Family Law Summit
9 Nov 2021 Video Replay: Family Law Refresher
9 Nov 2021 Video Replay: Beyond the FSCO Report: Family Law and Pensions
1 Nov 2021 Fall Family Law Lunch
25 Oct 2021 Family Law Town Hall Meeting
21 Oct 2021 FRO Support Enforcement Through the Pandemic & Best Practices
30 Sep 2021 Truth & Reconciliation Day
14 Sep 2021 Opening of the Courts of Ontario 2021
6 Sep 2021 Labour Day
2 Aug 2021 Civic Holiday
21 Jul 2021 Swearing in of Justice Jessica Sickinger
1 Jul 2021 Canada Day
29 Jun 2021 Swearing in of Justice Paul Cooper
21 Jun 2021 Free CPD: Cross-Over Youth Project
14 Jun 2021 UNCONSCIOUS BIAS & SOCIALIZATION: Critical Insights towards an Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Approach to Working in the Legal Profession
10 Jun 2021 Paint Night with the YRLA
25 May 2021 Spring 2021 Family Trial Sittings
24 May 2021 Victoria Day
19 May 2021 Mental Health for Legal Professionals Summit
17 May 2021 May Civil Sittings
5 May 2021 Beyond the FSCO Report: Family Law and Pensions
3 May 2021 The Spring Virtual Family Law Lunch 2021
8 Apr 2021 Bills C78 and 207: Reforming the Law & Changing the Culture – Webinar
5 Apr 2021 Easter Monday
2 Apr 2021 Good Friday
31 Mar 2021 Tips and Best Practices for Conducting a Virtual Trial
25 Feb 2021 YRLA/York Hills – Mediation Community Roundtable
15 Feb 2021 Family Day
25 Dec 2020 Library Unstaffed
8 Dec 2020 Mission Possible: Responses to Difficult Client Positions
5 Dec 2020 Impaired and "Over 80" 2020
1 Dec 2020 The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2020 Webcast
18 Nov 2020 York Region Law Association Annual General Meeting
16 Nov 2020 Civil Trials CANCELLED (Non-Family)
11 Nov 2020 Remembrance Day
3 Nov 2020 The Fall Virtual Family Law Lunch
29 Oct 2020 14th Annual Family Law Summit Webcast
29 Oct 2020 Six-Minute Criminal Court Judge 2020
29 Oct 2020 Civil Litigation Refresher 2020
29 Oct 2020 Six-Minute Criminal Law Lawyer 2020
29 Oct 2020 Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2020
29 Oct 2020 The Twelve-Minute Civil Litigator 2020
29 Oct 2020 Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2020
12 Oct 2020 Thanksgiving
22 Sep 2020 Opening of the Courts
7 Sep 2020 Labour Day
3 Aug 2020 Civic Holiday
1 Jul 2020 Canada Day
18 Jun 2020 YRCAS Legal Webinar (Access to Information and Disclosure)
18 May 2020 Civil Trials POSTPONED
18 May 2020 Victoria Day
5 May 2020 Annual General Meeting POSTPONED
4 May 2020 Spring Family Law Lunch 2020 POSTPONED
13 Apr 2020 Easter Monday
10 Apr 2020 Good Friday
8 Apr 2020 CPD Gender & the Offender POSTPONED
26 Mar 2020 14th Annual Family Law Summit Webcast POSTPONED FOR NOW
11 Mar 2020 HSJCC Lunch & Learn: York Region Opioid Action Plan
27 Feb 2020 YRLA Judges Dinner
20 Feb 2020 FLLSSP OBA CPD
17 Feb 2020 Family Day
22 Jan 2020 HSJCC CPD: Development Disability/Acquired Brain Injury & the Justice System
25 Dec 2019 Library Unstaffed
19 Dec 2019 Impaired and "Over 80" 2019
17 Dec 2019 New Practice Direction for Provincial Offences Act Appeals
12 Dec 2019 Jingle Jingle Mix & Mingle
2 Dec 2019 The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2019 Webcast
29 Nov 2019 "Swearing-out" Ceremony for The Honourable Justice Peter Borque
28 Nov 2019 "Swearing-out" Drop-in for The Honourable Justice Peter Borque
27 Nov 2019 Criminal Lunch & Learn: Bill C-75
26 Nov 2019 CPD Lunch & Learn: Domestic Violence Community Treatment Court
18 Nov 2019 Civil Sittings
13 Nov 2019 Video Replay: The Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2019
13 Nov 2019 Video Replay: The Six-Minute Criminal Lawyer 2019
13 Nov 2019 Video Replay: Criminal Law Refresher 2019
13 Nov 2019 Video Replay: Civil Litigation Refresher 2019
11 Nov 2019 Remembrance Day
5 Nov 2019 "Swearing-out" Drop-in for The Honourable Justice William Gorewich
4 Nov 2019 Fall Family Law Lunch 2019
14 Oct 2019 Thanksgiving
10 Oct 2019 Intensive Child Protection Training Primer Live Webcast
2 Sep 2019 Labour Day
5 Aug 2019 Civic Holiday
19 Jun 2019 HSJCC CPD: Hate Motivated Crime
12 Jun 2019 VYSAs: Providing Services for 16 and 17 year old Youth Under the CYFSA including VYSAs: What You Should Know
30 May 2019 Waffle Bar
24 May 2019 Limited Library Services
22 May 2019 One Third is Different than Two Thirds: Parole and Related Issues
13 May 2019 Civil Sittings
8 May 2019 Pitfalls in Private Mortages
7 May 2019 Mock Trials Final
6 May 2019 Spring Family Law Lunch 2019
29 Apr 2019 Mock Trials
16 Apr 2019 Annual General Meeting
10 Apr 2019 Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care Lunch & Learn
18 Mar 2019 13th Annual Family Law Summit Webcast
31 Jan 2019 Children, Matrimonial Homes and Court Orders – When Criminal Law and Family Law Collide
7 Nov 2018 The New Drugged Driving Regime
5 Nov 2018 Fall Family Law Lunch
24 Oct 2018 Procedural and Courtroom Changes
17 Oct 2018 Judicial Advocacy Tips
10 Oct 2018 Building your Practice
12 Sep 2018 Go Standard: Save Time, Reduce the Risk
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