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There
are numerous organizations
in Alberta and
across Canada
that administer
courses and seminars
in administrative
justice:
Alberta Foundations of Administrative Justice
AFAJ Website: www.foaj.ca
The Foundation of Administrative Justice is a not-for-profit society dedicated to training for administrative tribunals and their members, staff and clients. Administrative tribunals includes boards, agencies, commissions, professional disciplinary and appeal committees, college and university appeal bodies, municipal committees and appeal bodies, and any other administrative, appeal or quasi-judicial organization.
The Foundation of Administrative Justice has an extensive training calendar that can meet the training needs of your organization. FAJ conducts ten different courses on an annual schedule. The training is designed and delivered by professionals who have or are involved in administrative tribunals. It is the only training program of its kind in western and northern Canada. The full training calendar for 2008 in western Canada (dates, course descriptions and instructor bios) is on our website at www.FOAJ.ca. In addition, we offer to our Platinum members the opportunity to access custom courses.
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Council
of Canadian
Administrative
Tribunals
Council
of Canadian
Administrative
Tribunals
The Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals (CCAT) is a national organization dedicated to supporting the work of administrative tribunals and promoting excellence in administrative justice.
University
of
Calgary
Labour
Arbitration
Conference
Labour
Arbitration
Conference (2008)
The University of Calgary holds a
two-day conference
in Calgary,
Alberta that focuses
on diverse topics
in grievance
and interest
arbitration.
The Conference's
umbrella organization
continues to
the Industrial
Relations Research
Group, a joint
initiative of
the Faculties
of Management
and Law at the
University of
Calgary. The IRRG is a
non-partisan
and non profit
organization
dedicated to
the dissemination
of research and
other ideas relevant
to the conduct
of labour-management
relations.
Canadian
Institute
for the
Administration
of Justice
The
administration
of justice affects
every member
of Canadian society.
The operation
of our courts
and the efficiency
of the entire
system of criminal
and civil justice
has an important
impact on individuals,
families, and
economic well-being.
Fostering improvements
in the administration
of justice throughout
Canada, broadening
public knowledge
and understanding
of our system
of justice, and
preserving the
integrity of
a strong and
independent judiciary
are the primary
objectives of
the Canadian
Institute for
the Administration
of Justice.
CIAJ,
founded in 1974,
is a national
non-profit corporation
with no government
affiliation.
In order to improve
the quality of
justice for all
Canadians, the
Institute continuously
examines Canada's
justice system,
advancing reforms
and exploring
new directions
in administrative
justice.
CIAJ's work embraces
all aspects of
the administration
of justice: universal
access to justice;
quality of legal
services; court
management and
the conduct of
trials; the judiciary
at all levels;
the interface
between the law
and social institutions;
and the role
of media
and the public.
CIAJ
members come
from all regions
of Canada, and
include judges,
members of administrative
boards and tribunals,
the legal profession,
educators, legal
drafters, journalists,
court personnel,
staff of social
agencies, and
the public. We
serve our members
in both official
languages.
British
Columbia
Council
of Administrative
Tribunals
The
B.C. Council
of Administrative
Tribunals was
formed in 1996
to serve the
public interest
by contributing
to the development
and improvement
of administrative
justice in British
Columbia in a
non-partisan-independent
and objective
manner.
Alberta
Arbitration
and
Mediation
Society
Alberta
Arbitration and
Mediation Society
The
Alberta Arbitration
and Mediation
Society leads
change and provides
high quality
education in
dispute resolution.
The Society's "raison
d'être" is public awareness:
to promote the
use of appropriate
alternative dispute
resolution processes
such as
arbitration and
mediation.
Our main function
is to provide
training in arbitration,
mediation, negotiation
and conflict
management skills,
which we do through
regularly-scheduled
year-round courses
in Edmonton and
Calgary (and
other centers
when there is
sufficient demand).
The Society's
best known initiative
is a certificate
program in "Conflict
Management",
currently offered
through Grant
MacEwan Community
College in Edmonton,
the University
of Calgary Faculty
of Continuing
Education, Grande
Prairie Regional
College, Lethbridge
Community College,
Medicine Hat
College and Notre
Dame High School
in Red Deer.
Canadian
Center
for Management
Development
(Now
The
Canada
School
of
Public
Service)
The
Learning Centre
is the only learning
centre in Canada
that focuses
exclusively on
the development
and training
of Canada's senior
federal public
servants. It
also serves federal
public servants
who have demonstrated
potential to
move into these
ranks. The Learning
Centre's goal
is to develop
federal executives
who have the
leadership competencies,
diversity of
experience and
global perspective
to assume ever-greater
levels of responsibility.
Among
The Learning
Centre's permanent
staff are those
who guide the
learning architecture
and design needed
to meet the learning
objectives and
content identified
by the most senior
levels of the
Public Service.
The
Centre supplements
its own expertise
with that available
from other sources.
It hires specialists
in leadership
skill development,
and contracts
out courses that
are readily available
elsewhere.
The
Learning Centre
conducts research
on management
topics of interest
to executives
in the public
service.
[The
Canadian Centre
for Management
Development (CCMD),
Training and
Development Canada
(TDC) and Language
Training Canada
(LTC) have been
brought together
as one organization:
The Canada School
of Public Service.
The School, which
opened on April
1, 2004, creates
a more unified
approach to learning
and development
in the Public
Service of Canada.]
Go
to the Canada
School of Public
Service website
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