Supreme Court Advocacy Institute - Institut de plaidoirie devant la Cour suprême


	Our Programs
	The Institute aims to assist the Bar, the Supreme Court of Canada, and the public with the Advocacy and Legal Education Programs.
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	News & Events
	The Institute has established its Alberta Regional Committee
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	The Process
	Counsel wishing to enrol in the Institute’s advocacy program must contact the Institute at least thirty (30) days in advance of their hearing before the Supreme Court.
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	Supreme Court Advocacy Institute Telephone: (416) 593-2494 Email: info@scai-ipcs.ca


	Structure
	The Institute is composed of a National Advisory Committee and Regional Committees. The Executive Directors run the day-to-day operations of the Institute.
	Click on a committee name for more information. National Advisory Committee Regional Committees Regional Committee for Ontario Regional Committee for Quebec Regional Committee for British Columbia Regional Committee for Alberta National Advisory Committee The National Advisory Committee oversees the Regional Committees and the Institute as a whole. Its principal function is to formulate the general policy objectives of the Institute and to coordinate the efforts of each Regional Committee. The composition of the National Advisory Committee is as follows: The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, Chairperson Owen Rees, Executive Director Grégoire Webber, Executive Director Sheila Block, Member for Ontario Frank R. Foran, Q.C., Member for Alberta Daniel Jutras, Member for Quebec Richard Peck, Member for British Columbia Regional Committees The Regional Committees are primarily responsible for administering the advocacy program in their respective regions. The Institute's services are offered in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. These regional centres represent the four provinces with the highest number of appeals before the Supreme Court. The Institute is intended to be a public service available to all counsel in Canada. We encourage counsel from a province that does not yet have a committee to contact the Institute, as we may be able to arrange for an advocacy session. Membership in the Regional Committees is representative of both the civil and criminal bars, and both governmental and private practice. The Institute’s programs would be impossible without the dedicated support of the regional committee members. Regional Committee for Ontario Sheila Block, Chairperson Brian H. Greenspan John B. Laskin Roslyn J. Levine Benjamin Zarnett Regional Committee for Quebec Daniel Jutras, Chairperson Suzanne Côté Guy J. Pratte Gérald Tremblay Regional Committee for British Columbia Richard Peck, Chairperson George K. Macintosh Patrick G. Foy John J. L. Hunter Regional Committee for Alberta Frank R. Foran, Q.C., Chairperson Alain Hepner, Q.C. John G. Martland, Q.C. Roderick McLennan, Q.C.