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# Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/canadian-institute-for-advanced-legal-studies/
- Published: 1999-01-02T12:41:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-20T19:22:43.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

The **Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies** is a Canadian nonprofit educational organization based in Toronto, Ontario.

## Organization

The institute is partnered with the [National Judicial Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Judicial-Institute) (NJI).[\[1\]](#fn1)

### Personnel

The institute's personnel and leadership is available on its website.[\[2\]](#fn2)

| Name                 | Position                         | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Richard Wagner       | Patron                           | Supreme Court of Canada, [Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Action-Committee-on-Court-Operations-in-Response-to-COVID-19)  |
| Robert P. Armstrong  | Honorary President               | Court of Appeal for Ontario                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Robert Sharpe        | Honorary President               | Court of Appeal for Ontario, University of Toronto Faculty of Law                                                                                                                            |
| Guy J. Pratte        | Chair and President[\[3\]](#fn3) | [Borden Ladner Gervais](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Borden-Ladner-Gervais) (BLG), [The Advocates' Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advocates-Society)                |
| Randall Hofley       | Vice-President and Treasurer     | Blakes                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Ira Nishisato        | Vice-President                   | [Borden Ladner Gervais](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Borden-Ladner-Gervais) (BLG), [The Advocates' Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advocates-Society)                |
| Anne Thomas          | Vice-President and Secretary     | \-                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Renée Maria Tremblay | Vice-President                   | [Forum of Young Global Leaders](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Forum-of-Young-Global-Leaders) (YGL), Supreme Court of Canada                                                          |
| Pierre Bienvenu      | Director                         | IMK, International Bar Association (IBA), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)                                                                                                   |
| Nadia Effendi        | Director                         | [Borden Ladner Gervais](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Borden-Ladner-Gervais) (BLG), [The Advocates' Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advocates-Society)                |
| Jacques Fournier     | Director                         | [Borden Ladner Gervais](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Borden-Ladner-Gervais) (BLG), Superior Court of Quebec                                                                         |
| Brian Gover          | Director                         | Stockwoods, [The Advocates' Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advocates-Society)                                                                                                |
| Brad Green           | Director                         | Court of Appeal of New Brunswick                                                                                                                                                             |
| Claire E. Hunter     | Directorz                        | Hunter Litigation Chambers, Law Foundation of British Columbia                                                                                                                               |
| Patricia Jackson     | Director                         | Arbitration Place                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Nicholas Kasirer     | Director                         | Supreme Court of Canada, [National Judicial Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Judicial-Institute) (NJI)                                                              |
| Robert Leurer        | Director                         | Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan                                                                                                                                                             |
| Lise Maisonneuve     | Director                         | [Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Action-Committee-on-Court-Operations-in-Response-to-COVID-19), Ontario Court of Justice |
| Benoît Moore         | Director                         | Court of Appeal of Quebec                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Mick Ryan            | Director                         | Stewart McKelvey, Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC)                                                                                                                          |

## External links

- [CharityData](https://www.charitydata.ca/charity/canadian-institute-for-advanced-legal-studies---institut-canadien-detudes-juridiques-superieures/100766427RR0001/)
- [Website](https://www.canadian-institute.com/)

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1. *Judicial Education Partners.* National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from <https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/judicial-education-partners/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *Patron/Officers/Directors.* Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250227212107/https://www.canadian-institute.com/english/index.html> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. *Guy J. Pratte | Professional & Community Involvement*. Guy J. Pratte. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from <https://guypratte.com/pro-bono-community-involvement.html> [↩︎](#fnref3)