| President | Stephen Mansell |
| Vice-President | Mark Mossey |
| Treasurer – Executive Director | John MacLean |
| Secretary | Philip Grassie |
| Member-at-Large | Marc Noreau |
NOTICE TO THE BAR: The General Meetings of the Canadian Bar Association, Nunavut Branch and two Sections was held:
WHEN: Monday October 17th, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: JP Courtroom Arnakallak Building (Building 224), Iqaluit, Nunavut
Law Society of Nunavut Notice to Resident Members
The Law Society and the Nunavut Branch of the Canadian Bar Association have developed a cooperative relationship designed to bring resident lawyers professional development / continuing education opportunities, with other incidental benefits, such as enhanced collegiality. To encourage resident members of the Law Society to continue to take advantage of the Branch’s activities or to become involved, the Law Society is offering a $100 rebate to its resident members who renew or join the CBA in 2011. The Law Society will verify his / her membership with the CBA and issue a cheque, as directed by the member, to the member or the entity that paid the member’s Law Society fees for 2011. Renewing members and new applicants should email administrator@lawsociety.nu.ca when they have completed the process.
Membership in the CBA Branch has a variety of other benefits of which members can take advantage, such as: advocacy on your behalf, professional development opportunities, a voice to improve the justice system, and services to improve your bottom line. For more information, please refer to: http://www.cba.org/nunavut/main/membership/benefits.aspx.
The Membership application is available at: https://www.cba.org/CBA_memberUpdate/Login.aspx?Page=Join
To Renew your Membership, the application is available at: https://www.cba.org/CBA_MemberRenew/default.aspx.
The Nunavut branch of the Canadian Bar Association has an active Aboriginal Law Section and Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Law Section, for more information please refer to http://www.cba.org/nunavut/main/sections/.
The CBA provides tremendous opportunities and resources for continuing professional development and legal education.
Canadian Bar Association Nunavut Branch 2011 Annual Membership Fees
| Membership Type | Description | Fees | GST (5%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGULAR | A lawyer or judge who has been called to a Canadian Bar. A law professor with a recognized Canadian law degree who is working at a recognized law school in Canada. | |||
| Regular 5+ (2006 or earlier) | $568.23 | $28.41 | $596.64 | |
| Regular 4 (2007) | $487.23 | $24.36 | $511.59 | |
| Regular 3 (2008) | $379.23 | 18.96 | $398.19 | |
| Regular 2 (2009) | $271.23 | $13.56 | $284.79 | |
| Regular 1 (2010 or 2011) | $163.23 | $8.16 | $171.39 | |
| ARTICLING / BAR AD | A student who is in the process of articling with a Canadian law firm, or is enrolled in a Bar Admission Course to be admitted to his/her first Canadian Bar or Law Society. (This category is available for NCA students.) | $76.23 | $3.81 | $80.04 |
| LAW STUDENT | A student who is enrolled in undergraduate studies in law at a recognized law school in Canada or a Canadian citizen studying at a recognized foreign law faculty. | $19.05 | $0.95 | $20.00 |
| SCHOLAR | An individual who is eligible under anothermembership category but is currentlyundertaking full-time post-graduate legalstudies, or Bar Admission studies in order to be admitted to another Canadian Bar or Law Society. | $122.23 | $6.11 | $128.34 |
| RETIRED | A lawyer or judge aged 60 years or more, or who has been a member in good standing of the Bar or Law Society for 20 years or more, and who has retired from the active practice of law or the Bench by resigning from the Law Society or theBench. | $303.23 | $15.16 | $318.39 |
| ASSOCIATE | A lawyer or judge who is a member in good standing of a Bar or Law Society outside Canada, and is not otherwise eligible for membership under another CBA membership category. Proof of international designation must be supplied. | $303.23 | $15.16 | $318.39 |
* Membership Fees are effective to December 31, 2011.