Law360 Canada (May 26, 2026, 3:50 PM EDT) -- It will be a jam-packed June of legal conferences at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, featuring sessions on child well-being in mediation, tribunal decision writing and the drafting of legislative documents in the environmental realm.

On June 3, Family Mediation Canada will host a free webinar exploring the major issues shaping family mediation, including child well-being and inclusiveness.

According to the event’s webpage, the one-hour session will address “common uncertainties” about how to respond when concerns about a child’s safety and well-being are raised. It will also look at “practical language,” decision-making clarity and trust-building strategies.

That same day, there will be a three-hour online course about professional discipline for “self-regulated health care professionals” — with particular focus on Saskatchewan legislation governing “the duties of discipline committees.”

The target audience for this event will be the Saskatchewan College of Physical Therapists and “regulatory members” of the Network of Interprofessional Regulatory Organizations, states the event’s webpage.

The course’s topics will include exploring the purpose of discipline, as well as a look at alternative dispute resolution, discipline hearings and the development of reasons for a decision.

On June 4, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) will host Legislative Drafting for the Environment: From Backyards to Biomes, an event exploring legislative drafting in the environmental context. Presenters will cover drafting challenges, best practices and the use of mitigation strategies in responding.

The registration page notes “real-world examples” and “thematic discussion” will be used to give participants “tools and perspectives” in support of drafting “effective, adaptive and principled” environmental legislation.

From June 8-9, the CIAJ is back, this time to help tribunal members seeking to improve their decision-writing skills. The session will include lectures, discussions and workshops on the “nature” of good prose, the use of gender-neutral language and the requirements and challenges of writing decisions.

“Clear, accessible and well-reasoned decisions are essential to the credibility and effectiveness of administrative tribunals,” states the event’s registration page. “This hands-on training is a must for tribunal members who want to strengthen one of their most important skills: decision writing. Learn how to write decisions that are concise, precise and easy to understand.”

A keynote speaker at the event will be Federal Court Justice John Norris, and a feature of the event is that each attendee will be assigned an instructor who will read a sample of their writing prior to the event and coach them during workshops.

Other CIAJ sessions include its June 10 hosting of a roundtable on administrative justice for judges, tribunal members and professionals, and a June 12 webinar on the neuroscience behind why people and organizations resist change — and how to “create conditions” for change to be possible.

On June 18, Conflict Resolution Saskatchewan will delve into how to navigate “landscapes of conflict” and understand why tensions escalate. Attendees will develop the awareness and skills required to navigate difficult conversations.

From June 26-27, the Ministers’ Council on the Canadian Francophonie (MCCF) will host the Agora on Access to Justice in French conference. The event, which will be held in Winnipeg, brings together legal-sector stakeholders to “collectively reflect” on current issues and seek potential solutions to Canadian Francophonie challenges.

The event’s webpage notes that the MCCF Agora is a “mechanism which pulls together perspectives to propose innovative responses to the Canadian Francophonie challenges.”

Additional details on the upcoming events and applicable links can be found on the Law Society of Saskatchewan’s Legal Sourcery website.

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