Important Dates

Date

Why is this date important?

2024

January 2024

January 4

Licensees can access the 2023 Annual Report Filing through the Law Society Portal. The Annual Report Filing must be submitted by March 31, 2024.

January 22

Last day to enrol in Annual Pre-Authorized Payment Plan (Annual PAP) for annual fee. Licensees registering for the Annual PAP will be eligible for a discount of up to $50 on their 2024 annual fee. The discount will be prorated according to the licensee's fee category. Register for the Annual PAP through your Law Society Portal account. There is no administration fee for this payment option.

January 31

2023 Civil Society Organizations Report due. Failure to file by this date may result in de-registration of the organization as a CSO.

January 31

Certified Specialist annual fee and the Certification Annual Report due. Failure to submit the report and payment by this date will result in revocation of certification.

January 31

Payment deadline for Law Society Referral Service annual membership fees. Failure to pay the invoice will result in removal from the service. 

LAWPRO real estate and civil litigation transaction levy filings and payment (if any) are due for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

February 2024

February 1

Annual Pre-Authorized Payment Plan (Annual PAP) withdrawal date

February 5

LAWPRO last date to qualify for a $50 early payment discount on the 2024 policy premium

February 23

Last day to enrol in Monthly Pre-Authorized Payment Plan (Monthly PAP) for annual fee. There is an $80 (including HST) administration fee for this payment option.

February 29

Convocation

March 2024

March 7

First Monthly Pre-Authorized Payment Plan withdrawal. Continues on the fifth business day of each month from April to December.

March 31

2024 annual fee payment deadline. Failure to pay the annual fee by this date will result in referral for administrative suspension. (Not applicable to licensees enrolled in the Pre-Authorized Payment Plan.) 

March 31

2023 Annual Report Filing must be submitted by March 31. Lawyers and paralegals who fail to complete and submit their Annual Report Filing by March 31 are subject to administrative suspension of their licence.

March 31

Final date for lawyers and paralegals subject to the 2023 CPD Requirement to record all required hours in the Law Society Portal. Failure to complete and record required CPD Hours will result in a referral for administrative suspension.

April 2024

April 25

Convocation

April 30

LAWPRO real estate and civil litigation transaction levy filings and payment (if any) are due for the quarter ending March 31, 2024

April 30

LAWPRO annual exemption forms are due from lawyers not practising civil litigation and/or real estate in 2024 and wanting to exempt themselves from quarterly filings

May 2024

May 23

Convocation

June 2024

June 28

Convocation

July 2024

July 31

LAWPRO real estate and civil litigation transaction levy filings and payment (if any) are due for the quarter ending June 30, 2024

September 2024

September
15

File your LAWPRO Risk Management Credit Declaration by this date at lawpro.ca to qualify for the $50 premium discount on your 2025 insurance premium for each LAWPRO-approved CPD program (to a maximum of $100) completed by September 15, 2024

September 26

Convocation

October 2024

October 31

Convocation

October 31

LAWPRO real estate and civil litigation transaction levy filings and payment (if any) are due for the quarter ending September 30, 2024

November 2024

November 28

Convocation

December 2024

December 31

Failure to renew the Certificate of Authorization for a Professional Corporation by this date will result in expiry or revocation of the Certificate

December 31

Failure to renew the Canadian Legal Advisor Certificate by this date will result in expiry of the Certificate

December 31

The 2024 CPD Requirement should be completed by December 31, 2024 and reported by March 31, 2025