Important Information for Presenters

Program Materials (Written Materials and Biographies)

Written materials can include, but are not limited to, a paper, checklists, precedents, or links to articles, as some examples. Materials should compliment your presentation and provide information and resources for attendees that can be referred to post-program.

For detailed instructions on preparing program materials, please refer to the Guidelines for Preparing Program Materials.

Our programs are paperless. Please keep in mind that registrants may not have printed materials in front of them to refer to while you are making your presentation.

Harassment and Discrimination Policy

The Law Society of Ontario has a legal and ethical obligation to provide services that respect differences and are free of harassment and discrimination. When preparing your presentation and materials, we ask that you refrain from making inappropriate or offensive remarks that may be offensive or discriminatory to your colleagues and/or the audience.

Audio-Visual Requirements

CPD has been delivering programs that are webcast only.

If you have any special AV requirements, please reach out to your Program Coordinator to discuss if it is possible for us to accommodate them.

Travel Arrangements and Expense Policy

CPD is a self-funded program, maintained on a cost-recovery basis. Law Society fees are not used to fund CPD programming. For this reason, it is essential that presenter expenses for programs are strictly monitored and limited. All such expenses and travel plans must be approved by the Law Society in advance.

Please refer to our Expense Policy for Presenters and/or contact your Program Coordinator for further information.

CPD Hours for Program Presenters

For members of the Law Society, as a presenter you are entitled to enter into the Law Society portal the amount of time you spent preparing for your presentation. Up to 6 CPD Hours may be claimed for teaching and up to 6 CPD Hours may be claimed for writing. Time spent teaching the same material more than once a year cannot be counted toward your annual CPD requirement. Actual teaching time will be multiplied by a factor of 3 to reflect preparation time. The content must be law-related and fall within the CPD definition.

Example: You agree to give a 30-minute presentation on a substantive topic at a 3-hour CPD program. You spend time preparing/creating speaking notes and slides to accompany your presentation. In addition to your presentation, you spend 6 hours writing a paper which will be included with your presentation materials. Before and after you give your presentation, you attend the program and listen to the other presenters. In this scenario, you are entitled to enter

• 6 Substantive Hours for writing (for time specifically spent writing your paper)
• 1 h 30 m Substantive Hours for teaching (includes time spent preparing for the presentation)
• 2 h 30 m Substantive Hours for attending the program (excludes time spent presenting)
• Total CPD hours = 10 Substantive Hours

Note: Law Society Members are required to complete a total of 3 Professionalism Hours on topics related to professional responsibility, ethics and/or practice management (including 1 Professionalism Hour that addresses issues of equality, diversity and inclusion) and 9 Substantive Hours per year.

If you have any questions about the CPD Requirement and accreditation of eligible education activities related to professionalism, please see the CPD Requirement section or contact us by e-mail at cpdacc@lso.ca or by phone 1-800-668-7380 ext. 3315 or 416-947-3300, ext. 3315.