Ontario Legal Conference: Municipal, Planning and Environmental Law

Feb. 5-6, 2026
Toronto ON

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TOTAL CPD HOURS AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL PROGRAM*

Professionalism Hours

This program contains 2h 0m of professionalism content.

Substantive Hours

This program is eligible for up to 12h 30m of substantive content.

*If you attend the program live and then watch the remainder of the archived sessions later at your convenience, you will be eligible for the total hours of Professionalism and Substantive hours as set out above.

For hours available for individual sessions, please see the below chart:

February 5, 2026
12:30pm	Inter-Sections Networking Lunch
1:30pm	Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:35 PM	Plenary: Your Strategic Guide to Advocacy before the Ontario Land Tribunal 0h 30m Professionalism 0h 45m Substantive
2:45 PM	Municipal & Planning Stream	Environmental Stream
	Impact of Bill 185 on Judicial Review Challenges 0h 45m Substantive	Environmental Case Law Update 0h 45m Substantive
3:30 PM	Inter-Sections Networking Break
3:50 PM	Practical Insights for Drafting Heritage Designation By-Laws 0h 45m Substantive	Navigating the Complexities of Environmental Civil Litigation 0h 30m Professionalism 0h 45m Substantive
4:30 PM	Case Law Update: The Latest in Municipal Law 0h 30m Substantive
5:00 PM	Inter-Sections Networking Reception
February 6, 2026
9:00 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:05 AM	Plenary: Planning for Stormwater and Flood Risk Management 0h 15m Professionalism 1h 0m Substantive
10:15 AM	Municipal & Planning Stream		Environmental Stream
	The Expansion of Strong Mayor Powers 0h 15m Professionalism 0h 30m Substantive		Director and Officer Liability 0h 15m Professionalism 1h 15m Substantive
10:55 AM	The Duty to Consult: Lessons from Galibier Materials Inc. v. Springwater (Township) 0h 45m Substantive
11:35 AM	Inter-Sections Networking Break
11:55 PM	Case Law Update: The Latest in Expropriation Law 0h 45m Substantive		Environmental Insurance: Navigating Pollution Exclusions and the Duty to Defend 0h 15m Professionalism 0h 30m Substantive
12:35 PM	Keynote Adress 0h 30m Substantive		Keynote Address 0h 30m Substantive
1:00 PM	Inter-Sections Networking Lunch
2:10 PM	Making Sense of Major Legislative Changes to the Planning Act 0h 45m Substantive		Federal vs. Ontario Environmental Prosecutions: Setting a Course through Jurisdictional Nuances 0h 45m Substantive
3:00 PM	Case Law Update: The Latest in Planning Law 0h 30m Substantive		Landfill Law and Policy: New Pressures, Old Problems 0h 30m Substantive
3:30 PM	Program Concludes