2024-2026 Strategic Plan

A Strategy for Trust

After months of research, consultation, collaboration, and engagement with the public, members, Council, committees, and other interested parties in the community and the legal profession, we shaped our strategic plan in direct response to the valuable input received, to enable us to move forward towards a stronger future.

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Guideposts

Five key areas were uncovered through this process. These five areas serve as the guideposts to our Strategic Plan:

  • Mandate of the Society
  • Governance
  • Communication
  • Trust and Confidence
  • Access to Justice

These guideposts are informed by our values and will help us accomplish our strategy—to ensure the public’s trust in the legal profession.

Objective, Strategy, Values

Objective

To regulate the legal profession in the public interest.

Strategy

TRUST – We achieve our objective by ensuring the trust of the public and the profession.

Values

TRANSPARENCY – means being open, honest, ethical, and transparent in our processes, and timely in our decision making.

RESPECT – is about acknowledging the humanity and worth of all individuals and treating them accordingly.

ACCOUNTABILITY – speaks to our commitment to being ethical, responsive, independent, and objective.

From Guideposts to Commitments

Using the five guideposts, we formed values to steer our behaviour as we embark upon our commitments.

These commitments—categorized under the original guideposts—will enable us to accomplish our strategy of TRUST.

1. Mandate of the Society

We will be clear about our objective—to ensure the public’s trust in the legal profession. We will:

  • Modernize by engaging the resources we need to be an effective, modern, regulator
  • Prioritize the public interest
  • Adapt to evolving needs
  • Regulate effectively
  • Lead a competent and inclusive profession

2. Governance

We will streamline our governance structures to improve efficiency and effectiveness. We will:

  • Conduct a governance review
  • Modernize policies, procedures, and processes
  • Re-evaluate Council composition and committee structures for effective decision making
  • Make governance transparent

3. Communication

We will clearly, consistently, and respectfully inform our members and the public. We will:

  • Strengthen community and member engagement
  • Communicate with more clarity and frequency
  • Be transparent and accountable
  • Utilize user-friendly, accessible, digital platforms

4. Trust and Confidence

We will earn and build upon trust to ensure ongoing confidence in the legal profession. We will:

  • Uphold equitable professional excellence
  • Lead a culture of compliance and ethical behaviour
  • Make decisions with competence and integrity
  • Enforce rules with equity and fairness

5. Access to Justice

We will uphold and promote Access to Justice as part of our dedication to ensuring trust in the legal profession We will:

  • Engage proactively and consistently
  • Serve the diverse public interest
  • Collaborate with justice system partners
  • Address systemic barriers

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