LCO’s Ryan Fritsch @upsideofdown.bsky.social comments on the use of AI in criminal justice and the need for guardrails in this piece by CHCH news that takes a look at the increased use of AI across Canada’s public sector: www.chch.com/chch-news/ai...

AI expanding across Canada's public sector

The growing use of artificial intelligence has made its way into some of Canada's cornerstone institutions.

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Nominations are open for the Ministry of the Attorney General's 2026 Mundell Medal! This award recognizes exceptional contributions to legal writing in Ontario. If you know someone who deserves recognition, nominate them by November 27. www.ontario.ca/page/mundell...

Mundell Medal

Learn how to nominate someone for the Mundell Medal, an award honouring excellence in legal writing in Ontario.

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Two free webinars this week! Join the LCO for discussions on intimate images and deepfakes, and AI governance in criminal justice. Details below. Deux webinaires gratuits cette semaine sur les images intimes et les hypertrucages, ainsi que la gouvernance de l’IA dans le système de justice pénale. ⬇️

The LCO has released its final report on AI in criminal justice, with 29 recommendations for the responsible use and governance of AI by police, Crowns, courts and other institutions. Read the report: lco-cdo.org/en/publicati... Join our Oct. 29 webinar: www.eventbrite.ca/e/2003426504...

Today, LCO Counsel Susie Lindsay is speaking at the IIC Canada Conference on AI and human rights, including gaps in existing human rights law and how Human Rights Impact Assessments can help identify and minimize bias and discrimination in AI.

Today, LCO Counsel Ryan Fritsch @upsideofdown.bsky.social will join a national panel on AI and wrongful convictions, hosted by the Federal Heads of Prosecution Committee. The discussion will bring together experts in criminal justice, civil liberties and responsible AI.

The LCO welcomes Ramani Nadarajah to its Board of Governors as the appointee of the Law Foundation of Ontario. Ramani is counsel with the Canadian Environmental Law Association and previously served as Policy Counsel with the LCO. Learn more about Ramani: lco-cdo.org/en/our-team/...

Halton police are introducing AI to help hire and train 911 call takers. What are the risks? LCO’s Ryan Fritsch (@upsideofdown.bsky.social) spoke to CBC News about the need for legislation as police adopt AI technologies. Read the story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Halton police are turning to AI to help hire, train 911 call takers | CBC News

The police service says it is using American AI firm GOVWORKX's technology to help reduce the times for evaluating candidates by 50 per cent and make hiring “more data driven."

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Today Ryan is delivering a guest lecture to Prof Elisha Lim’s 4th year undergrad course “AI in Community: Technology for Social Justice?” in the Dept of Humanities, YorkU discussing findings of LCO's forthcoming AI in Criminal Justice: Final Report, with a focus on police use of AI in Canada.

We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Jake Okechukwu Effoduh will be the inaugural fellow of the Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship. His research will examine AI, algorithmic accountability and access to justice in Ontario’s administrative justice system. lco-cdo.org/en/announcin...

Today, LCO Executive Director Nye Thomas is speaking at the Championing Health Justice Partnerships Conference in Toronto, joining a panel on funding sustainability.

The Atlantic Provinces Criminal Judges Group invited the LCO to develop and deliver a full-day training on AI in criminal justice this week in Halifax. LCO's @upsideofdown.bsky.social will lead the program for about 65 judges from across Atlantic Canada, joined by Ontario Justices Lauwers and Kenkel

A new joint UBC/LCO report by @profbenperrin.bsky.social, Nye Thomas and @upsideofdown.bsky.social proposes 10 consensus-based principles for police AI. The principles will inform the LCO’s final report on AI in the criminal justice system, coming in October. Read more: canlii.ca/t/7nvmp

LCO’s Susie Lindsay is in Waterloo this week for Governing Digital Research Methods in Canada, a two-day workshop hosted by the Waterloo Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute. Today, she is moderating a panel on law reform and rights with Teresa Scassa, Tamir Israel and Kate Robertson.

Pamela Cross looks at what the LCO’s recent survey findings tell us about protection orders in Ontario. Pamela Cross examine ce que les récents sondages de la CDO révèlent sur les ordonnances de protection en Ontario. pamelacross.ca/publication-...

Publication orders: do they work? - Pamela Cross

Research by the Law Commission of Ontario shows how poorly Ontario's protection order system is working. Continue reading Publication orders: do they work?→

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LCO's Laura Snowdon spoke to Law360 about our new protection order (PO) survey reports. She noted that POs are hard to get, and often breached. However, participants overwhelmingly said POs are important safety tools, and made recs to improve them. More details here: www.law360.ca/ca/all_news/...

Ontario protection orders often breached, under-enforced: reports - Law360 Canada

A prominent legal institute has released a pair of reports showing wide support for the use of protection orders in Ontario, but also raising major concerns about how the current system works.

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Where are Protection Orders breaking down? Our new survey reports share the perspectives of 80 people with lived experience and 257 professionals on Ontario's protection order system—and where change is needed. Read the reports: lco-cdo.org/en/protectio...

AI facial recognition tools are being used by more police forces in Ontario. But is oversight up to par? Read LCO Counsel Ryan Fritsch’s (@upsideofdown.bsky.social) thoughts in this Ottawa Citizen article: ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...

Ottawa police moving forward with first phase of AI facial recognition

On June 24, the Ottawa Police Service announced it would be extending the pilot of their body-worn camera program through AI tools.

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LCO’s Susie Lindsay has been invited to discuss the evolution of the Human Rights AI Impact Assessment tool with the BC Ombudsperson, the BC Human Rights Commissioner, the Yukon Accountability Office, the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner and the BC information and privacy commissioner.

Busy day advancing conversations on AI and justice: LCO ED Nye Thomas is presenting on AI and A2J at the South East Region Clinic Conference in London, ON, and counsel Ryan Fritsch is speaking at Lancaster House on AI at Work: Human Rights, Privacy, and Equity Considerations for Employers and Unions

Tomorrow, LCO’s Susie Lindsay brings together legal, academic & policy experts from across Canada for an all-day session on non-consensual intimate images & deepfakes. Together, they'll work to define key terms, identify core issues and look at ways to modernize the law to improve access to justice.

Deadline to apply for the Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship is next Friday, June 12, 2026! This Fellowship is open to academics, lawyers, post-doctoral researchers and others. Find out more: lco-cdo.org/en/raj-anand...

LCO Executive Director Nye Thomas is attending the FOLRAC Annual Conference in Ottawa, joining law reform organizations and justice-sector leaders from across Canada to discuss current and emerging law reform initiatives and strengthen collaboration across jurisdictions.

The LCO bids farewell to Chair Raj Anand and welcomes new Chair Neha Chugh. Read more here: lco-cdo.org/en/the-lco-b...

LCO's Nye Thomas is at the Action Committee on Access to Justice conference in Ottawa. Today, he speaks on “Progress over Perfection.” Tomorrow, he co-chairs “Law Reform and Access to Justice in a People-Centred Justice System.” justicedevelopmentgoals.squarespace.com/spring-2026-...

Justice Development Goals — Conference agenda

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What legal safeguards and accountability frameworks should apply to police use of AI tools? Today's AI & Policing Symposium, held online and in Vancouver, explores these questions. The hybrid event is co-hosted by the LCO and Prof. Ben Perrin of Peter A. Allard School of Law.

Today, LCO Counsel Susie Lindsay is participating in an interactive workshop at the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum to engage in discussions about the impacts of AI in various fields and anticipated evolutions in the coming years. eventmobi.com/website/cdrf...

LCO Counsel Ryan Fritsch is speaking tomorrow at the Ontario Court of Justice Annual General Meeting in Niagara Falls. Ryan joins Gerald Chan for a panel on AI and the legal profession.

LCO Executive Director Nye Thomas is speaking today at Osgoode Professional Development’s Certificate in Human Rights Theory and Practice. Nye joins TMU Professor Jake Effoduh for a discussion on “The Impact of AI on Human Rights Law.” osgoodepd.ca/professional...

Human Rights Theory and Practice - OsgoodePD

Your chance to hear from some of Canada’s leading experts at a time when addressing human rights has never mattered more. Interpreting and applying human rights legislation presents a complex and ofte...

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Welcome to our summer 2026 students! We're excited to be working with these bright minds. Get to know them: lco-cdo.org/en/our-team/... Bienvenue à nos étudiants de l'été 2026 ! Nous sommes ravis d'accueillir ces esprits brillants. Pour les connaître : lco-cdo.org/fr/notre-equ...

Our Team – Law Commission of Ontario

The People Behind the LCO Meet the staff and board members who bring expertise and vision to law reform in Ontario Who We Are The LCO was founded in 2008 and ha

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