Sentences with phrase «national mobility agreements»

Without question, one of the greatest accomplishments of the Canadian legal profession in modern times was the conclusion of the National Mobility Agreements.

The national mobility agreement, expected to be fully implemented this year, will make it easier for the province's lawyers to work wherever their clients need to be.

CanLII and the national mobility agreement are impressive accomplishments that show that they can do it.

We have a national mobility agreement in Canada, under the Constitution we have mandates that people can work in every place in the country, and there are now inter-provincial and federal agreements in place that support that constitutional protection.

Among other things, the Federation manages the national mobility agreement which allows lawyers to practice for up to 100 days per year in a province other than the one in which she is called.

Lawyers from reciprocating jurisdictions who are in good standing and entitled to practise in their home jurisdiction may apply to be licensed in Ontario under subsection 9 (2) of By - Law 4, based on the National Mobility Agreement or the Territorial Mobility Agreement.

These applicants either qualify for admission on transfer under the National Mobility Agreement (NMA) or Territorial Mobility Agreement (TMA) and Regulation 6.2.2, or do not qualify under the NMA or TMA and Regulation 6.2.2.

«The National Mobility Agreement aims to facilitate temporary and permanent mobility of lawyers among Canadian jurisdictions,» said Sherron Dickson, President of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada at a special signing ceremony at Osgoode Hall in Toronto.

The National Mobility Agreement has eased the requirements for permanently transferring between jurisdictions and also addresses temporary mobility by allowing for lawyers to practice in other signatory jurisdictions for up to 100 days a year without having to obtain a permit (subject to certain restrictions).

But CanLII (the Canadian Legal Information Institute) and the National Mobility Agreement are impressive accomplishments by Canada's law societies by way of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.