Basic Principles of Canadian Federal Legislative Drafting and Their Application to Drafting in English (with instructors) (LEG00286)

Overview

Delivery method

In-person

Virtual classroom

Duration

12.5 hours

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

This course is intended for those interested in the drafting of legislative texts in English. Jurilinguists and legistic revisors are encouraged to take this course as well.

• 3-day English session
  • Please note that this event will be recorded.
    
  • February 3, 2026 (9:30 AM to 11:30 AM + 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET)
  • February 12, 2026 (9:30 AM to 11:30 AM + 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET)
  • February 18, 2026 (9:30 AM to 12:00 PM + 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET)

Participants will learn the fundamental elements of drafting of Canadian federal legislative texts in English. The learning will be reinforced by practical drafting exercises, group discussion and examples drawn from the existing legislative corpus.

This course addresses the application of the principles of legislative drafting to the English version of Canadian federal legislative texts. If you are interested in the application of the principles of legislative drafting to the French version of Canadian federal legislative texts, please register in the course Basic Principles of Canadian Federal Legislative Drafting and Their Application to Drafting in French (with instructors) (LEG00287).

Topics covered

• The legislative drafting context and role of legislative counsel (part 1)
• Information mining & Organization of legislative texts (part 2)
• Sentence Structure & Vocabulary (parts 3, 4 & 5)
• Interpretive Provisions (part 6)

In-Person location (NCR): EMB A-226

Client: Legislative Services Branch, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector in collaboration with the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD).

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

Cancelling your registration: Simply log into your JUScampus account and select "Unregister" from this event page.

Accommodation Measures: The Department of Justice is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free learning environment. If you need workplace accommodations to fully participate in this training, contact your manager or the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness. Please note, the CWAHW requires at least 72 hours to respond.

Please contact the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD):

• For training material, at least 5 business days before the training session if needed in advance.
• To flag any other requests or accommodations needs, at least 10 business days before the training session.
• For more information or if you have any issues with this course.