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Getting to Compliance
Learn all the compliance options available to local governments.
What will you learn?
- Inspections, right of entry, search and seizure;
- Administrative enforcement;
- Provincial Court options; and
- Supreme Court civil injunctions.
Who should take this course?
- Chief Administrative Officers and Department heads;
- Managers, Planners, Inspectors and Bylaw Officers;
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about all the compliance options available to local governments.
Cost:
- $949+ GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Understand the options available to local governments;
- Use the best process to solve each problem;
- Save legal costs by using cost-effective options;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
Prosecute This!
Learn how to prosecute tickets in Court!
What will you learn?
- The basics of starting prosecutions;
- How to manage a case through court;
- How to conduct a trial like a lawyer;
- How to ask the right questions, and when not to ask questions; and
- This is a 1½ day course. Participate in a half-day of multiple mock trials to gain practical experience.
Who should take this course?
- Bylaw officers;
- Animal control officers;
- Staff who issue tickets;
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about the court process.
Cost:
- $1425 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Empower staff to control their own tickets;
- Save money on lawyers;
- Demystify the trial process;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion.
Prosecute This 2!
Learn how to develop and effectively manage a bylaw enforcement service.
What will you learn?
- Develop an effective bylaw enforcement service;
- Advanced compliance options;
- How to use legal assistance effectively;
- Cost-effective compliance; and
- Working with elected officials.
Who should take this course?
- Chief Administrative Officers
- Department heads and managers
- Senior Bylaw and Enforcement Managers
- Bylaw Officers with three years experience or Prosecute This
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to improve their bylaw service.
Cost:
- $949 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Deliver a better bylaw service;
- Use limited resources effectively;
- Use an escalating and creative approach to effect compliance;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
Bite Back Harder! (Updated)
Learn how local governments protect the public from dangerous and noisy dogs.
What will you learn?
- Statutory and bylaw authority over dogs;
- Consent Order options;
- Dangerous dog options;
- Choosing the best legal process; and
- Case law on dogs.
Who should take this course?
- Animal Control Officers;
- Bylaw Officers;
- Senior Managers or Department heads;
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about how to deal with problem dogs and their owners.
Cost:
- $949 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Provide an effective dog control service;
- Understand your legal authority over dogs;
- Save time and legal costs through best dog practices;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
Night Court
Learn how to process tickets using the bylaw notice tribunal.
What will you learn?
- How the bylaw notice ticket works;
- Develop an effective bylaw notice tribunal procedure;
- Conduct an effective ticket hearing;
- Saving money through effective cost sharing of the hearing; and
- Avoid the legal pitfalls of the tribunal process.
Who should take this course?
- Senior Managers and Department heads;
- Chief Administrative Officers;
- Bylaw Officers;
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about the bylaw tribunal notice.
Cost:
- $949 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Understand the pros and cons of this potential game changer for ticket prosecutions;
- Save legal costs by simplifying and stream-lining bylaw notice prosecutions;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
Injunction Junction
Learn how to effectively use the Supreme Court Civil Injunction, the strongest compliance option.
What will you learn?
- Effective use of the Supreme Court Civil Injunction;
- Working with lawyers to develop a winning case;
- Understanding bylaws, regulations, statutes and case law;
- Smarter, cost effective Court strategies.
Who should take this course?
- Chief Administrative Officers and Department Heads/Managers;
- Planners, Building Inspectors, Parks and Bylaw;
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about the civil court process and effective remedies.
Cost:
- $949 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Achieve quicker and better Court decisions;
- Save legal costs with the smart use of “consent orders” and “contempt” applications;
- Work effectively with legal counsel to win your case;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents;
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
Noise 101
Noise 101
Noise Bylaw Complaints and Solutions
What will you learn?
- Bylaws and Statutory Authority;
- Case Law on noise;
- Tickets, bylaw notices, and compliance agreements;
- Long Form Informations and Consent Plea Orders;
- Catch and Comply for Repeat Offenders; and
- Civil Injuctions and Consent Orders.
Who should take this course?
- Senior bylaw officers;
- Managers;
- Department heads.
Cost:
- $949 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- To effectively respond to noise complaints by stopping noise that disturbs the public;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
Remedy This!
Learn the in-house options to resolve property problems.
What will you learn?
- The unsightly premises procedure;
- Compelling property owners to remedy hazards and nuisances at their own expense;
- Advanced cost recovery;
- Distinctions between powers available to regional districts and municipalities; and
- Avoiding costly procedural mistakes.
Who should take this course?
- CAO’s and Senior Department heads;
- Mayors and Councillors;
- Development Service Managers and Building Inspectors;
- Bylaw Inspectors and Enforcement Officers;
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about how to deal with problem properties.
Cost:
- $949 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Learn the administrative options to dealing with problem properties;
- Navigate the due process hurdles;
- Use effective tools that will save legal costs and provide you 100% cost recovery;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
Occupy This!
Learn how to deal with “tent cities”, repeat offenders and problem businesses.
What will you learn?
- In depth review of legal tools for injunctions, prosecutions and business license appeals;
- Internal and external remedies available to local government staff;
- Dispel common myths about the “rights” of businesses, campers and repeat offenders; and
- Build winnable cases.
Who should take this course?
- Chief Administrative Officers and Mayors/Chairs;
- Managers of Business Licensing, Parks and Public Safety;
- Bylaw Officers;
- Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about how to deal with “tent cities”, repeat offenders and problem businesses.
Cost:
- $949 + GST/PST per student.
- Package deals available for in-house staff training.
- 15% discount for GovLaw clients.*
* GovLaw client is any local government with one or more active files with GovLaw
Why take this course?
- Solve public defiance cases effectively;
- Receive an invaluable course manual on steps and precedents; and
- Achieve a Certificate of Course Completion
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