Courses

Long Form Informations v. Supreme Court Injunctions: Which one should you choose?

Learn to make the right choice to save time, effort and thousands of dollars in legal fees.

What will you learn?

• Standards of proof;
• Permanence of injunctions;
• Legal costs and recovery;
• Timelines to pre-trial resolution or trial; and
• Differences in courts powers and procedures.

Who should take this course?

• CAO’s and Senior Department heads;
• Development Service Managers and Building Inspectors;
• Bylaw Inspectors and Enforcement Officers;
• Any staff or elected official who seeks to learn more about choosing between Injunctions and Prosecutions.

Cost:

• $849+ GST/PST per student.
• Package deals available for in-house staff training.
• 15% discount for GovLaw clients*.
  *A 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.

Learn all the compliance options available to local government.

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*. *A 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.

STEPs focuses on small communities where compliance and enforcement do not have the luxury of costly legal assistance.

STEPs covers practical solutions on issues such as:

• Unsightly premises/nuisances/disturbances;
• Zoning contraventions, particularly due to income needy properties;
• Communicating with out-of-town property owners;
• Mock practical scenarios with practical solutions (a “Mentimeter” quiz session).

Why you should attend:

• Develop a STEPs program with a tailor-made compliance approach for your municipality;
• Learn progressive steps towards compliance with escalating demand letter examples in “Word” documents for your modifications and use;
• Understand and implement a “broken windows” strategy with your local RCMP detachment;
• Get legal advice with a 45 minute presentation plus a 45 minute Q&A session from a seasoned municipal lawyer and prosecutor.

Cost:

• $200+ GST/PST per Municipality or Regional District. There is no limit on the number of attendees per Municipality or Regional District. Simply email attendees’ names and emails to office@regulatorsconsultancy.com obtain a direct link.
• Package deals available for in-house staff training.
• 15% discount for GovLaw clients*.
  *A 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.

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*. *A 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.

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*. *A 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.

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*. *A 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

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 Injunctions 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*. *A 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

Learn how to deal with “tent cities”, repeat offenders and problem businesses.

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*. *A 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.

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*. *A 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.