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Presented by Ray Leclair of LawPRO, Money Laundering, ID Verification and Good Funds examines anti-money laundering obligations, Law Society of Ontario client identification and verification requirements, and Payments Canada rules affecting secure fund transfers. The presentation highlights the regulatory timeline for lawyers, title insurers, trust accounting, virtual and in-person ID verification risks, and the practical importance of confirming good funds through ACSS, Lynx, RTR, On-Us transfers, and PCRN references. It offers practical guidance for reducing fraud risk, improving transparency in trust account transactions, and strengthening office protocols for ID verification and receipt of funds.
Adverse Possession of Municipal Parkland examines the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Kosicki v. Toronto (City) and its impact on adverse possession claims involving municipal parkland. The presentation highlights the Ontario statutory framework under the Real Property Limitations Act, Land Titles Act, Public Lands Act, and Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, along with prior case law that treated municipal land as subject to a more restrictive public benefit analysis. It offers practical guidance on the criteria for adverse possession, the limits of common law immunity for municipal parkland, and the importance of statutory interpretation when assessing possessory title claims against public land.
Nathan is an Environmental Lawyer at Mann Lawyers LLP with a background in environmental science, specializing in contamination and property devaluation claims. He brings over a decade of experience in biodiversity research and international sustainable development across Canada, the U.S., Malta, and Indonesia, and now specializes in environmental litigation. Nathan serves as co-counsel on Canada’s first and only certified class action involving PFAS contamination, representing property owners whose drinking water and property values have been impacted. His work bridges environmental science and law, placing him at the forefront of PFAS stigma and contamination class action litigation in Canada.
Michael S. Hebert is recognized as one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers, known for his visionary work and landmark contributions to the field. As plaintiff’s counsel in the seminal case Tridan v. Shell, Michael helped establish key principles that continue to shape compensation for victims of environmental damage across Canada. His innovative approach is reflected in a series of groundbreaking cases, including Huang v. Fraser Hillary’s Limited and Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack. Michael’s practice spans environmental litigation, class actions, contaminated land and brownfield sites, municipal and planning matters, and risk management for complex commercial and environmental liabilities. He is an active leader in the legal community, having served on the executive of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section and the Ontario Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section. Michael’s expertise is widely recognized, with designations in Lexpert and Best Lawyers in Canada, and he is a frequent instructor and speaker on environmental law topics.
Ray Leclair joined Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LawPRO) in June of 2008 in the role of Vice President, TitlePLUS, and as of May, 2012 became Vice President, Public Affairs, responsible for government relations efforts at LawPRO.
Formerly General Counsel for the Kanata Research Park Corporation, a development company and major commercial landlord in Ottawa, Ray has practised in both major national law firms and as a sole practitioner, and was a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa Law School and Cité Collégiale instructing the French language portion of the real estate law course. He also served for 15 years as the Ottawa senior instructor for the French and English Real Estate Sections of the Bar Admission Course and member of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Solicitor Advisory Group, Licensing Process.
Called to the bar in 1984, Ray is Past-Chair and remains an active participant of both the National Real Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association and of the Real Property Section of the Ontario Bar Association, past Co-Chair and remains a member of the Working Group on Lawyers & Real Estate, and President of the Ontario Real Estate Lawyers Association (ORELA). Former member of the Ontario Bar Association Council, past executive member of CBA’s National Sections Council, past member of its budget committee and formerly Vice President of the North American Bar-related® Title Insurers, past President of the Advisory Committee for the Cité Collégiale Legal Assistants Program. Ray volunteered as Manager of the fundraiser TOM* MensFashion4Hope and a VIP & Sponsor Relations Officer for semi-annual Toronto Men’s Fashion Week (TOM*). Ray is and has been a frequent speaker/presenter, in French or English, in numerous programs on various real estate and other law related topics in Canada and the United States.
Andrew Lenz graduated from the faculty of law of the University of Western Ontario. He articled at the Supreme Court of Canada and was called to the Bar in 1993. He practices at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall – mainly in the areas of Commercial and Public Litigation and has been a partner since 2000. He previously served on the organizing committee of this Conference.
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