Law Day Winnipeg

Sunday, April 16, 2023
12:00 Noon - 3:30pm
Winnipeg Law Courts
408 York Avenue, Winnipeg

The Manitoba Bar Association
The Manitoba Department of Justice

Sponsored by:

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP 

Fillmore Riley LLP 

Hook & Smith 
MLT Aikins LLP 
Myers LLP

Davis Immigration Law 
Levene Tadman Golub Law Corporation 
 

Supported by:

Gaspard 
World of Water   

Schedule of Events

EXHIBITS & DISPLAYS

Visit Government, community, and law-related agencies throughout the Law Courts Building on the Main Floor 

MOCK TRIALS

Senior high school students stage mock trials of interest to everyone (children and adults alike). Seating is limited.  

In English 

12:15pm    R v Gomer
        J.H. Bruns Collegiate

12:15pm    R v Gomer
        The Collegiate at the University of Winnipeg

2:15pm      R v Gomer
        West Kildonan Collegiate

2:15pm      R v Gomer
        Seven Oaks MET

2:15 pm    R v Gomer
       The Collegiate at the University of Winnipeg 

In French 

2 h 15    R c Delaney
        Collège Louis-Riel 

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CHARTER

Copies of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (suitable for framing) will be available at the information booth.  

ADDRESS FROM THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON. KELVIN GOERTZEN

12:00 Noon – Courtroom 210, Old Law Courts Building 

DEMONSTRATIONS BY A DRUG DETECTOR DOG 

12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

GUIDED TOURS OF THE LAW COURTS

Guided tours of the Old Law Courts Building, New Law Courts and Sherrif's Tour (including Lock-Up).  Tour registration desk – Courtroom 114

INFORMATION SESSIONS

12:30 – 1:30pm – Frauds & Scams– Courtroom 127
12:30 – 1:30pm – Family Law – Courtroom 115
1:30 - 2:30pm – Law School Admissions – Courtroom 127
2:30 – 3:30pm – Criminal Law – Courtroom 115  

FREE ADMISSION AND REFRESHMENTS