Canadian Advisory Board

CPR carries out its mission in Canada with the help of its Canadian Advisory Board (CAB), an invitation-only board composed of CPR member representatives based in Canada. Within the CAB, representatives from leading Canadian law firms and corporations work together to advance CPR’s mission in Canada.

Since 2017, the CAB has provided a forum for CPR and its members who are located in Canada to (i) share knowledge and, when necessary, establish best practices in respect of dispute resolution in Canada; (ii) assist with the continued development of alternative dispute practices in Canada, both through advocacy to “corporate Canada” and through educational outreach; and (iii) assist CPR in the development of its Canadian Panel of Distinguished Neutrals and growth of its Canadian membership, and other activities.

CPR Canadian Advisory Board currently includes representatives from the following organizations: Bennett Jones LLP; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; Dentons Canada LLP; DLA Piper; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP; General Dynamics Mission Systems Canada; General Motors of Canada Company; KPMG LLP; Mastercard; McMillan LLP; Norton Rose Fulbright LLP.

Canadian Advisory Board Members

The Canadian Advisory Board provides strategic direction to CPR’s activities in the region and works on a number of initiatives of interest to corporations and law firms in Canada. The CAB develops resources, shares knowledge and best practices, and networks with respect to dispute prevention and resolution.

The CAB convenes regular meetings of its members and has also organized and participated in programs and conferences throughout Canada such as: 

  • The In-House Counsel Wishlist: Practicalities of Utilizing Dispute Prevention and Management Boards, a panel including in-house counsel sharing insights from those who helped develop the new CPR Rules for Administered Dispute Prevention and Management Boards and who have participated in or utilized such boards, the panel will discuss why such rules should be considered for commercial contracts, when the rules should be implemented and activated during the life of the transactional relationship, and how such rules are beneficial not only in the construction industry but also in Energy, IT, Health & Life Sciences, Manufacturing and many other industries.  (CanArbWeek 2024, in Toronto on June 3, 2024)
  • In-House Counsel’s Perspective on Arbitration, a panel of leading in-house counsel from Canada to share corporate counsel insight into their successes and challenges in ushering conflicts through domestic and international arbitrations. (CanArbWeek 2023, in Toronto on October 18, 2023)
  • CAB members participated in various panels of CanArbWeek 2023, in Montreal on October 19-21, 2022.