PBSC NATIONAL
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
May 5-7, 2026
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
To launch the program year, PBSC hosts its bilingual National Leadership Conference each May. The Conference features a diverse agenda designed to inspire, engage, and equip student leaders for a successful and impactful year of programming. Attendees include incoming Chapter Program Coordinators, Family Justice Centre Student Caseworkers, and Chapter On-site Supervisors, with appearances by esteemed guest speakers and representatives from our National Funders.
PBSC's first national conference was held in 2006, making 2026 our 21st National Leadership Conference.
Over the years, PBSC has trained over 650 law student leaders at our conferences.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Myrna McCallum
Speaker, Educator, and Host of The Trauma Informed Podcast
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Élisabeth Mercier-Ménard
Lawyer; General Assistance Program Coordinator, Justice Pro Bono
Steeves Bujold
Chief Inclusion Officer
McCarthy Tétrault
Christopher Essert
Dean and James M. Tory Dean's Chair
Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law
University of Toronto
Lili Pach
Grants Manager
Law Foundation of Ontario
PAST SPEAKERS
The Right Honourable Beverly McLachlin
Former Chief Justice of Canada
Cindy Blackstock
Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Senator Kim Pate
Advocate for prison reform and human rights
The Honourable Jamal Mahmud
Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
Senator Bernadette Clement
Legal aid lawyer and politician; the first Black woman to serve as a mayor in Ontario
The Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis
Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
PHOTO GALLERY
CHAPTER FUNDERS
We are grateful to our Chapter funders, and our 22 law school partners across Canada,
for championing PBSC's work and impact.
NATIONAL FUNDERS
Leaders in the industry, our national funders and partners make PBSC's mission possible.
Principal Funder
Founding Partner
National Law Firm Partner
