| March 20, 1997
The National Criminal Law Program is held annually in various Canadian locations in the summer. This program is of interest to Crown Counsel and, depending on location, a number of Crown Counsel have attended the program. I confirm that the following practice applies in relation to Crown Counsel who wish to attend the National Criminal Law Program: Subject to operational requirements in each office, Crown Counsel may attend the Conference. The operational requirements of each office will be determined by Administrative Crown Counsel. If more counsel apply to attend the conference than can be allowed due to operational requirements, the process for determining who should attend will be made by Regional Crown Counsel or Deputy Regional Crown Counsel in consultation with Administrative Crown Counsel or Deputy Regional Crown Counsel in consultation with Administrative Crown Counsel. It is not necessary for Crown Counsel to utilize holiday time attend the National Criminal Law Program. The $300 professional development allowance may be utilized to offset the registration fees. By making a deposit of $300 prior to the end of any fiscal year, $600 can be used from the professional development allowance to offset the registration fee. In such cases, a copy of the receipts should be provided with a request for reimbursement of the training allowance portion. Incidental expenses, as set out in Article 27 of the Crown Counsel Association Agreement with Government, include travel expenses up to the professional allowance development cap.
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