@rfritsch
Ryan Fritsch, Counsel, Law Commission of Ontario leads law reform projects.
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Active Projects
LCO AI in Criminal Justice Project
LCO AI in Criminal Justice Project
Project Overview The Law Commission of Ontario’s AI in Criminal Justice Project is a groundbreaking survey and analysis of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Canadian criminal justice system. The project includes an Introduction and Summary and four project Issue Papers, written by a broad cross-section of criminal justice experts. Each Issue Paper considers the use
Modernizing Consumer Protection Law for the Digital Marketplace
Modernizing Consumer Protection Law for the Digital Marketplace
Project Overview The LCO’s Improving Consumer Protection in the Digital Marketplace: Final Report is the first independent, comprehensive review of Ontario’s Co
Completed Projects
Decolonizing Indigenous Health Law in the Last Stages of Life
Decolonizing Indigenous Health Law in the Last Stages of Life
Project Overview The Law Commission of Ontario’s Last Stages of Life for First Nation, Métis and Inuit Peoples: Preliminary Recommendations for Law Reform prese
56 Law Reform Recommendations to Improve Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Ontario
56 Law Reform Recommendations to Improve Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Ontario
Provincial Mental Health Strategy for Legal Aid Ontario
Provincial Mental Health Strategy for Legal Aid Ontario
Media & Talks
CKNW Vancouver: Should Canada allow more AI in court?
Podcast
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Podcast
CKNW Vancouver: Should Canada allow more AI in court?
Mornings with Simi · Episode
Toronto Star: An AI-generated shooting victim forgave his killer in a U.S. court. Could it happen in Canada?
Toronto Star: An AI-generated shooting victim forgave his killer in a U.S. court. Could it happen in Canada?
LSO AI and Criminal Justice (Technology and Legal Practice Conference 2025)
LSO AI and Criminal Justice (Technology and Legal Practice Conference 2025)
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) regulates Ontario's lawyers and paralegals in the public interest and facilitates access to justice for the people of Ontario.
UOttawa, AI, Criminal Law, and Professional Ethics (Feb 2025)
UOttawa, AI, Criminal Law, and Professional Ethics (Feb 2025)
UWindsor LTEC Lab, Consumer Protection in the Digital Marketplace (Feb 2025)
UWindsor LTEC Lab, Consumer Protection in the Digital Marketplace (Feb 2025)
Daina Elias, Windsor Law Student, JD 2026, & LTEC Lab Research AssistantFebruary 20, 2025On February 7th, 2025, LTEC Lab was pleased to welcome Windsor Law alumni Ryan Fritsch, Legal Counsel from the Law Commission of Ontario (“LCO”) to present the major findings of the LCO’s final report: Improving Consumer Protection in the Digital Marketplace, as well as the implications of recent legislative reforms and developments that have emerged since the report’s release. Receiving its support from the
UToronto, AI and Legal Professional Ethics (Nov 2024)
UToronto, AI and Legal Professional Ethics (Nov 2024)
Ontario AI legislation is in need of significant amendment, law commission says - Law360 Canada
Ontario AI legislation is in need of significant amendment, law commission says - Law360 Canada
Law Commission of Ontario report calls for modernizing consumer protection for digital marketplace
Law Commission of Ontario report calls for modernizing consumer protection for digital marketplace
Ontario recently reformed the Consumer Protection Act
Ontario needs updated consumer protection rules to deal with digital marketplace: law commission - Law360 Canada
Ontario needs updated consumer protection rules to deal with digital marketplace: law commission - Law360 Canada
Appearance at the Standing Committee on Justice Policy re Bill 142
Appearance at the Standing Committee on Justice Policy re Bill 142
Global News - "Hey AI, do my job!"
Global News - "Hey AI, do my job!"
Alex Pierson | Global News
Globe & Mail - "AI might soon help people who represent themselves"
Globe & Mail - "AI might soon help people who represent themselves"
Law Times - Consumer protection legislation lacks youth safeguards
Law Times - Consumer protection legislation lacks youth safeguards
Law Commission project looks at how traditional legal principles apply to new marketplace
CBA National Mag - Will legal products of the future be accessible to Canadians?
CBA National Mag - Will legal products of the future be accessible to Canadians?
Thinking through the implications of AI for access to justice.
ChatGPT 5 min primer - how does it work?
ChatGPT 5 min primer - how does it work?
A brief 5-minute introduction to how ChatGPT works and what it implies for access to justice in Canada.
The ChatGPT Lawyer: Access to Justice and Impact on Lawyers
The ChatGPT Lawyer: Access to Justice and Impact on Lawyers
LawTimes - litigation and regulation in managing justice system use of AI
LawTimes - litigation and regulation in managing justice system use of AI
LSO Special Lectures 2019: Innovation, Technology, and the Practice of Law
LSO Special Lectures 2019: Innovation, Technology, and the Practice of Law
Toronto Star: Soon, intelligent machines could help decide whether to keep people in jail. It’s time to prepare
Toronto Star: Soon, intelligent machines could help decide whether to keep people in jail. It’s time to prepare
NY Times - Shameful Profiling of the Mentally Ill
NY Times - Shameful Profiling of the Mentally Ill
Recent Adventures
Ottawa Aviation Adventures
Ottawa Aviation Adventures
The AURA at Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
The AURA at Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
Sweating @ The Pad
Sweating @ The Pad
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