Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (Ontario)

Introduction

The ACCLO is a non-profit organization for lawyers of Chinese descent in Ontario. The ACCLO is the legal section of the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (FCCP) and was an original section of the FCCP. Membership is voluntary and a modest fee is payable annually to renew membership.

The ACCLO has no political platform per se. The ACCLO is an easy way for our members to network, socialize and share any ideas or questions. The ACCLO membership list, available for members, provides a resource for referrals among our members.

The ACCLO is often asked to comment or send representatives to comment upon various ethnic/diversity issues by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

The ACCLO has also been contacted on an ad hoc basis to comment on certain issues relating to the Chinese or minority lawyers.

In 1998, one of our long-time members, Madam Justice Wailan Low, was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Ontario. Madam Justice Low was also the guest of honour at the FCCP’s 1999 Chinese New Year Ball.

Organization

Our Association is affiliated with the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals [Ontario] (FCCP) as one of its Professional Sections. Thus, members of ACCLO are also members of FCCP. This arrangement enables us to participate in a variety of activities organized by FCCP and to mobilize their resources, if necessary. We, however, operate under our own bylaws and have full organizational autonomy.

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Board of Directors

President	Gregory L. Chang
Vice-President	Michelle Cheung
Secretary	Alice Leung
Treasurer	Roslyn M. Tsao
Social/Membership Director	Eric So

Activities

Nuts’ N’ Bolts Seminar
In addition to events offered by the FCCP, ACCLO members are free to participate in events as organized by other sections. The ACCLO itself organizes an annual "Nuts N’ Bolts" seminar for all law students in January/February of each year in advance of their summer/articling position interviews. Nuts N’ Bolts gives the students a chance to hear from practitioners about interviewing, articling and various practise options for them. It is open to all law students and is held in Toronto at Blake, Cassels & Graydon.

Other Activities
The ACCLO gets together for dinner or a movie night every few months to catch up with each other. We always have good participation from our members in the annual Dragon Boat Festival with the FCCP teams. We also have had a strong presence at the FCCP New Year Ball in the last few years, not only by attendees but also as MC’s and chairs for the evening.

Our joint Christmas party with the Accounting Section is now a 2 year tradition and counting. This seasonal event is a wonderful opportunity to mix and mingle and share in great food and drink.

Events

ACCLO AGM 2003
May 6, 2003 at 8:25 p.m. - Mandarin Chinese Restaurant, Toronto

AGM Minutes AGM Photos

Social Networking Brunch
November 2, 2003 - The Boiler House, Distillery District

Social Networking Brunch Photos

List of Members