For more information or to arrange specialized trainings in other topics, please contact Jocelyn at 519-252-2772 or by email to jocelyn@suzormediation.com
Check out our current course offerings below!
Working With Pensions and Contingent Tax Liabilities for Family Law Professionals and Mediators
This 3 hour virtual training with Cate Foley of McKeating Actuaries allows you to fully understand the valuation of pensions, how and when to engage with experts, how to canvas options for deduction of notional tax and generally engage with clients over this incredibly important topic.
Course Dates: October 7, 2026 from 6 pm to 9 pm EST
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseThree Day Intensive Insight Mediation Training
An intensive virtual three (3) day online program with Elizabeth Sterritt, Jennifer Suzor and featuring Dr. Cheryl Picard. Learn the theory behind the insight approach to conflict, the practice of insight mediation and practice the essential skills. Family mediators who pursue additional training to enhance their skills, stay updated on evolving mediation and conflict approaches, and cultivate a deeper understanding of diverse family structures, navigate complex issues and facilitate more effective and empathetic resolutions for families in conflict.
Course Dates: December 10, 11 and 12, 2026
Price: $950*
Purchase This Course Purchase on Monthly Payment PlanUnlocking Impasse Using Insight and Other Strategies
Delivered by Jennifer Suzor on November 4, 2026 (6pm to 9pm)
What happens when the solutions seem so simple and the clients just won’t agree? Have you ever felt you were working harder than the clients and begin to feel frustrated that they won’t move or shift? The insight approach to conflict offers a unique approach to impasse and works well with other key strategies. Join us to expand your toolkit with some new ideas.
Course Date: November 4, 2026 from 6 pm – 9 pm EST
Price: $175*
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Course Date: May 13, 2027 from 6pm – 9pm EST
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseExcellent Questioning
Join Insightful Mediation Training Lead Trainer Jennifer Suzor as she and experienced mediator Jared Norton explore the many ways we can use questions to better understand our clients, their underlying interests and motivations, and lead them to discover the resolutions that suit their family best in this virtual course.
Course Date: April 7, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
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Course Date: November 24, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseChild Support Law In Mediation
Many accredited family mediators and other professionals working with the legal system want to have a better understanding of child support, such as dealing with shared parenting, understanding how to use Divorcemate to input section 7 expenses and how to deal with university expenses. This course is “live” so all legal information is up to date, questions can be answered and demonstrations are given of how to use the tools. There is an emphasis on helping you understand where to find the best information to keep up to date after the course. Past participants have consistently rated these courses as “excellent” and “extremely helpful”. This virtual course is led by Cynthia Nantais and developed with Lead trainer Jennifer. Both have has been described as having an ability to teach legal concepts in an understandable and relatable way.
Course Date: February 24, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
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Course Date: September 29, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseSpousal Support Law In Mediation
For accredited family mediators and other professionals working with the legal system who want to understand spousal support, learning about standing, entitlement, quantum, and how to appropriately understand the differences, realize when spousal support is appropriate, how it relates to child support, and how to handle lump sum calculations, this course is for you. Delivered “live”, all information is up to date and your questions can be answered immediately. Past participants have consistently rated these courses as “excellent” and “extremely helpful”. This virtual course is led by Cynthia Nantais and developed with Lead trainer Jennifer. Both have has been described as having an ability to teach legal concepts in an understandable and relatable way.
Course Date: April 14, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
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Course Date: November 10, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseProperty Law In Mediation
This 3 hour virtual course is designed for Accredited Family Mediators wanting a deeper understanding of mediation in property law or for those in the family justice system working with families and interested in family mediation. Learn more about deductions, exclusions, pre-marriage assets, conditional debt and how to use a NFP in mediation to help the parties see the differences between them and resolve them. This course is taught by Cindy Nantais.
Course Date: May 5, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
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Course Date: December 1, 2027 from 6 pm – 9:15 pm EST
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseDrafting Skills For Mediators
This 3 hour virtual course is designed for family professionals and Accredited Family Mediators wanting to draft with clarity and precision for clients and other justice partners. This is an essential skill for mediators and is taught by Lead Trainer Jennifer Suzor.
Course Dates:
TBD
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseAdvanced Property and Income Determination for Family Law Professionals and Mediators
Join Matthew Krofchick, a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and a Valuations Manager at Krofchick Valuations in Toronto, as he leads this Advanced Level training for mediators on business valuations and difficult income calculations in this virtual course.
Course Dates: TBD
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseAdministration of Mediation Practice
Over the years we have been asked to offer a course to help new mediators (and existing ones!) set up their mediation practice. This virtual course will be co-taught by experienced mediator and lead trainer Jennifer Suzor and her very experienced Executive Assistant, Jocelyn Caron, who manages mediation practices for Bridging Family Conflict, Suzor Mediation and the trainings offered by INSIGHTful Mediation Training. Participants will learn how to set up and manage their practice from the early stages through intake procedures, including screening, file management and techniques to deal with booking clients, sharing information, dealing with edits to drafts and more.
Course Dates: TBD
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseMediation of Marriage and Cohabitation Agreements
Parties who find themselves wanting a cohabitation agreement or marriage contract will quickly find that those discussions are sensitive and emotionally charged. Sometimes there is additional pressure exerted on the parties by family who recommend such a contract be put in place. Mediators can help but knowledge is key.
This 3.5 hour virtual training will include:
- How to mediate these delicate situations, avoiding conflict
- What issues should be mediated?
- What can’t be mediated?
- Helping clients finalize the agreement with legal assistance
- Working with counsel
Course Dates: TBD
Price: $175*
Purchase This CourseLearn and Practice Insight Mediation
This is a virtual full-day intermediate level training for those wishing to understand and apply insight mediation techniques. Insight mediation is a different approach to conflict than traditional interest based and deals with the threat/defend dynamics that are so familiar to separating families. Spend a day understanding the theory and practicing these important skills.
Participants will:
- Understand the approach and how it differs from traditional interest based mediation and negotiation
- Appreciate the power of curiosity in disrupting patterns of certainty
- Recognize the threat/defend patterns that sustain conflict and how to change those client interactions
- Learn and practice the key skills of noticing, bridging, layered questions and deepening
Trainers are Leading Intergenerational Mediation Trainer Elizabeth Sterritt and Lead Trainer Jennifer Suzor.
Course Dates: TBD
Price: $225*
Purchase This CourseIndigenous Dispute Resolution
Join Jim Doxtador as he shares on Indigenous Dispute Resolution methods, using the approach first shared by Dr. Rick Hill and Dr. Bob Antone and on Haudenosaunee culture. This would qualify for 3 hours of the indigenous training required for Rostered Mediators.
Course Dates: TBD
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