Archives: Grants (page 3)

Gillian's Place, located in St. Catharines, will hire a Family Court Support Worker to support its Legal Program that provides free legal advice, information, and referrals to help women who have experienced intimate partner violence through the family and criminal court systems.

The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) will develop legal education resources on the duty to consult First Nations. COO will carry out legal and policy research, and conduct outreach and engagement with the 133 First Nations in Ontario. This initiative will benefit First Nations in Ontario, and the Governments of Ontario and Canada, by providing guidance on standards for accomodation and consultation practices.

Ottawa & District Injured Workers' Group willl grow its University Clinic Project in partnership with the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. The clinic supports workers across the province whose claims for WSIB have been rejected by providng legal expertise in identifying potention objections a client may have to a WSIB decision. The project's goal is to enhance access to justice for people injured at work in Ontario.

The University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, to mark the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), will create a multi-media learning experience to make the law more accessible through increasing public awareness of the law and the justice system. This three-year project will include the creation of an interactive 3D virtual reconstruction of the SCC as well as a self-paced Massive Open Online Course interactive audio visual website to enhance understanding and educate Canadians about the importance of the SCC and the rule of law.

The Algoma Community Legal Clinic will host articling students to support its work to provide representation to low-income people living in Sault Ste. Marie and district. The articling students will represent clients at the Landlord and Tenant Board, work on matters involving the Ontario Disability Support Program and on other benefit issues, as well as provide representation and community outreach in the area of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Amnesty International Canada will host articling students to support its research and action with respect to a variety of pressing international and national human rights concerns. Its work is both focused on individual situations such as taking up the case of an individual who is detained as a prisoner of conscience as well as on reform initiatives, seeking to create the legal, political, and social conditions that prevent human rights violations from occurring in the first place.

Animal Justice Canada will host articling students to support its work to prevent cruelty to animals through the enforcement of existing laws and increasing public awareness. The articling students will conduct legal research, draft motions and pleadings, participate in strategy and policy meetings, and draft public legal education materials.

The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic will host articling students to support its work providing legal services to women and non-binary survivors of gender-based violence, and in systemic advocacy initiatives including public legal education and law reform.

The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) will host articling students to support its work to advance the right to housing. The articling students will assist tenants who are facing eviction or other housing-related legal issues, participate in the development and delivery of public legal education materials and workshops, and conduct research to support CCHR's policy and litigation work.

Community Justice Collective will host articling students to support its work alongside community organizers and social justice movements in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas to challenge displacement, criminalization, exploitation, and racism.