Archives: Grants (page 3)

Community Living Ontario, in partnership with PooranLaw, will develop an online guide focused on the legal and educational rights of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario’s public school system. The guide will provide an overview of the accommodations and supports available to students, review and appeal processes, and the roles of school boards, the Ontario Special Education Tribunals, and the Human Rights Tribunal. The objective of the project is to equip families with information to help them understand their rights and access the school system’s supports and accommodations.

COMPASS Refugee Centre will pilot a virtual Canada-US border clinic based in Ontario. Partners include the Canada-US Border Network and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. This initiative will benefit border crossers seeking protection in Canada, potential anchor relatives in Canada, NGOs in Ontario and the United States, and Canadian immigration lawyers. The objective of the project is to provide quality legal information and advice for border crossers and those who serve them.

Disability Justice Network of Ontario will develop and publish a resource entitled, "EnAbling Justice: Access and Autonomy for Disabled People Facing Criminalization in Ontario" to meet the needs identified by racialized people with disabilities in Ontario who are incarcerated or otherwise in contact with the criminal justice system. The objective of this project is to support disabled people as they navigate the intersection of ableism, racism, and incarceration and give them increased knowledge, confidence, and autonomy when their dignity and freedom is at stake.

Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic will educate seniors, members of the public, and trusted intermediaries who support seniors about elder law. The objective of the project is to build the capacity of these groups to identify legal issues impacting seniors and access appropriate resources for assistance with these issues. This elder law capacity building will occur in the clinic’s catchment area of Grey and Bruce Counties and includes the Saugeen First Nation and the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.

Kijicho Manito Madouskarini Algonquin First Nation, located south of Algonquin Provincial Park, will research, interpret, educate about, and develop policies and procedures to clarify and be responsive to the implications of "Duty to Consult" legislation on its unceded territory. A manual will be developed primarily for government and private businesses to be used when consulting with the Algonquins of Ontario.

Kinbrace’s myrefugeeclaim.ca web platform assists refugee claimants through the refugee determination process. Kinbrace will translate this website into eight languages and will automate its registration system for its virtual Ready Tours to meet expected increased demand. The objective of the project is to reach a minimum of 85% of all refugee claimants in Ontario with resources in their preferred languages so they are informed, connected, and prepared throughout their refugee claim journey.

Laadliyan will create culturally appropriate public legal education videos and a database of legal supports for international students, in particular young, female international students living in Peel Region. The resources developed will be available in English, Punjabi, and Hindi. With limited knowledge about their legal rights in Canada and their vulnerable immigration status, this group faces an elevated level of exploitation by employers and landlords. The objective of the project is to build the students’ capacity to understand and exercise their legal rights.

Level will expand its Environmental Justice Program. The program, developed in partnership with Climate Action Alliance, includes presentations from Elders and other experts on environmental justice, and culminates in a mock negotiation circle where students take on roles representing different parties in a legal environmental dispute. The program provides youth with the skills and education to be advocates for marginalized communities who face the consequences of environmental degradation.

Muslim Legal Support Centre’s Advancing Access to Justice for Vulnerable Muslim Communities in Ontario project will provide court navigation services to help with understanding court proceedings and processes. Language interpretation will be provided for meetings and interactions outside of court proceedings, as well as referrals, where necessary, to other community services and support. Community organizations and leaders will be engaged to raise awareness of the program and will be provided with educational resources on legal rights and reporting incidents of Islamophobia.

Parents of Black Children will create a bilingual legal rights and education toolkit and offer legal navigation services for black students in Ontario. In partnership with Black Legal Action Centre and members of the Student and Family Advocates Initiative, this project will benefit parents of Black children in Ontario facing incidents in schools such as discipline and referrals to the child welfare system. The objective is to provide legal information and support that reflects the lived experience of Black Ontarians in the education system.