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The Investor Protection Clinic at Osgoode Hall Law School will produce several short videos on topics such as the securities regulation system in Canada, red flags for investment fraud, and ways to recover lost funds, including different available complaints mechanisms. This grant will allow the Clinic to provide legal education support to retail investors (including seniors) throughout Ontario who wish to educate themselves on their rights or who believe they have suffered an investment loss as a result of someone else’s wrongdoing.

The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia, partnering with the Nova Scotia Securities Commission will develop a plain language online Investor Legal Planning Information Kit for vulnerable investors in Nova Scotia. The resource will focus on helping seniors, women and young families dealing with debt, newcomers, mature families dealing with significant changes in income, and youth entering adulthood strengthen their legal literacy around investing in order to avoid investment fraud.

Luke's Place, in collaboration with University of Guelph researchers and community agencies throughout the province, will investigate the complex family law needs that emerge when criminal and/or child protection legal issues intersect with family law cases involving violence against women. The project will produce a systemic analysis, recommendations, and best practices that improve access to justice and safety for women and children, tools for clients and advocates, as well as a Family Court Research Toolkit for use in other jurisdictions. Phase 1 saw the development of the research tool and partnerships with five community agencies, as well as the establishment of a court protocol in consultation with the judiciary.

Osgoode Hall Law School will undertake a comprehensive empirical research project into the financial lives of older Canadians who are dealing with retirement, increased debt, and the possibility of bankruptcy, with a specific focus on their use of RRSPs. They will look at the decision making of this population as well as the impact of legislative changes affecting retirement planning of older Canadians, such as the 2009 amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The research will be published and made available online, and seminars will be held to educate older Canadians about debt, RRSPs, and bankruptcy.