Archives: Grants (page 48)

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law will obtain a complete record of all Personal Property Securities registrations in Ontario between 1990 and 2016 from the province of Ontario and undertake the first large-scale academic empirical analysis of secured lending in Canada, specifically relating to individual and small business lending. This research will provide a more complete and accurate picture of the landscape of consumer and small business debt in Ontario. The researchers will also make their cleaned up and anonymized dataset available to other researchers for non-commercial uses in both French and English. This database will be of benefit to a variety of disciplines, including law, finance, economics, and public policy, and will provide a whole new data source for analysis of secured lending practices for scholars from various fields.

York University, Institute for Social Research will undertake a longitudinal trend survey on public perceptions and issues in the civil justice system in Ontario. This research project expects to establish a data base of longitudinal trend survey research findings and provide insight into (1) what is working in the civil justice system and what can be improved, (2) which research issues and themes warrant further in-depth research; and (3) what are the similarities and differences within the data base between survey respondents with specific experiences with the justice system and those who do not have those experiences. The research will help address the gap in existing research on meaningful access to justice in Ontario that is person-centred or public-oriented. The survey will be developed collaboratively with community organizations such as Community Legal Education Ontario and Pro Bono Ontario.

York University, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora will undertake a qualitative research study to examine how Ontario courts, in the sentencing of African-Canadian offenders, understand and consider anti-Black racism in Canadian society. The long-term aim of the research study is to develop a framework to address the overrepresentation of African-Canadians in Ontario correctional facilities.

The Legal Clinic will Improve access to justice for vulnerable individuals struggling with mental health and substance abuse conditions by building partnerships with local health and non-health service providers to optimize service coordination and client outcomes. The project will serve the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville, the Townships of North and Central Frontenac in Frontenac County and the Township of Addington Highlands in the County of Lennox & Addington. The project aims to demonstrate that enhanced access to justice through health service providers acting as trusted intermediaries can improve health outcomes for individuals with mental health and addiction problems.

The Peterborough Community Legal Centre will create a fully integrated Justice-Health Partnership project in the eastern and central region of Ontario that will develop relationships with potential health partners, assess local needs and capacity, and design and implement project plans that are responsive to presenting justiciable issues in its communities. The project aims to demonstrate that enhanced access to justice through health service providers acting as trusted intermediaries can improve health outcomes, particularly for rural residents who face increased marginalization on the basis of geography, isolation, class, race, age, and ability.

The Refugee Hub will connect refugee sponsors across Ontario to pro bono lawyers and law students who will provide in-person and virtual assistance with preparing sponsorship applications. The grant will benefit refugees and their sponsors, particularly sponsors seeking to reunite with family members in their home country. Through this work, the Refugee Hub aims to connect sponsors to effective support, while promoting a collective approach to addressing refugee protection issues within the legal community.

Native Law Centre (NLC) will implement a range of legal education initiatives, including its national legal research and publications program and the Native Law Centre Summer Program. This grant will benefit Indigenous law students and lawyers as well as the broader legal community. Through its initiatives, NLC aims to contribute to public legal education on Indigenous peoples and Indigenous law and promote access to legal education for Indigenous students.

Black Law Students' Association of Canada (BLSA Canada) will host its annual conference in Ottawa. This grant will benefit Black law students from across the country. BLSA Canada aims to foster connections between Black law students and lawyers to promote professional development, legal education, and cultural awareness within the legal sector.

Caregivers Action Centre will develop and launch an outreach and education program for hard-to-reach caregivers and domestic workers who face substantial barriers to learning about and enforcing their employment rights.

The Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter will produce legal materials and facilitate legal training workshops to frontline workers and migrant sex workers in Toronto. This project will benefit both frontline workers and migrant sex workers by increasing community capacity to support migrant sex workers who may experience, or have experienced, violence or exploitation, and also providing sex workers with legal training sessions about available legal supports.