Archives: Grants (page 53)

The NLC will carry out research and educational activities on issues in Aboriginal and constitutional law. It also maintains an online database of legal pleadings in cases of interest to practitioners of Aboriginal law and publishes resources on developments in Aboriginal law with a focus on Aboriginal concepts of justice.

Reach will expand its legal referral services to assist a larger number of people with disabilities, including French-speaking clients, by recruiting more lawyers and mediators from communities surrounding Ottawa and by connecting with community service organizations to increase their awareness of these free services.

Arts in Transformative Justice is a two-year project that will focus on increasing the legal capacity of ‘hard to reach’ youth by building their knowledge and understanding of legal rights of people who are homeless. Arts in Transformative Justice will recruit and train youth to provide legal information and peer-education to homeless and street involved youth through an accessible multi-arts framework.

BLSA Canada will put on its annual conference to promote professional development, legal education, mentorship, cultural awareness, and access to justice.

This project aims to proactively prevent evictions by providing legal education to those who live in or run rooming houses in the Parkdale area of Toronto (both licensed and unlicensed), ensuring they understand their rights as tenants or obligations as landlords.

WAC will develop and implement a comprehensive public education strategy on the significant changes to Ontario's employment and labour laws that were passed by the provincial government in 2017.

CHALN will document and educate the public about the impact of law enforcement practices, such as the enforcement provisions contained in the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (2014), on the health and safety of sex workers and their ability to access medical care and social services. Affidavits with first-hand testimonials from sex workers in several cities, as well as other key informant interviews, will be collected and used to produce educational resources including a report, info sheets, and a short video which will be disseminated and promoted at a public forum and in a peer-reviewed journal.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) will develop a variety of resources including guides, fact sheets, and training workshops to provide the sight loss community with the tools to navigate the Ontario legal system and challenge discrimination through legal channels.

CLEO's Centre for Research and Innovation will conduct research, facilitate partnerships, and develop projects to help build the capacity of CLEO and other community organizations to reach marginalized communities with the legal information and education they need to understand their legal rights.

CASSA will develop and disseminate a legal toolkit and hold four legal information workshops (two in the GTA and two in Waterloo) for refugee youth.