Access to justice for facilitating access: helping family law disputant resolve conflicts
Carleton University, Department of Law and Legal Studies (Carleton) is undertaking research to understand sources of conflict in child custody cases and the role of scheduling apps in particular. This grant will benefit the family law bar as a whole and concludes in 2019. This grant furthers access to justice by providing a better understanding of which issues in custody matters are the most contentious amongst separating families
$ 45,000
May 24, 2018
CLJF 2018-2019 Advancing community-based access to justice
In partnership with the Faculty of Common Law at the University of Ottawa, Julie Mathews, Executive Director of Community Legal Education Ontario, will dedicate her fellowship to focus on the challenges that are faced by community service organizations in helping people they serve who face legal problems, particularly those living on a low income or experiencing other social disadvantages, with legal problems. The Fellowship will deliver an action-oriented framework of policy and program options for supporting and enhancing the role of community service organizations as "justice partners" making an integral contribution to improving access to justice in Ontario.
$ 65,000
May 24, 2018
CLJF 2018-2019 Agency in open smart cities
In partnership with the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Jean-Noé Landry, Executive Director at OpenNorth, will examine power relations in a smart city ecosystem, and in particular the role and influence of citizens. It will explore how political participation is framed, and what changes occur as a result of the introduction of various networked and urban ‘smart’ technologies, and include the development of an Open Smart Cities Guide v2.0, a series of in-depth case studies examining the different dimensions of shifting human agency in smart cities, and a workshop on smart and inclusive cities.
$ 15,000
May 24, 2018
Porte 33 Legal Outreach Clinic and legal information pilot project
Volunteer legal clinic services and internet resource for families dealing with separation in order to ensure emphasis on the best interests of the child.
$ 91,535
April 30, 2018
Program activities 2018
METRAC will build the capacity of individuals, communities and organizations to effectively assist the most marginalized women and youth facing violence and in need of legal information. Program activities include providing legal education and information in clear language on a range of topics for service providers and producing and disseminating regionally targeted and multilingual legal information resources sensitive to the diverse experiences and realities of women.
$ 220,182
April 30, 2018
Program activities 2018
The Law Commission of Ontario will continue to make recommendations to: make the legal system more relevant, accessible and efficient; simplify or clarify the law; use technology to increase access to justice; stimulate critical debate about law; and, promote scholarly legal research.
$ 366,667
April 30, 2018
Alberta family law legal advice project
The Edmonton Community Legal Centre (ECLC) will provide family law legal advice appointments to low income Northern Albertans, with assistance from Edmonton pro bono family law lawyers and various technologies (Skype, Facetime, WhatsApp, etc) such that people are served in their own communities. Outcome evaluation will also be conducted to determine the effectiveness of each type of technology as well as client outcome and levels of satisfaction. This grant will benefit Northern Albertans and concludes in 2022. This grant furthers access to justice by providing access to family law services to those living in Northern Alberta, which is largely an underserved region.
$ 230,000
April 30, 2018
Connecting Communities Secretariat 2018
Community Legal Education Ontario will continue to house the Connecting Communities Secretariat to coordinate and support the activities of legal and non-legal organizations working to improve access to justice. It facilitates legal information training for front line workers in communities that are not proficient in English or French and in rural and remote communities. The project also strengthens linkages between legal and community workers in Ontario and is part of the Foundation's strategic focus on the training of trusted intermediaries.
$ 85,500
April 30, 2018
Muslim women's family law legal rights
The Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) will inform Canadian Muslim women of their legal rights under Canadian family law. The CCMW will conduct a national survey, outreach strategy, knowledge sharing workshops, and webinars in both English and French. CCMW, through its local chapters, will be the conduit to provide knowledge sharing workshops in their local communities to Muslim women. This grant will conclude in 2020. This grant furthers access to justice in the lives of Muslim women in Canada by having increased knowledge and understanding of their rights under the Canadian legal system.
$ 228,225
April 30, 2018
Promoting access to family law justice for immigrants
The AJEFO will develop a three-day French-language family law training course. This course will be offered to parties who work with immigrants and Francophone immigrants in Ontario. La Passerelle-I.D.É. will assist with the cultural adaptation of the training course content. The training will be delivered in Ottawa, Toronto, and Hamilton.
$ 140,030
April 30, 2018
