Annual Conference 2017 (Windsor, ON)
BLSA Canada will put on its annual conference to promote professional development, legal education, mentorship, cultural awareness, and access to justice.
$ 20,000
October 24, 2016
Inclusive Access to Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence - Phase 1
Gillian's Place will conduct research to support the creation of an online, regionally specific legal information resource tor women who have been victims of domestic violence.
$ 3,500
October 24, 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Child Protection System: Legal Support for Indigenous Communities
PLIAN will create simple, easy-to-read information pamphlets explaining the basics of the child protection system, translated into 3 Indigenous languages common in Newfoundland and Labrador. Further, PLIAN will carry out a series of information sessions and community roundtables on the child protection system in several Indigenous communities.
$ 93,100
October 24, 2016
The Relearning Refugee Protection Program
FCJ Refugee Centre will continue to ensure access to justice for precarious migrants with a focus on new and emerging areas of immigration policy and intersections with the criminal justice system. It will also increase the capacity of other refugee-serving organizations to do the same through training workshops.
$ 50,000
October 24, 2016
Legal Information Online Course for Library Staff
CLEO and the Ontario Library Association will develop and offer an eight-week online certification course for library staff on key aspects of legal information and referral. The aim of the course is to increase the capacity of library staff to help patrons who have legal problems.
$ 40,600
October 24, 2016
"Youth and the Law" Neighbourhood Expansion Initiative: A Community Media Training and Justice Education Strategic Collaboration Project
Regent Park Focus will collaborate with the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN), local police services, Toronto Community Housing, lawyers, and other officials in the courts and justice system, to engage a minimum of 50 youth (ages 14-24) from four Toronto neighbourhoods in the research, production, and broadcasting of a series of "Youth and the Law" media segments.
$ 37,925
October 24, 2016
The Talk
The SCCC will work with 3-5 low-income, racialized youth living with mental health concerns as peer educators to increase access to mental health supports for young people who are involved in, or at-risk of being involved in, the criminal justice system.
$ 74,486
October 24, 2016
Limited Scope Retainer Assessment Project
This two-year Alberta project will encourage lawyers and the public to use limited scope retainers where full retainer counsel is not possible, not affordable or not desired. It will assess lawyers' and clients' experience with limited scope work. The project will result in a report that evaluates the experiences of lawyers and clients participating in the program.
$ 38,400
October 24, 2016
Access to Justice, Procedural Justice, and Fairness in Ontario Review Board Hearings: A Qualitative Study and Therapeutic Jurisprudence Analysis
In collaboration with Osgoode Hall Law School, CAMH will perform a qualitative study of the perceptions of ORB members and counsel for the accused, hospital and Crown, and senior clinicians regarding to what extent and how the disposition hearing process addresses the twin goals of protecting public safety and treating forensic patients fairly.
$ 94,047
October 24, 2016
Public Education about Access to Justice in Canada
The Action Committee will build public access to justice education tools, and an Innovation Toolbox to advance public legal education about the importance of understanding and engaging in legal issues.
$ 54,000
October 24, 2016
