Law in the classroom: accessible, relevant, interesting and instructive
Éducaloi will create a distribution platform to serve as a hub for legal education resources, consolidate a network of legal information providers, and create a legal training session for high school teachers.
$ 96,876
May 23, 2017
Program activities 2017-18
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.
$ 293,575
May 23, 2017
Youth access to justice clinic and outreach program
The proposed program will provide legal education, information, and advice to youth. It will also create connections between relevant stakeholders in the youth criminal justice system, improve access to justice for youth, and ensure that the principles of the Youth Criminal Justice Act are being met.
$ 99,800
May 23, 2017
Evaluation of Law Help Ontario
Pro Bono Ontario will evaluate Law Help Ontario's services provided at Small Claims Court.
$ 52,000
May 23, 2017
The legal health of young mothers / La santé juridique des jeunes mamans!
Éducaloi will create legal education workshops as well as web articles and a printed guide to help young mothers develop the knowledge and skills they need to identify and manage legal issues that arise in their day-to-day lives.
$ 94,714
May 23, 2017
L'info juridique sur mesure!
The AJEFO will develop four legal information sessions in French for four low-income or marginalized groups in Ontario: seniors, newcomers, women victims of spousal violence, and LGBTQUIA communities. Potential topics include wills, powers of attorney, Canadian criminal law, family law, and human rights. The sessions will also be recorded and posted online in webinar format.
$ 54,500
April 24, 2017
Developing an online screening, education, and triage portal to resolve family disputes
Ryerson’s Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ) will develop an online information, screening and triage service for separating families. The project, which builds on a multi-session design thinking exercise LIZ ran to engage diverse stakeholders in thinking about ways to reform the family justice system, is aimed at directing those experiencing family breakdown to a range of resources (legal and non-legal).
$ 100,000
April 24, 2017
Access to legal education exchange
iHuman will undertake two activities. First, it will develop a series of legal education sessions for high-risk youth on a variety of topics. Second, it will utilize iHuman’s existing uncensored drama-based program to develop training modules for child welfare, law enforcement, and legal professionals on topics such as: FASD; trauma’s impact on deviancy, criminality and resilience; and communication strategies for engaging vulnerable youth in non-adversarial dialogue.
$ 24,557
April 24, 2017
Questions de droits
UTTAM will put a legal information site online in the "Frequently Asked Questions" format covering rights and obligations under the Quebec act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases.
$ 42,500
April 24, 2017
Consumer rights and fringe financial institutions: preventative and reactive public legal education workshops
Working in partnership with legal experts, ACORN Canada will create materials for public legal education workshops to help marginalized communities in Toronto and Ottawa access justice related to consumer rights and fringe financial institutions.
$ 65,253
April 24, 2017
