Do First Nations, Metis and Inuit have Aboriginal and Treaty Rights to Health in Prison?
Dr. Yvonne Boyer will conduct legal research and analysis on the Constitution rights to health for Indigenous inmates in the federal and provincial systems.
$ 61,330
November 14, 2016
Closing the Gap: Building Service Providers' Legal Capacity to Improve Access to Justice for Immigrants and Refugees
MIAG, in partnership with legal professionals and clinics, will hold a series of workshops with front-line workers and community leaders on domestic and sexual violence, and parents' rights and responsibilities towards their children. The goal of the project is to equip participants with the knowledge to share legal information with, and improve access to justice for, new immigrants and refugees.
$ 74,598
November 14, 2016
Kaakewaaseya Justice Education Program
Grand Council Treaty #3 will hire an education coordinator who will develop and facilitate education seminars on the criminal justice system in 28 Anishinaabe communities located in Ontario and Manitoba. The education seminars will be delivered to youth and community members, and responds to Band leadership and in schools to educate community members (victims and offenders) about the criminal justice system. During community forums held to collect input for the 2013 Iacobucci Report on First Nations representation on juries, members and Elders from 24 of the 28 GCT3 communities identified the need for legal education in criminal law, particularly for youth and their families.
$ 200,000
November 14, 2016
Design Thinking and Technology: Responding to the Justice Needs of Aboriginal Youth (Youth Access to Justice and Technology Grant)
This project will use "design thinking" to explore how technology might be used to implement the recommendations found in the Feathers of Hope Justice & Juries: A First Nations Youth Action Plan for Justice report.
$ 54,083
November 14, 2016
Youth Access to Justice (Youth Access to Justice and Technology Grant)
Ryerson's Legal Innovation Zone, in collaboration with the Foundation, will convene a diverse group of youth, stakeholders, professionals, and community members, to participate in design-thinking processes to identify barriers to youth access to justice. The group will work together to develop solutions that engage technology strategically to improve access to youth justice.
$ 50,000
November 14, 2016
Supporting the human rights of migrant sex workers in Toronto: access to legal services and justice
The CCNC (Toronto) will develop and deliver training to enable front-line workers and other trusted intermediaries who come into contact with migrant sex workers to be more effective in supporting these individuals with their legal needs.
$ 49,930
November 14, 2016
Learning the Law: Legal information training for front line community workers in Peel & surrounding areas
The Peel Multicultural Council will provide training on human rights law and the Ontario Disability Support Program to over 240 settlement and community workers serving the needs of newcomers in the Peel Region and surrounding areas.
$ 44,546
November 14, 2016
Navigating Human Rights and the Law for Transgender People in Simcoe Muskoka
The Gilbert Centre will develop and deliver legal information and system navigation training for front line workers and community leaders with respect to people who are transgender.
$ 33,100
November 14, 2016
Mock Refugee Hearing Program
Matthew House will expand its Mock Refugee Hearing Program, which provides simulated or "mock" refugee hearings as a means of effectively preparing refugee claimants for their hearings before the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). The program provides an opportunity for refugees to be prepared for their hearing, as well as offering law students a chance to gain invaluable training and insight into the refugee determination process in Canada.
$ 100,000
October 24, 2016
Program Activities 2017-18
LAWS is a partnership between the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Toronto District School Board that delivers a law and justice-themed academic and extra-curricular high school program designed to teach students about law and justice, support them to graduate from high school, access post-secondary education, and consider a justice sector or legal profession career.
$ 100,000
October 24, 2016
