December 22, 2015

Lifeline Syria

Pro Bono Legal Support Program for Syrian Refugee Sponsors

This project will provide access to justice for those wishing to sponsor Syrian refugees. Lifeline Syria currently partners with the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program (SSP) to provide pro bono legal support to private sponsors. Lifeline Syria will hire a Project Coordinator for one year to leverage and enhance the pro bono efforts of lawyers and law students. 

$ 89,400
December 22, 2015
December 2, 2015

University of Windsor, Faculty of Law

Annual Comprehensive 2016-17

The comprehensive grant will support activities that respond to access to justice needs in the local community and provide student enrichment opportunities through experiential learning and other means. 

$ 254,000
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law

Annual Comprehensive 2016-17

The comprehensive grant will support activities that respond to access to justice needs in the local community and provide student enrichment opportunities through experiential learning and other means. 

$ 254,000
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law

Annual Comprehensive 2016-17

The comprehensive grant will support activities that respond to access to justice needs in the local community and provide student enrichment opportunities through experiential learning and other means. 

$ 254,000
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

Annual Comprehensive 2016-17

The comprehensive grant will support activities that respond to access to justice needs in the local community and provide student enrichment opportunities through experiential learning and other means. 

$ 306,000
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section

Annual Comprehensive 2016-17

The comprehensive grant will support activities that respond to access to justice needs in the local community and provide student enrichment opportunities through experiential learning and other means. 

$ 186,000
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

Program Activities 2016

The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History will study and promote public interest in the history of the law, the legal profession and the judiciary in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada and stimulate research and publication on these subjects. 

$ 178,185
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

The Dream Team & Houselink Community Homes

Tenants' Rights Workshops

The Dream Team will develop and deliver workshops on the Residential Tenancies Act and tenant rights to low-income tenants in community settings in the GTA. 

$ 15,000
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

South Ottawa Community Legal Services

Connecting Region/Ottawa

Connecting Ottawa will continue to coordinate a consortium of over 40 legal and non-legal organizations to implement a regional plan to provide legal information and referrals to people who are not proficient in English or French or who face communication challenges as the result of a disability or sensory impairment. The aim of the project is to improve access to justice.

$ 256,560    
December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

Reach Canada

Accessibility for Persons with Sight and Hearing Impairments

Reach Canada will deliver community legal education through accessible formats to a broad community of persons with disabilities and their families. 

$ 15,000
December 2, 2015