Public Legal Education of Nunavut
The Law Society of Nunavut will provide public legal education across the territory to assist Nunavummiut to understand and exercise their legal rights in a number of areas of law and will develop and implement youth outreach workshops.
$ 100,000
December 2, 2015
LAWS Summer Job Program 2016
LAWS’ Summer Job Program places students in paid four-week jobs with law firms, government legal departments, corporate legal divisions, and public interest organizations. The grant will enable LAWS to place students in positions with legal aid clinics and public interest organizations that would otherwise be unable to employ the students, and provide unique opportunities to learn about public law and access to justice, observe the legal aid system, and interact directly with community members.
$ 15,000
December 2, 2015
Promising Young People
LCCJ will expand its capacity to provide restorative justice practices to youth by proactively engaging with the 40 schools and youth centres in the county. Trained volunteers will work with the students, parents' associations and school administrators to assist them in using restorative justice practices to resolve issues of conflict.
$ 15,000
December 2, 2015
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.
$ 153,000
December 2, 2015
Community Living Ontario Wills and Estate Planning Guide
Community Living Ontario will work to develop a comprehensive resource guide for individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families, outlining best practices for wills, trusts and estate planning.
$ 15,000
December 2, 2015
Connecting Communities Secretariat
Community Legal Education Ontario will continue to house the Connecting Communities Secretariat to coordinate and support the activities of a group of legal and non-legal organizations working to improve access to justice for linguistic minorities and rural and remote communities.
$ 114,000
December 2, 2015
Program Activities 2016
The Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust will conduct in-class seminars, workshops and lectures to students in elementary and high schools, and to pre-service teachers in faculties of education across Ontario via two programs: Teaching Civil Liberties and Civil Liberties in the Schools. The focus is on engaging students in critical thinking and respectful debate about rights and freedoms.
$ 221,100
December 2, 2015
25th Annual National Conference
The BLSA Canada annual conference promotes professional development, legal education, mentorship, cultural awareness and access to justice.
$ 15,000
December 2, 2015
Program Activities 2016
AIDWYC will continue to coordinate and administer its pro bono program that provides review and assessment of claims of innocence, and legal assistance for adopted cases of wrongful murder convictions.
$ 230,000
December 2, 2015
Journée du droit 2016
AJEFO will organize and lead Law Day 2016 activities aimed at Francophone Ontario high school students in five different regions of the province.
$ 14,000
December 2, 2015
