Program Activities 2015-16
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
June 22, 2015
Dare to Dream
Dare to Dream is an innovative program that bring together members from the legal community to educate, inspire and mentor Aboriginal students through justice-focused educational activities. Due to the continued success of the program in Toronto and Ottawa, CLA-ACE proposes to expand Dare to Dream to the Chippewas of Rama First Nation in 2015-16.
$ 10,000
June 22, 2015
LGBTQ Project Caseworker
MCRS will develop a program for the Kitchener-Waterloo area to attract and support LGBTQ refugee claimants through the refugee determination process.
$ 15,000
June 22, 2015
On the Record: A Legal Educational Workshop Series on Police Record Checks in Ontario
On the Record is a legal public education series on police record checks in Ontario created and delivered by JHSO in partnership with Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
$ 5,000
June 22, 2015
The Mark J. Sandler Professional Development Bursary for Recent Call Lawyers
This award is in honour of Mark J. Sandler’s contribution as Chair of the Law Foundation of Ontario. The bursary, valued at $2,000 per year, is funded for five years (2016-2020). Its purpose is to fund travel related expenses for recent call lawyers to attend the Criminal Lawyers’ Association’s continuing professional development programming.
$ 10,000
June 22, 2015
Connecting Communities: Increasing Access to Legal Information for People with Speech and Language Disabilities (SLDs)
This project will provide training to disability advocates, including social workers, speech-language pathologists, peer support workers, and family members in three areas of law - consent and capacity, housing and attendant services, and access to essential services - that impact people who have speech and language disabilities (SLDs), not caused by hearing loss. The aim of the training is to increase the ability of front-line workers to support their clients who have SLDs who are facing legal problems.
$ 50,000
June 22, 2015
Connecting Communities: Provincial Aboriginal Human Rights Initiative
The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) will provide training workshops on human rights legislation, anti-discrimination protections, and the human rights enforcement process to community leaders within Indigenous Friendship Centre communities in Ontario. The project aims to promote education and awareness, advance access to justice and begin facilitating a dialogue about discrimination and human rights issues in Aboriginal communities across the province.
$ 24,850
June 22, 2015
Young Lawyers Conference, October 2015
The CLA will hold an intensive advocacy program for junior members of the defence bar in Ontario, including subsidizing the travel and accommodation for those from remote areas.
$ 50,000
May 12, 2015
Providing Virtual Family Law Services to Survivors of Violence against Women
Luke’s Place, in partnership with Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, proposes to establish a virtual pro bono family law clinic model for women who have left an abusive relationship and are not able to access legal representation in a remote, underserved region of the province.
$ 95,000
May 12, 2015
Connecting Communities: No Longer the Norm: A Legal Information Training Project on Sexting and Cyberbullying
This project will train frontline staff working with young people and youth leaders on the law as it relates to sexting and cyberbullying, and the serious impact of these behaviours on victims. A video will be produced jointly with the Niagara Regional Police Services, which will provide a key training resource for the project. Workshops will be held throughout the Niagara Region and a webinar will be created and offered to the coordinators of the forty Youth Justice Committees throughout Ontario.
$ 48,750
April 9, 2015
