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The Caring Society will create a customizable online educational resource on the sources of systemic disadvantage for First Nations children on reserve, available redress systems and resources, and pragmatic examples of how individuals, group and organizations can address them.

The FCJ Refugee Centre will implement two new programs for refugee claimants - the READY Tour, and the RAD Ready Tour - as well as continue to provide direct support to uprooted populations and training to refugee serving agency staff in the refugee determination process.

This is a pilot project in the Ottawa Family Court for high conflict custody and access cases. The goal is to provide high conflict families with enhanced access to judicial and community resources and support as they enter the court system to help them resolve parenting disputes promptly and efficiently, while shielding the children as much as possible from the negative consequences of their parents' conflict.

Community Legal Education Ontario will continue to develop the "yourlegalrights.ca" site that contains the three building block components (i. legal information, ii. information and referral, and iii. education and training) of a comprehensive legal information site for Ontarians. The site’s goal is to serve as the central hub for all public legal education and information related activity in Ontario, and establish best practices and tools for online PLEI work.

CLEO's Centre for Research will conduct research, facilitate partnerships and develop projects to help build capacity of CLEO and other community organizations to reach marginalized communities with the legal information and education they need to understand their legal rights.

Bearskin Lake First Nation will continue its development of a comprehensive, Anishinaabe-centred means of enforcing community by-laws that suppress the manufacture, importation, and use of intoxicants.

Sudbury Workers’ Education and Advocacy Centre will hire an individual who will provide outreach services and educational presentations to smaller communities within the City of Greater Sudbury as well as District of Sudbury. Educational presentations will consist of topics such as Employment Standards Act, Human Rights, Health and Safety and WSIB.

Flip Your Wig for Justice is a campaign to raise awareness, visibility and funds in support of improving access to justice in Ontario.

The Native Law Centre will carry out research and educational activities on issues in Aboriginal and constitutional law. The NLC also maintains an online database of legal pleadings in cases of interest to practitioners of Aboriginal law, and publishes resources on developments in Aboriginal law with a focus on Aboriginal concepts of justice.

The Centre will survey and conduct interviews with key stakeholders, produce a final report, and develop tools and resources for legal and social service providers working with LGBT refugees.