Translation and Closed Captioning of PLE Materials
CCLET will expand access to its public legal education resources by translating current English-only material into French and providing closed captioning for online videos.
$ 25,000
March 28, 2013
Connecting Communities Consortium: Loving our Children Without Fear: Understanding the Child and Family Services Act and its impact on the Hispanic Community
The Hispanic Development Council will educate Latino Hispanic social and community workers and community leaders on child welfare law and courts.
$ 49,018
March 28, 2013
Connecting Communities Consortium: Improving access to public legal information for immigrant communities in Ontario using innovative practices and communications technologies
The Community Development Council Durham will deliver workshops on the social assistance system for service providers who work with linguistic minorities. The workshops will be delivered using advanced video conferencing technology to enable people in remote and rural areas to participate. The project will evaluate the efficacy of using this technology for delivering public legal education.
$ 50,495
March 28, 2013
Critical Link 7 - Global Awakening: Leading Practices in Interpreting Conference (June 17-21, 2013)
Critical Link will hold a conference for interpreters, legal professionals and stakeholders in community interpreting to discuss recent international research on language access and language rights issues. Key themes include legal interpretation and Aboriginal interpretation.
$ 10,000
March 28, 2013
Connecting Communities Consortium: Trans Family Law Project
The LGBTQ Parenting Network (Toronto, ON) will develop legal education training materials addressing the needs of trans parents, and deliver this training to those who provide informal support to this community (trusted intermediaries) as well as those who provide formal support (legal support workers). This project is an outgrowth of the Connecting Communities Consortium.
$ 35,548
January 24, 2013
Connecting Communities Consortium: Learning Through Law: A legal information training for ESL teachers across Ontario
The FCJ Refugee Centre (Toronto, ON) will develop and deliver training for English as a Second Language teachers and support staff to better equip them to respond to issues related to immigration and human rights, including the refugee process. This project is an outgrowth of the Connecting Communities Consortium.
$ 45,000
January 24, 2013
Connecting Articling Fellowships 2014-2015
Legal Aid Ontario (Timmins and Thunder Bay, ON) will hire an Articling Student to provide legal information and services to linguistic minorities and residents of rural and remote communities. This Articling position is funded through the Connecting Articling Fellowship program.
$ 98,000
January 24, 2013
Program Activities 2012-2015
The Ontario Justice Education Network will carry out programs that facilitate and support broad-based activity by the judiciary, the bar, the courts, and the education community throughout Ontario, with a primary focus on high school students and the strengthening of links between the justice and education communities.
$ 835,000
January 24, 2013
Program Activities 2013-14
Pro Bono Students Canada will continue to provide practical learning experiences for law students, and free legal information services to Canadian organizations and individuals in need. It is the only national law student program in Canada, and the only national pro bono program in the country.
$ 541,396
January 24, 2013
Connecting Articling Fellowships 2014-2015
The Waterloo Region Community Legal Service (Kitchener, ON) will hire an Articling Student to provide legal information and services to linguistic minorities and residents of rural and remote communities. This Articling position is funded through the Connecting Articling Fellowship program.
$ 49,000
January 24, 2013
