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Goodbye and thank you to a true access to justice champion

March 22, 2024
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, a true champion of access to justice for all Canadians.

Job posting: Summer Law Student, Class Proceedings Fund

February 28, 2024
Join our team

We are seeking a Summer Law Student, Class Proceedings Fund

New partnership with Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund

February 15, 2024
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We’re pleased to announce a partnership with the Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund.

Responsive Call for Applications

February 13, 2024
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Call for applications information and application form to apply to the Responsive program
Due date: rolling deadline
Grant amounts: up to $250,000

Survey: Reimagining the Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship

February 1, 2024
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We’re reimagining our Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship. By March 1, 2024, please complete a short and confidential survey about the program.

Call for applications to serve as representative on OJEN Board

January 30, 2024
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We’re calling for applications to serve as the Foundation’s representative on the OJEN Board of Directors.

Growing Possibilities: sharing our strategic plan

January 29, 2024
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As we begin our 50th anniversary year, we are excited to share Growing Possibilities, our 2024-2029 strategic plan.

Responsive grants double in number and support of northern Ontario and Indigenous communities

January 18, 2024
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The Foundation granted more than $5M to fund 41 Responsive grants in 2023, more than double the investment of 2022.

Francisco Rico-Martínez Guthrie Award celebration

January 4, 2024
Linda Rothstein presenting Loly Rico with the round, copper Guthrie Award medal. Linda in a dark blue suit and Loly in a bright red dress, both smiling.

We gathered December 6, 2023 to recognize Francisco Rico-Martínez as the posthumous recipient of the 2023 Guthrie Award.

Nominate an outstanding access to justice champion

The Guthrie Medal

The Foundation is seeking nominations for the Guthrie Award, our signature award to recognize access to justice champions.

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Lara Sanders joins The Law Foundation of Ontario as Director, Strategic Finance

By Nathalie Noel | June 15, 2022

The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce the hiring of Lara Sanders, CPA, CMA, as our new Director, Strategic Finance.

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2021-2022 PIAF articling highlights

By Nathalie Noel | June 13, 2022

We asked our 2021-2022 Public Interest Articling Fellowship participants to share some highlights of their articling experience. Here is some of what they shared.

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Sharpening my open smart city lens

By Nathalie Noel | April 13, 2022

My fellowship’s focus on citizen agency in a smart city ecosystem coincided with a period of rapid growth for Open North and major developments in smart city and technology communities

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Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants

By Nathalie Noel | March 14, 2022

We granted just over $1.3M for 22 new Responsive grants, and youth were an emergent trend of these community-driven projects

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Hip hop artists navigate world of Intellectual Property rights with new toolkit

By Nathalie Noel | March 14, 2022

Canadian hip hop artists have a new resource to help safeguard their rights and livelihoods: the Intellectual Property Toolkit for Artists

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Danielle Marks joins Class Proceedings Committee

By Nathalie Noel | March 13, 2022

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Danielle Marks to the Class Proceedings Committee. Ms Marks is a partner and Chair of the Civil Litigation practice group at SV Law

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