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Job posting: Grants Manager (12-month contract)

November 14, 2023
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We are seeking to hire a Grants Manager (12-month contract).

Continued support for national Action Committee on Access to Justice

November 6, 2023
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The Foundation continues to support the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters with a new grant of $50K, made through the Foundation’s national Access to Justice Fund.

Francisco Rico-Martínez receives 2023 Guthrie Award

October 30, 2023
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The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce that the 2023 Guthrie Award recipient is refugee rights champion, Francisco Rico-Martínez.

Public Interest Articling Fellowship Host Organization Call for Applications

October 24, 2023
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Call for applications information and application form to be a host organization of the Foundation’s Public Interest Articling Fellowship
Deadline: January 5, 2024
Grant amount: up to $84,500/year

Job posting: Governance Coordinator & Executive Assistant

September 28, 2023
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The Foundation is seeking a Governance Coordinator & Executive Assistant.

Job posting: Coordinator, Grants & Programs

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The Foundation is seeking a Coordinator, Grants & Programs.

In community with farmworkers

September 26, 2023
A man and woman standing beside each other, smiling. The man has dark hair and a moustache and goatee and is wearing a blue denim shirt. The woman has shoulder length black hair and is wearing dark framed glasses and a dark blue shirt.

Canada’s first Migrant Farmworkers Clinic is helping these workers exercise their rights.

Connecting with Spanish-speaking seniors

Elvis Lazaro, the Centre’s Executive Director.

The Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples Legal Clinic developed an interagency outreach initiative to connect seniors to the legal help they need.

Trusted legal help for Muslims

A woman with black hair pulled back into a bun. She is wearing a hunter green suit jacket and is sitting in a chair, smiling slightly

A first of its kind legal clinic in Ontario, the Muslim Legal Support Centre provides free culturally and linguistically informed legal information and services to Muslims in Ontario.

2022 annual report: Culture Connects

September 25, 2023
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We’re proud to release our 2022 annual report: Culture Connects.

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Advocating for the rights of young workers

By Nathalie Noel | December 16, 2016

Jenny and the Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre help workers understand and uphold their rights.

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2015 annual report: Putting people at the heart of justice

By Nathalie Noel | December 16, 2016

Putting people at the heart of justice. That’s both our newly adopted vision statement and the theme of our 2015 annual report. The report gives an overview of the Foundation’s granting highlights, organized in the four broad areas in which…

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Isfahan Merali appointed to Board of Trustees

By Nathalie Noel | September 12, 2016

The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce the appointment of Isfahan Merali, B.A., LL.B. to its Board of Trustees.

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Eight new Access to Justice Fund grants aim to better understand and protect vulnerable investors

By Nathalie Noel | August 3, 2016

The funded investor rights projects range from hands-on help for individual investors at a first of its kind legal clinic, public legal education and information for seniors about their legal rights when it comes to investing, and a broad range of research exploring: supported decision making; vulnerable investor protective action; remedies under the Ontario Securities Act for corporate misreporting; investor vulnerability and disciplinary action by self-regulatory bodies; investor rights and remedies in Canada; and the experience of low-income families and group plan RESPs.

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Linda R. Rothstein B.A., LL.B. to lead The Law Foundation of Ontario Board

By Nathalie Noel | July 5, 2016

The Law Foundation of Ontario Board of Trustees elected Linda R. Rothstein B.A., LL.B. as its new Chair; the first woman to hold this position. Ms. Rothstein is a partner of Paliare Roland and has served as a Foundation Trustee since 2014.

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Community Leadership in Justice Fellowships awarded to Nikki Gershbain, Sarah Pole, Brenda Young, and Deepa Mattoo

By Nathalie Noel | July 4, 2016

The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce it has awarded Community Leadership in Justice Fellowships for the 2016-2017 academic term to Nikki Gershbain, Sarah Pole, Brenda Young, and Deepa Mattoo.

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