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2026-2027 Public Interest Articling Fellowship articling students

September 15, 2026
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Meet the 2026-2027 articling student participants of the Foundation’s Public Interest Articling Fellowship program.

New grants support law-related education for Indigenous students across Canada

September 9, 2026

The Foundation is making new grants to support law-related education bursaries for Indigenous students across Canada.

Kerrie Blaise receives 2026 Guthrie Award

August 4, 2026
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The Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2026 Guthrie Award recipient is environmental lawyer, Kerrie Blaise.

Call for applications: Law Commission of Ontario Board

July 30, 2026
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A call for applications to serve as the Foundation’s representative on the Law Commission of Ontario Board of Governors.

Responsive Call for Applications

July 29, 2026
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Our 2026 Responsive Call for Applications is open until 5 p.m. (EST) September 10.

Job posting: Human Resources & Operations Specialist

July 6, 2026
Join our team

We are seeking a Human Resources & Operations Specialist.

Support for law schools triples to over $28M over 3 years

July 1, 2026
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Our support for law schools triples to over $28M over 3 years.

Leveraging AI for understanding the law

June 30, 2026
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With the help of a Responsive grant, CanLII is leveraging AI to expand access to legal research.

Preserving farming and farmland

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With the help of a Responsive grant, the NFU-O is adapting a resource to support out-of-family farm transfers.

Protecting riders’ rights

Toronto's red and white streetcars

With the help of a Responsive grant, TTCriders is expanding its Know Your Transit Rights program.

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Nominate an outstanding access to justice champion

By Nathalie Noel | January 6, 2026

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

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Bennett Jensen Guthrie Award celebration

By Nathalie Noel | November 26, 2025

We gathered on November 6, 2025 to present Bennett Jensen with the Guthrie Award, the Foundation’s signature award to recognize exceptional access to justice champions.

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$1.5M grant to Community Foundations of Canada to support access to justice in rural, remote, and northern communities

By Nathalie Noel | November 25, 2025

The Foundation approved a $1.5M Strategic Partnership grant to the Community Foundations of Canada.

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2025-2026 Public Interest Articling Fellowship articling students

By Nathalie Noel | November 25, 2025

Meet the 2025-2026 articling student participants of the Foundation’s Public Interest Articling Fellowship program.

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Jordan Goldblatt joins Class Proceedings Committee

By Nathalie Noel | October 20, 2025

The Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jordan Goldblatt to the Class Proceedings Committee.

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Close to $7M in core funding to eight leading access to justice organizations

By Nathalie Noel | October 9, 2025

The Foundation has approved 8 new Catalyst grants, representing $6.9M over 3 years.

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