The Foundation has invested over $700K to fund 13 Measuring Impacts and Progress research projects to support empirical research to help improve how the justice system serves the people of Ontario.
November 26, 2019
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November 18, 2019
Over $400K invested in research projects to examine technology’s role in providing legal services
The Foundation has invested over $400K to support six Justice and Technology Research projects to better understand the practical ways that technology is, or could, change how legal services are provided and to support access to justice for people with legal needs.
November 18, 2019
Access to Justice Week 2019
Close to 1,500 people participated in TAG’s Access to Justice Week, including a Data & Design Symposium we co-hosted with the Law Society of Ontario.
November 18, 2019
Legal education resources for Ontarians who are blind, partially sighted, and Deafblind
With a Responsive grant from the Foundation, CNIB Foundation developed a series of plain-language, public legal information handbooks, videos, and training workshops to empower Ontarians who are blind, partially sighted, and Deafblind.
November 11, 2019
2019-2020 Public Interest Articling Fellowship participants
Meet the 2019-2020 Public Interest Articling Fellowship participants: André Capretti; Jaya Élise Bordeleau-Cass; Ashley Reya Dhandhari; Vanessa Poirier; J.Y. (Jianyang) Hoh; Rebecca Dillon; Michelle Soucy; Aubrey Abaya
September 17, 2019
LAWS student reflections: seeing behind the scenes of grantmaking
We participate in LAWS’ Summer Job Program and this year we were joined by Makayla. Here are some of her reflections of her time working with us.
August 19, 2019
2018-2019 PIAF articling highlights
We asked our 2018-2019 Public Interest Articling Fellowship participants to share some highlights of their articling experience. Here is some of what they shared.
July 4, 2019
Comic helps newcomers and frontline workers understand labour rights
Newcomers Facing Labour Struggles is a comic book produced by KEYS Job Centre that illustrates the types of law-related issues newcomers can face when trying to get, and keep, employment in Canada.
July 2, 2019
Close to $680K in grants to enhance the ways frontline workers help clients with legal problems
The Law Foundation of Ontario recently granted close to $680K for nine projects that aim to improve the ways that frontline community workers or “trusted intermediaries” help their clients who have legal problems.
May 8, 2019
2019 Investor Rights Call for Applications
Call for applications information and application form to apply to The Law Foundation of Ontario’s 2019 Investor Rights Call for Applications
Deadline: July 15, 2019
Grant amounts: Research and project grants – up to $100,000; Investor Rights Articling Fellowship – up to $69,500