With a $14K Responsive grant from the Foundation, Egale produced an informational video series on the legal rights, opportunities, and challenges of 2SLGBTQI+ people staring a family in Ontario.
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$656K added to Catalyst grants to help with inflationary pressures
Responding to the extraordinary inflationary pressures faced by grantees, the Foundation is making a one-time 5% granting increase to its current Catalyst grants.
Summer students bring new ideas and energy
The Foundation benefitted from an influx of new ideas and energy this summer thanks to three students working with us: Jenel Jackson, Rachael Simser, and Alex Traballo.
Summer law student reflections: incomparable class actions experience
I worked at with the Class Proceedings Fund staff team. I gained comprehensive knowledge in class action litigation funding and an extensive look at the history and development of class proceedings in Ontario.
Summer law student reflections: shaping public interest insights
I spent the summer supporting the Foundation’s grants team. I conducted research, developed onboarding tools for current and new staff, attended meetings, and learned about the sector more widely.
LAWS student reflections: the start of another journey
The Foundation participates in LAWS’ Summer Job Program. This year we were fortunate to host Jenel. Here are some of her reflections about working with the Foundation.
Celebrating Judy Mark upon her retirement
After 13 years, Judy Mark, our long-serving Director, Strategic Finance and Administration, has retired from the Foundation. We gathered to thank her for her service and wish her a fond farewell.
Lara Sanders joins The Law Foundation of Ontario as Director, Strategic Finance
The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce the hiring of Lara Sanders, CPA, CMA, as our new Director, Strategic Finance.
2021-2022 PIAF articling highlights
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.
Sharpening my open smart city lens
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