The Law Foundation of Ontario takes an active and engaging approach to our work as a grantmaker and to carry out our mandate of advancing access to justice. Since our creation in 1974, we have worked with and given out over $2B in grants to hundreds of carefully selected grantees, class actions in the public interest, and to Legal Aid Ontario.
The Law Foundation of Ontario works in five broad areas:
Manages a number of grant programs and makes grants to support a wide range of nonprofit organizations to help people understand the law and to use the law to improve their lives
What's new
$45.5M in funding to Ontario’s leading access to justice organizations
The Foundation approved new 3-year Catalyst grants totaling $45.5M for the program’s current cohort of 25 organizations.
Job posting: Grants Manager
The Foundation is seeking to hire two Grants Managers, at least one of which must be bilingual in English and French.
John Borrows Guthrie Award celebration
We gathered on November 20, 2024 to present John Borrows with the Guthrie Award, the Foundation’s signature award to recognize exceptional access to justice champions.