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 $1B in grants to hundreds of carefully selected grantees 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
COVID-19 related updates
COVID-19: Regular updates on our response to COVID-19, including how to contact us and application deadline extensions.
Calls for applications coming soon!
Calls for grant applications for our Responsive and Catalyst programs are coming soon. Please watch for them and help share the news.
Elders’ Council named 2020 Guthrie Award recipient
The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce that the 2020 Guthrie Award recipient is the Elders’ Council.