Research & reports

The Law Foundation of Ontario produces and commissions a number of reports about our grantmaking and about issues of importance and relevance to our grantees and access to justice generally. See the publications here.

The Law Foundation of Ontario produces and commissions evaluations, research, and other reports about our grantmaking and about issues of importance to our grantees and the nonprofit justice sector, and to access to justice generally. See the publications below to learn more.

Front page of the Executive Summary: Advancing Access to Justice, Advancing Access to Justice, A Review of the Class Proceedings Fund’s Impact

Executive Summary: A Review of the Class Proceedings Fund’s Impact

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Cover of the report: Advancing Access to Justice, A Review of the Class Proceedings Fund’s Impact

Advancing Access to Justice, A Review of the Class Proceedings Fund’s Impact

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Part 2 - Trusted Help Report

Part 2 – Trusted Help: The role of community workers as trusted intermediaries who help people with legal problems (2018)

Part 1 (of 2 reports) that focus on the key findings and recommendations from research conducted to help us better understand trusted intermediaries and the ways in which they could be supported to help advance access to justice for their clients.

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Part 1 Trusted Help report

Part 1 – Trusted Help: The role of community workers as trusted intermediaries who help people with legal problems (2018)

Part 1 (of 2 reports) that focus on the key findings and recommendations from research conducted to help us better understand trusted intermediaries and the ways in which they could be supported to help advance access to justice for their clients.

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Connecting Region: Final Evaluation Report

Connecting Region: Final Evaluation Report (2018)

As part of our commitment to understanding the impact of our grantmaking, we commissioned an evaluation of our Connecting Region program. The report focused on the effectiveness of the Connecting Ottawa project and seed funding that was granted to three consortiums to develop a regional model.

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An evaluation of the Connecting Articling Fellowship program

An evaluation of the Connecting Articling Fellowship program (2017)

As part of The Law Foundation of Ontario’s commitment to learning and regularly reviewing its funding decisions, the Foundation undertook an evaluation of the Connecting Articling Fellowships program.

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