Authored by Mackenzie Coleman, Law Student, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law Legal aid programs are a significant component of access to justice. For many individuals, publicly funded legal services are crucial to support their right to liberty and security of person under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[1] Along with this, legal aid is […]
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Application Deadline – September 16, 2024 “There is no justice without access to justice.” – The Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin Funding call: The Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin Access to Justice Fund (“McLachlin Fund”) was established in 2019 to provide financial support for innovative projects and programs to improve access to civil and family justice. The
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Author: Erin Jeon, University of Manitoba Law Student The Law Society of Manitoba is extending its part-time practicing fees pilot. The pilot began on April 1, 2022, and will now run until March 31, 2027. The Law Society also expanded eligibility for the pilot to include serious chronic illness and disability. Previously, the program was
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You are invited to an online launch event for the Canada-US Border Rights Clinic: Thursday July 11th @ 1:30-2:30 ET (10:30PT, 11:30MT, 12:30CT, 2:30AT) Learn about the clinic and our services, as well as when and how to make a client referral. French interpretation will be provided. Click here to register. A recording of the event will be
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Shared on behalf of Family Resolution Service, Courts Division, Manitoba Justice Funding Opportunity: From the Ground Up We would like to share the Department of Municipal and Northern Relations’ new community development grant opportunity called From the Ground Up – Safe Healthy Communities for All. Grants under the program will support initiatives in the areas
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Authored by Tasha Ellis, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law articling student-at-law At this landmark summit, Inuit Elders, community members, and stakeholders from Nunavut and Manitoba were invited to gather on Treaty 1 territory at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, to learn, share information, and discuss the need for an Inuit-specific Legal Clinic
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Shared on behalf of Within Bars But Not Without Rights Panel TI-LI members are invited to attend an exciting, free panel presentation advocating for access to libraries, law, and legal information for incarcerated persons in Canada. Please share this invitation widely with any in your network who may be interested in this panel. Please see
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University is pleased to announce that the 2024 International Access to Justice Forum (IA2J Forum) will take place at Osgoode Professional Development, in downtown Toronto, Canada, from October 23-25, 2024. For those interested in presenting at the conference, the submission portal is now open for proposals. Please note that all presenters must plan
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By: Kirsten Wurmann – Librarian, Legal Information for Incarcerated Manitobans Initiative “Prison libraries play a fundamental role in guaranteeing rights, not only providinginmates with access to information about their legal rights as incarcerated personsbut also by providing the tools necessary to exercise these rights.” The Legal Information for Incarcerated Manitobans Initiative is a project of the
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By: Samuel Park, Student at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta Introduction This post centers on a fundamental issue within Canada’s legal system: the significant disparity in access to justice faced by the middle class. The proposed solution of tax credits presents a promising way forward by addressing both the financial constraints encountered by
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