Feds chopping funding for some justice programs by 20%
The government is planning to cut federal funding for programs aimed at increasing access to justice and developing court efficiencies by 20 per cent by 2015-16.Detailed figures contained within...
View ArticleOntario boosts eligibility thresholds for legal aid
An additional quarter of a million low-income Ontarians are now eligible for legal aid funding after Legal Aid Ontario boosted its eligibility thresholds yesterday. As of April 1, the annual gross...
View ArticleLSUC agrees to fund Feed the Hungry co-ordinator
It could be last call for the Toronto version of Lawyers Feed the Hungry. Convocation agreed after a lengthy debate Jan. 28 in a majority vote to bolster the long-running charitable initiative with a...
View ArticleB.C. to launch new children’s lawyer’s office by spring 2017
A request for proposal has gone out from the Law Foundation of B.C. to non-profit organizations to submit a plan for developing and implementing a children’s lawyer’s office in B.C. Interested...
View ArticleLaw Foundation opens call for grant applications
The Law Foundation of Ontario’s Responsive Grants Program is accepting applications from non-profit groups interested in improving access to justice. Each year, the Responsive Grants Program includes...
View ArticleAccess to Justice BC to receive $300,000 in funding
Access to Justice BC will be receiving a grant of $300,000 over three years from the Law Society of BC and the Law Foundation of BC. In an announcement issued on Tuesday, The Law Society of BC and Law...
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