I learned the value of justice education, specifically, the ways in which it can empower young people. Amanda Cutinha was a student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law when she was accepted into OJEN’s Justice Education Fellowship program in 2019. OJEN’s Fellowships are year-long placements in which students receive in-depth training in public […]
Students throughout the province are hard at work preparing to compete in the 2022 OBA-OJEN Competitive Mock Trial (OOCMT) tournaments. Now in its eighth year, the program underwent modifications last year so it would remain accessible to students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Student teams prepare for the competition in online sessions with their lawyer coaches. […]
By Zoë Paddock In December 2021, OJEN wrapped up the pilot for the new iteration of the Family Law for Young Parents (FLYP) program, funded through a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It was delivered to 2 community partners in Hamilton. One program with St. Martin’s Manor ran as a hybrid model, both virtually […]
The Department of Justice Canada has released a series of fourteen reports of qualitative studies focusing on the experiences of specific populations in different parts of Canada who have experienced a serious legal problem. These reports, carried out by community-based researchers across Canada, complement the Canadian Legal Problems Survey (CLPS), conducted by Statistics Canada in […]
Funding from the Department of Justice Canada’s Youth Justice Fund is helping the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) develop and deliver a pilot public legal education program for youth in custody or on probation. Together 180 focuses on the areas of law that most affect young people during rehabilitation and reintegration. The public legal education […]
OJEN programs and resources help me to be a better teacher. — Cynthia Palermo. Cynthia Palermo has taught Civics and Grades 11 and 12 Law at the Dryden High School, part of the Keewatin Patricia District School Board in Northwestern Ontario, since her first day of teaching in September, 2006. Dryden High School is the […]
OJEN is now accepting applications from Ontario paralegal students and law students for its Justice Education Fellowships in 2022-23. If you are a student at an Ontario college in a paralegal certificate program or an eligible law school and you have a passion for public legal education and community outreach, we encourage you to apply. Eligible schools […]
Registration is open for Braiding Diversity into Justice, an online event for diverse young women in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. This ½ day activity takes place on March 31, 2022 from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Offered by the Waterloo OJEN Committee, Braiding Diversity into Justice connects marginalized and/or racialized young women with women working in the […]
The final hearing of Défi de la Charte took place as planned on Monday, January 31, 2022! It was awesome and… it ended with a big surprise! See for yourself : The finalists were Winston Fournier from ESC Saint Charles Garnier in Whitby on the one hand and Gabrielle La Touche and Anna Licu from […]
Ontario’s education sector continues to face incredible challenges as it struggles to provide safe classroom environments for over 2 million students, teachers and support staff. School boards are scrambling to comply with Ministry of Education directives while addressing the concerns of parents, students and staff. For educators on the front lines of the school community, […]
As OJEN celebrates the accomplishments of our first 20 years, we are at the same time looking ahead to our future. Board and staff are engaged in a rigorous strategic planning process to determine our goals and priorities leading up to our 25th anniversary in 2027. As part of this exercise, we are looking for […]
