Thanks to all the students throughout the province who took OJEN’s short survey. The results help inform us of the legal topics that currently interest young people and help us offer relevant and responsive programs. When asked which topics/issues were most interesting to them: 69% of the youth said criminal law topics/issues 50% of the […]
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Hamilton, ON – A grant of $37,400 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Seed fund has made it possible for OJEN to develop and pilot a new public legal education program for young mothers in Hamilton. The multi-session program was delivered in partnership with two community-based organizations that provide support to young mothers, St. Martin’s […]
OJEN’s Summer Law Institute (SLI) is our flagship professional development event for high school law and civics teachers. In place of our annual gathering at Osgoode Hall, we are offering a summer webinar and workshops series that runs from: Monday, August 29 – Friday, September 2 Our webinars and workshops cover emerging areas of law and […]
Date updated: April 2022 Virtual and In-person Court Visits All courts in Ontario have been profoundly impacted by the need to continue the administration of justice while managing the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. While technically still open to the public, many Ontario courthouses could only admit persons with matters before the courts in […]
OJEN responds to the needs and interests of youth by creating programs and resources based on their feedback. Teachers: please share this “Have Your Say” youth survey with your students. It is available in both English and French. Students can complete the short 3 question survey on their own device, on their own time: Have […]
Many of you have asked about the status of our Courthouse Visit program. We have compiled a list of some of the Ontario courthouses that are currently offering virtual or in-person visits. We will be hearing from more of our courthouse partners in the weeks to come, but at this time, please note the availability […]
We’re excited to share new opportunities for your classroom’s learning and inclusivity efforts: Our friends from the Childhood Arrivals Support and Advocacy (CASA) program at Justice for Children and Youth legal clinic (JFCY) are providing services for students who arrived in Canada as children but are living here without immigration status (often known by the […]
Would you like help educating your students and the public about Canada’s judicial system from a provincial or superior court judge in April? As a joint outreach activity, the Canadian Superior Court Judges Association and the Canadian Bar Association are offering high schools across the country the opportunity to have a judge give a virtual […]
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. […]
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 […]
