The Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) is offering a free professional development workshop for Youth Workers, community leaders, educators and other adults that support youth residents in Ottawa. This workshop builds knowledge and understanding of the law governing rights and responsibilities during encounters with police and the legal resources available for support. Date: December 15, […]
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This year, Access to Justice Week (A2J Week) takes place from October 25th to 29th, and brings together a range of justice sector stakeholders to develop meaningful, public-centred solutions that advance systemic change in the justice system. OJEN is pleased to support A2J Week with activities for students, teachers, community workers, and legal professionals. For […]
I am very pleased to announce to secondary school teachers that they can now register their classes for the second edition of Défi de la Charte, the Francophone Charter Challenge. This new Défi promises to be exciting! It will be about a police operation carried out on suspicion of drug trafficking. Police detained the suspects’ […]
Each October, the Herbert family in Barrie, Ontario hosts a benefit show and donates the proceeds to OJEN. Tate’s Tableaux honours the life of their son, Tate, who died of cancer in 2013 while studying Law and Society at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. Donations to Tate’s Tableaux support OJEN’s programs for young people who, like […]
Access to Justice Week is an annual initiative of The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) supported by the Law Society of Ontario and The Law Foundation of Ontario. This year it takes place on the week of October 25th to 29th. The events of the week bring together stakeholders from the justice community […]
Registration is now open to teachers for 2 of OJEN’s province-wide classroom programs. Fall 2021 Charter Challenge – Twice a year, OJEN releases a mock judicial decision in which complex Charter issues are raised on appeal. Students all over Ontario form teams to research and write a factum in favour of either the appellant or […]
Our Algoma OJEN Committee is comprised of different individuals coming from all areas of the justice system. Judges, Justices of the Peace (both presiding and retired), school board representatives, Managers of Court Operations, Supervisors of Court Operations, Mediators, and Court Services staff work together on the committee. Each member brings something unique and diverse to […]
I hope you’re doing well. As you probably already know, our first Défi de la Charte was a resounding success in spite of all the hurdles that we had to face. If you haven’t been able to attend the final, you can watch it here. You can also read the blog posts written by the […]
On Thursday, August 26th, Mr. Allan Hux, Madam Justice Fran Kiteley, the Board of Directors and staff of OJEN will join friends and colleagues of Kim Wilson to recognize her outstanding contributions to justice education in Ontario. Ms Wilson recently retired from Abbey Park High School in Oakville after a 30 year teaching career. Kim […]
Please join us in welcoming OJEN’s 2021-22 cohort of Justice Education Fellows! These Fellowships are year-long placement for law students, with one position available at each of Ontario’s law schools. Before the start of the academic year, Fellows go through intensive training from OJEN staff that introduces them to our justice education philosophy, project models […]
Every year, grade 5 students from around the province take part in OJEN’s Poster Challenge Program! Working with their teachers and with OJEN materials to learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the students choose the Charter right that means the most to them and design beautiful posters that represent why that right matters […]
