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CFCJ at the 2023 OECD Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice
Ab Currie, Senior Research Fellow at CFCJ, represented the CFCJ at the 2023 OECD Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice: Making People-Centered Justice Happen in Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 6 to 8, 2023. The meeting included two technical workshops, one on “Building Evidence for People-Centered Justice” and a second on “Access to Justice for Children
Read NowWe Are Here to Help: the changing culture of legal aid in Nova Scotia
The traditional legal aid model has focused on providing legal solutions to a series of problems that have been narrowly defined as “legal.” The reality, however, is that strictly legal problems are often embedded within a cluster of non-legal problems. Therefore, in order to effectively respond to the growing legal need in this country the
read nowHuman-Centered Design and the Justice System: Lessons from the Field
The best way to improve any system is to work with and receive feedback from the individuals who are engaged in that system. In her recent trip to the Yukon, CFJC Research Fellow and Winkler Institute Assistant Director Nicole Aylwin met with the Yukon Courts, Department of Justice, and other justice stakeholders to discuss the
read nowResearch Update: Paralegals, the Cost of Justice and Access to Justice: A Case Study of Residential Tenancy Disputes in Ottawa
A further and final year of data gathered for this case study has reinforced the message that paralegals, who purportedly offer more affordable and accessible legal services than lawyers, are continuing to make a significant contribution to the resolution of residential tenancy disputes in Ottawa, but only for landlords and, largely, for corporate landlords. The
read nowEveryday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ) is thrilled to annouce the publication of three papers from our SSHRC-funded “Cost of Justice” research project. These papers are based on findings from the CFCJ’s Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada survey, the first national survey in almost ten years to measure the
read nowEveryday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada Fact Sheet
The 2014 Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada fact sheet has been updated and revised based on the findings presented in the recently published Everday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report. The updated fact sheet is posted on the CFCJ website here. A French version of
read nowThe Resolution of Legal Problems in Ontario
Results from the CFCJ’s 2014 study on the civil legal needs of Canadians indicate that most Ontarians do not obtain formal legal advice when faced with a legal problem. One might conclude that this is because the cost of obtaining lawyers has become too expensive, yet the research findings suggest otherwise. In “The Resolution of
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