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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
As OJEN celebrates the accomplishments of our first 20 years, we are at the same time looking ahead to our future. As part of our strategic planning process, we are looking for input from a wide range of people who are familiar with our work. All the information we receive will help us create relevant […]