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OJEN INWATERLOO REGION

Waterloo Region Committee

OJEN’s Waterloo Region Committee is made up of volunteers from both the justice and education sectors. We organize local programs and activities to connect students and teachers to the legal community and justice education, and are always open to new ideas. Our chair is Erik King teacher from Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School.

If you are a teacher teaching law, civics, history, family studies, or any subject with a legal component, and you haven’t already connected with the committee, we’d like to know you! Please contact Erik King at erik_king@wrdsb.ca to join our mailing list. We are also seeking more teachers to join the committee itself, which meets every other month. If you are a legal professional within Waterloo Region, we would love to have you involved!

Programs

OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials

The OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials (OOCMT) is a partnership between the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN). A network of local mock trial tournaments use the OOCMT case and format for mock trials.

Undergraduate Mock Trials Canada – Waterloo Region

Founded in 2012, UGMT (Undergraduate Mock Trials Canada) Criminal Division is a unique mock trial competition at the undergraduate level, taking place each Fall and Winter term of the year, and hosted by students at the University of Waterloo. The competition has recently branched out to include students from various universities in Ontario including the Universities of … Learn More

Mooting – Waterloo Region

  The OJEN Waterloo committee is looking to gauge and develop interest in mooting for high school students. In a moot, teams of students argue an appeal case before judges, taking the positions of appellant and respondent. Typically, the case is a recent Supreme Court decision with a strong dissent. While mock trials simulate the … Learn More

Kitchener-Waterloo Youth-Police Dialogue

The OJEN Youth-Police Dialogue (YPD) program is an interactive justice education series designed to promote positive interactions, build knowledge, challenge perceptions and enhance skills to foster greater relations between youth and police in communities across Ontario.  Over the course of this project, youth will meet with Youth Police Dialogue Facilitators, police officers, and lawyers to … Learn More

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News

Waterloo Region Mock Trial 2020

The OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials (OOCMT) for High School Students is a partnership between the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN). We invite high school students to find their local mock trial competition, register a team, and participate in the province-wide tournament. The OBA and OJEN launched the competition for Waterloo Region … Read More

Waterloo OJEN Committee Organizes Career Day for Young Women

On November 6th, 40 young women from the Waterloo Region spent the day connecting with women working in justice sector careers.  Braiding Diversity into Justice was a full day career modeling program designed to attract greater diversity to the legal profession.  Organized by the Waterloo OJEN Committee, this program aimed to inspire young women from … Read More

Profiling the New Waterloo Region Committee

The OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trial Tournament (OOCMT) completed its fourth season last month, with record numbers of schools participating.  Since it was launched in 2014-2015 school year, the number of schools enrolling in the program has grown from 87 to 175.  Along with its popularity, the need for additional support at the local level, has … Read More

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