Research Database

A Qualitative Look at Serious Legal Problems – Métis Community

The intent of this project was to identify serious legal issues that Métis individuals in northern Canada may encounter, how they deal with them and the impact the issues have on them. It is believed that experiences in Canada’s North differ quite significantly from those in the South and these stories need to be heard. It is hoped that the...

A Qualitative Look at Serious Legal Problems: Trans, Two-Spirit, and Non-Binary People in Canada

Canada has seen significant law reforms aimed at enhancing the legal protection and recognition of trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary people. Still, community experts and researchers report that numerous and intersecting structural barriers continue to shape these persons’ access to new legal protections, their relationship to laws and legal...

A rising tide does not lift all boats

This paper starts with an overview of the changes in Ontario’s labour market since 2019. It uses data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) on racialized workers to understand the impact of these labour market changes on the racialized workforce. Did improved labour market conditions benefit all workers equally? This paper analyzes...

Alberta Legal Needs Assessment: What we’ve learned so far

In the Fall of 2022, the Alberta Law Foundation started a community-based legal needs assessment in Alberta to assist with knowledge sharing in the justice sector and help inform grant-making.

This report presents highlights from what the Foundation has learned so far from the Alberta justice community.

The report aims to increase...

Black Canadian National Survey Final Report 2023

The special report on the Black Canadian National Survey (BCNS or the Survey) presents further evidence for the importance of race disaggregation. The Survey recognizes the unique and differentiated experiences of racial groups in Canada, with a particular emphasis on Black Canadians. By focusing on the actual lived experiences of people from...

Everyday Problems and Legal Need

This report is the first of three volumes. It explores legal need in Victoria, how justiciable problems are experienced, what people do about them and how they progress and conclude.

Experiences of discrimination in daily life among Chinese people in Canada, and their perceptions of and experiences with the police and the justice system

This Juristat article examines the experiences of discrimination in daily life among Chinese people living in Canada, in addition to their perspectives of and experiences with the police and the justice system.

Good Practices and Commitments on People Centered Justice

The Justice Action Coalition, originally convened by Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, is a multi-stakeholder, high-ambition coalition of countries and organizations championing equal access to justice for all.

This document highlights some examples of good practices and country commitments on
people-centered justice...

Housing Hardship: How Ontario’s Renters Struggle to Keep a Roof Overhead

This report was prepared by the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) as part of our Say Yes to Fair Rents! Campaign. The first part of the report examines the cost of living and affordable rental housing crisis in Ontario. It primarily draws on data from the recently released 2021 federal census data and a 2022 public opinion poll of...

Listen and ‘be real’ research report

This is the first of three annual Research and Impact Evaluation (RIE) Reports of a program entitled ‎‎‘Bagaraybang bagaraybang mayinygalang (BBM): Empowering & Alleviating: A Health Justice ‎Partnership (HJP) offering legal support for social & emotional well-being between the Hume ‎Riverina Community Legal Service (HRCLS) & Albury...