Research Database

The Forgotten Ones Report

This study focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on Black child welfare survivors’  and Black families/caregivers’ experiences with Ontario’s child protection system amid the changes/restrictions made in response to the virus. In some ways, this report also illuminates what these experiences have been during the pandemic, whether directly related to...

Perceptions of and experiences with police and the justice system among the Black and Indigenous populations in Canada

This report was funded by Canadian Heritage, as part of the federal government’s Anti-Racism Strategy. In addition, it represents part of Statistics Canada’s ongoing commitment to publishing data that is disaggregated to the fullest extent possible.

Analysis is broadly separated into three sections, with the first section focusing on the...

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...

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...

Pathway Out of Energy Poverty in Northern Ontario: An Assessment in Northern Ontario and Recommendations on Next Steps

The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) has published Pathway Out of Energy Poverty in Northern Ontario, a report  assessing energy affordability programs available to low-income people in Northern Ontario. The report concludes that there are significant gaps in protection for low-income people struggling to pay their utility bills.

Report: A Bridge to Universal Healthcare

In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) issued a directive to extend funding for all medically necessary hospital care to residents without health insurance. Members of the Health Network for
Uninsured Clients (HNUC) have observed significant improvements to healthcare access for uninsured...

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...

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...