Research Database

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.

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...

Reducing The “Justice Gap” Through Collaboration Models For Systemic Change: Using Networks To Improve Access To Justice

This paper seeks to contribute to the discourse on designing and evolving committees for systemic change by highlighting the characteristics, values, and challenges associated with one model for collaboration: networks

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...

Serious problems or disputes experienced by First Nations people living off reserve, Métis, and Inuit living in the provinces

This study compares First Nations people living off-reserve, Métis, Inuit, and non-racialized/non-Indigenous people, and highlight the disproportionate experience of serious problems and the socioeconomic and demographic factors that predict these disproportionate outcomes.

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...

The Monitor – Can’t Afford the Rent Report

This study examines the gap between the minimum wage and what it costs to rent an apartment in Canada. The rental wage measure provides a clear picture of the relationship between wages and rents because it calculates the hourly wage required to afford rent while working a standard 40-hour week and spending no more than 30 per cent of one’s...

The State We’re In: Addressing Threats & Challenges to the Rule of Law

The report finds that over the past decade and particularly in the last five years, the process of lawmaking has become less transparent, less accountable, less inclusive, and less democratic. Using the framework of the Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Toolkit, they assess the cumulative impact of these changes on the United Kingdom's democracy...

WJP Justice Data Graphical Report I

The report addresses, first, stakeholders that operate on the global stage, to continue making the case for people-centered justice at that level; second, stakeholders that operate at the country level, in order to inform policy making. To this end, country-level findings are then aggregated to provide global-level messages on the status of...

Access to Justice for Trans People

Through living accounts of trans people’s interactions with the legal system, the report assesses and makes recommendations to improve access to justice for trans people in Canada.