Supporting community justice help: research and discussions

In July 2020, CLEO released a report calling for greater recognition and support for community organizations as pivotal to advancing access to justice for Ontarians. Based on research and consultations, the report highlights the difference between access to justice and access to the formal legal system and explains how community organizations play a critical role in bridging the justice gap by providing community justice help. The report also proposes a framework that describes the key elements of good quality community justice help.

You can:

• read our full report
• read the summary
• view the framework

You can also:

• view an information and feedback session on the research that took place as part of Ontario's Access to Justice Week 2020
• view a one-hour presentation and question session on the research, or read the transcript available at the same link
• read Julie Mathews' November 2019 blog post and July 2020 blog post, about this research, originally published on Slaw.ca
• watch a panel of community workers describe the work they do (the panel discussion starts 42:00 minutes into the webcast, and lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes)
• read a summary and preview discussion paper that informed the research
• review past foundational research on “trusted help” commissioned by The Law Foundation of Ontario

Updated September 2020