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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.
Read moreA 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 systems, and their overall life outcomes.
Read moreGood 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 from Justice Action Coalition members who have taken action to close the global justice gap.
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 Ontario renters,
Read morePathway 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.
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