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Civil Justice and Economics: A Matter of Value / La Justice civile et économie : une question de valeur

The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice is thrilled to partner with the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) for the upcoming Civil Justice and Economics: A Matter of Value conference. The conference will take place from October 5-7 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa and will include a series of panels and

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Thank You For Your Donation

The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following for supporting our 2016 fundraising campaign: The Yukon Department of Justice The Nova Scotia Department of Justice The Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney

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Problèmes juridiques quotidiens et les coûts de la justice au Canada – Fact Sheet

Le forum canadien sur la justice civile est très heureux d’annoncer que notre fiche descriptive sur les problèmes juridiques quotidiens et les coûts de la justice au Canada est présentement disponible en français! Cette fiche descriptive fait partie du projet sur les coûts de la justice (2011-2017) qui examine les coûts sociaux et économiques du

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Cost of Justice Project Presentations

Members of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice staff and research alliance presented research and findings from the SSHRC-funded Cost of Justice project at several conferences in Spring, 2016. Here are the links to the slides from some of those presentations: Law and Society 2016 Annual Conference : Discussing the Future of Access to Justice

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We Are Here to Help: the changing culture of legal aid in Nova Scotia

The traditional legal aid model has focused on providing legal solutions to a series of problems that have been narrowly defined as “legal.” The reality, however, is that strictly legal problems are often embedded within a cluster of non-legal problems. Therefore, in order to effectively respond to the growing legal need in this country the

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Human-Centered Design and the Justice System: Lessons from the Field

The best way to improve any system is to work with and receive feedback from the individuals who are engaged in that system. In her recent trip to the Yukon, CFJC Research Fellow and Winkler Institute Assistant Director Nicole Aylwin met with the Yukon Courts, Department of Justice, and other justice stakeholders to discuss the

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