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CFCJ Senior Research Fellow Ab Currie in Rotterdam
In June 2026, Ab Currie, Senior Research Fellow at the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, attended the semi-annual meeting of the Working Group on the Legal Professions, held at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Working Group brings together researchers from around the world who study the legal professions and their role in justice systems.
Read NowCaregiver Access to Justice in Canada: Addressing the Challenges Faced by Migrant Workers
Introduction Canada has long relied on migrant workers to fill gaps in the labour market, particularly for jobs related to domestic work. Since the end of the Second World War, tens of thousands of individuals, predominantly women from the Global South, have come to Canada to fulfill vital caregiving roles. As of 2021, there are
read nowA Whole of Government and Cross-Institutional Perspective on Legal Aid
One of the take-aways from a recent OECD meeting on People-Centered and Accessible Justice was that a whole of government approach is key for planning and implementing cohesive reforms and ensuring that institutional boundaries do not limit justice (Tatyana Teplova, Executive Leader in Governance and Policy, OECD, “Making People-Centered Justice Happen to Strengthen Democracy and
read nowCFCJ at the 2023 OECD Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice
Ab Currie, Senior Research Fellow at CFCJ, represented the CFCJ at the 2023 OECD Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice: Making People-Centered Justice Happen in Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 6 to 8, 2023. The meeting included two technical workshops, one on “Building Evidence for People-Centered Justice” and a second on “Access to Justice for Children
read nowFifty Percent of Canadians with Civil and Administrative Legal Problems are in the Justice Gap
According to the World Justice Project’s (WJP) Justice Data Graphical Report I (2023), among the more than 40% of adult Canadians experiencing at least one non-trivial civil or administrative legal problem, 50% are in the justice gap. This means that 50% of the people experiencing legal problems also experienced one or more dimensions of the
read nowAccess to Civil Justice for the Victims of Family Violence
Family violence, formerly known as “domestic violence”, is an all-too-common problem for all too many Canadians. In 2021, over 127,000 people reported being the victims of family violence, receiving physical or mental abuse from their spouse, parents, children, siblings, or extended family members. And these numbers only reflect the instances of police-reported violence. Fearing retaliation,
read nowThe Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Access to Justice
It has been nearly two decades since the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was passed. The Act mandates that organizations across all levels of government, private sectors, and non-profits become accessible to people with disabilities. The end goal is to create a fully accessible Ontario by 2025. With the deadline just three years
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