Welcome to the Ontario Justice Education Network
Key areas
Teacher resources
Our resources are legally accurate, curriculum-linked, and tested with students.
The OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials for High School Students
Join your local mock trial tournament.
Training
Continuing Professional Development, facilitator training, and video resources.
About OJEN
Find out more about who we are and what we do.
Justice education programs
We run programs in community settings and with special audiences.
Book a courthouse visit
Bring your class or youth group to visit a courthouse and watch court.
Book a guest speaker
We can connect you with a legal expert who can talk to your audience.
Get involved
Volunteer, donate, or work with us.
OJEN News
Legal Studies, Social Change essay contest winners 2024-2025
Contest participants answered the question: What role is there for law reform in creating positive social change? Thank you to all the students who participated. The judges were impressed by the quality and thoughtfulness of the essays submitted! The contest winners are: First place: Zainab from Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy, Pickering Reforming Canadian Law […]
Yes We Can
“Yes We Can” and its French-language version, “Tout droit vers le droit,” are new programs created and run by the Ontario Justice Education Network. Funded by the Ontario Bar Association Foundation and the Law Foundation of Ontario, they aim to teach middle school students from Black or other racialized backgrounds about the various professions and […]
From The OJEN Blog
Justice Education Fellow Profile: Christina Rajkumar
Spotlight on our Strategic Plan Engage youth directly to increase the diversity of youth served OJEN’s Justice Education Fellowship (JEF) program, launched in 2017, offers Law and Paralegal students training and experience delivering Public Legal Education (PLE) for youth. Since its inception, more than 70 students have learned about OJEN’s unique approach to PLE and […]
Spotlight on our Strategic Plan
In 2023, OJEN adopted a strategic plan to guide our organizational activities toward our 25th anniversary in 2027. It builds on OJEN’s recognized strengths while identifying opportunities to make a greater impact. The plan includes 5 broad areas of focus: Engage youth directly to increase the diversity of youth served. Listen, learn and seek guidance […]