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
Introducing OJEN’s 2025 – 26 Justice Education Fellows
OJEN’s Justice Education Fellowships are year-long placements that offer law and paralegal students in-depth training in public legal education theory and methods. Each Fellow plans and delivers a minimum of 3 justice education projects in schools in their communities, with support from OJEN’s staff and volunteers from the local legal community. The Fellowship program helps […]
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 […]
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 […]