August 29th & 30th at the Oxford Innovation Centre, 315 Front Street West, Toronto The 2023 Summer Law Institute program is almost complete! You won’t want to miss this year’s exciting line up of workshops and speakers. Book early and take advantage of our special early bird rates! Register by July 21st at the Early […]
Read moreEvery year, grade 5 students from around the province take part in OJEN’s Poster Challenge Program! Working with their teachers and with OJEN materials to learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the students choose the Charter right that means the most to them and design beautiful posters that represent why that right matters […]
Each year, OJEN invites law and paralegal students across Ontario to apply for our Justice Education Fellowships. Fellows receive in-depth training in public legal education theory and methods. During the school year, they are each responsible for planning and delivering a minimum of 3 justice education projects in local schools. The 2022-23 cohort of Fellows exceeded […]
Every year, grade 5 students from around the province take part in OJEN’s Poster Challenge Program! Working with their teachers and with OJEN materials to learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, students choose the Charter right that means the most to them. They design beautiful posters that represent why that right matters for […]
The Board of Directors of the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) is pleased to announce that Kristy Pagnutti has been hired as OJEN’s next Executive Director. This announcement follows an intensive recruitment period, which attracted a wide range of highly qualified candidates. “We are thrilled that Kristy will be the new Executive Director of OJEN. […]
The Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) invites applications from Ontario paralegal students and law school students for its Justice Education Fellowships. OJEN’s Justice Education Fellowships expand the reach of our mandate and mission and public legal education (PLEI) programs, allowing us to offer in-depth PLEI training to a select group of paralegal students and law […]
2022 was a busy year for OJEN. As we transitioned from pandemic to endemic, opportunities to offer core OJEN programs in person became possible once again. We wrapped up our three-year, province-wide Youth-Police Dialogues project, along with the Family Law for Young Parents pilot programs in Hamilton, Navigating Police Encounters initiatives in Ottawa and the […]
Every year, grade 5 students from around the province take part in OJEN’s Poster Challenge Program. Working with their teachers and with OJEN materials to learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the students choose the Charter right that means the most to them and design beautiful posters that represent why that right matters […]
Every year, grade 5 students from around the province take part in OJEN’s Poster Challenge Program. Working with their teachers and with OJEN materials to learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the students choose the Charter right that means the most to them and design beautiful posters that represent why that right matters […]
OJEN’s Capacity Building and Engagement department focuses on justice sector volunteer training and professional development initiatives for educators, youth workers and other trusted intermediaries who support youth in their public legal education needs. To do this, OJEN’s Capacity Building and Engagement team works closely with colleagues in OJEN’s Outreach Programs and Educator Support departments. Capacity […]
Thanks to all the students throughout the province who took OJEN’s short survey. The results help inform us of the legal topics that currently interest young people and help us offer relevant and responsive programs. When asked which topics/issues were most interesting to them: 69% of the youth said criminal law topics/issues 50% of the […]
