{"id":35741,"date":"2026-10-19T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ojen.ca\/?post_type=program&p=35741"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:03:45","slug":"ottawa-fij-aej","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/ojen.ca\/en\/program\/ottawa-fij-aej\/","title":{"rendered":"Futures in Justice \/ Avenirs en justice – Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cFutures in Justice \/ Avenirs en justice” is now in its fourth year! Organized by members of the local bench, Regional Senior Justice Dumel and Justice Loignon, this bilingual, day-long event encourages female-identifying, gender-fluid, and non-binary youth from racialized and\/or marginalized backgrounds to explore careers in the justice sector. Ottawa-area students aged 15 to 22 are invited to register for keynote addresses, panel and roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities with lawyers, judges, law students, paralegals, police and other legal professionals. The event offers participants an opportunity to discover the full range of careers available in the justice sector and to meet inspiring professionals working in the field. Too often, young women do not see themselves reflected among those working in the legal profession, or they question whether they can make a place for themselves within it. By providing opportunities to meet inspiring women working in the justice sector, the program aims to broaden participants\u2019 perspectives, nurture their ambitions, and strengthen their sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past keynote speakers include the Honourable Justice Michelle O\u2019Bonsawin, Canada\u2019s first Indigenous Supreme Court justice; the Honourable Justice Maria Sirivar of the Superior Court of Justice; and Her Worship Regional Senior Justice Louise Logue of the Ontario Court of Justice. This year\u2019s keynote speaker is Ms. Nana Yanful, principal of Yanful Law, who specializes in equity and human rights law. The program will be held November 4, 2026 from 9:00-4:00 at the Ottawa Courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration is available at:
avenir.futuresinjustice@gmail.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note:<\/strong> “Futures in Justice \/ Avenirs en justice” is a different program from \u201cBreaking Barriers to Careers in Law,\u201d a half-day event being held at the Ottawa Courthouse on November 3, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00abFutures in Justice \/ Avenirs en justice<\/strong>\u00bb en est maintenant \u00e0 sa quatri\u00e8me \u00e9dition!<\/strong> Organis\u00e9e par des membres de la magistrature locale, la juge principale r\u00e9gionale Dumel et la juge Loignon, cette activit\u00e9 bilingue d\u2019une journ\u00e9e encourage les jeunes qui s\u2019identifient comme filles ou femmes, qui sont de genre fluide ou qui sont non binaires, et qui sont issus de milieux racis\u00e9s ou marginalis\u00e9s, \u00e0 explorer les possibilit\u00e9s de carri\u00e8re dans le secteur de la justice. Les \u00e9l\u00e8ves et les jeunes de la r\u00e9gion d\u2019Ottawa \u00e2g\u00e9s de 15 \u00e0 22 ans sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 s\u2019inscrire afin d\u2019assister \u00e0 des conf\u00e9rences, \u00e0 des discussions en groupe et \u00e0 des tables rondes, ainsi que de profiter d\u2019occasions de r\u00e9seautage avec des avocates, des juges, des \u00e9tudiantes en droit, des parajuristes, des polici\u00e8res, et d\u2019autres membres de la communaut\u00e9 juridique. Cette activit\u00e9 permet aux participantes et participants de d\u00e9couvrir tout l\u2019\u00e9ventail des carri\u00e8res offertes dans le secteur de la justice et de rencontrer des personnes inspirantes qui \u0153uvrent dans ce domaine. Trop souvent, les jeunes femmes ne se reconnaissent pas parmi les personnes qui exercent une profession juridique ou se demandent si elles peuvent se tailler une place dans ce milieu. En leur offrant l\u2019occasion de rencontrer des femmes inspirantes qui travaillent dans le secteur de la justice, le programme vise \u00e0 \u00e9largir les perspectives des participantes, \u00e0 nourrir leurs ambitions et \u00e0 renforcer leur sentiment d\u2019appartenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parmi les conf\u00e9renci\u00e8res principales des ann\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes figurent l\u2019honorable juge Michelle O\u2019Bonsawin, premi\u00e8re juge autochtone \u00e0 la Cour supr\u00eame du Canada; l\u2019honorable juge Maria Sirivar de la Cour sup\u00e9rieure de justice; ainsi que Son Honneur la juge principale r\u00e9gionale Louise Logue de la Cour de justice de l\u2019Ontario. Cette ann\u00e9e, la conf\u00e9renci\u00e8re principale sera Me Nana Yanful, fondatrice du cabinet Yanful Law, qui se sp\u00e9cialise en \u00e9quit\u00e9 et en droits de la personne. Le programme aura lieu le 4 novembre, 2026, de 9 h \u00e0 16 h, au palais de justice d\u2019Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les inscriptions peuvent \u00eatre faites \u00e0 l\u2019adresse suivante :
avenir.futuresinjustice@gmail.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veuillez noter :<\/strong> Futures in Justice \/ Avenirs en justice est un programme distinct de \u00ab Breaking Barriers to Careers in Law \u00bb, une activit\u00e9 d\u2019une demi-journ\u00e9e qui se tiendra au palais de justice d\u2019Ottawa le 3 novembre 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23846,"template":"","area-of-law":[435],"audience":[32],"program_type":[152,415],"class_list":["post-35741","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-of-law-about-the-justice-system","audience-youth","program_type-community","program_type-committee-programs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFutures in Justice \/ Avenirs en justice - Ottawa - OJEN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Organized by members of the local bench, this bilingual, day-long event encourages female-identifying, gender-fluid, and non-binary youth from racialized and\/or marginalized backgrounds to explore careers in the justice sector.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ojen.ca\/en\/program\/ottawa-fij-aej\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Futures in Justice \/ Avenirs en justice - 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