Ontario Court of Appeal agrees with ALS that the Gladue principles apply to Corbett applications9/28/2022
In R v King, a decision released on September 26, the Ontario Court of Appeal found that the Gladue principles applied to Corbett applications brought by Indigenous accused persons....
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Evaluation Consultant Needs Assessment for New Toronto Courthouse & Toronto Regional Bail Centre A. Purpose of RFP Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) is seeking the services of an Indigenous Evaluation Consultant to support ALS in working in collaboration with the New Toronto Courthouse (NTC) and Toronto Regional Bail Centre (TRBC) and other relevant stakeholders to lead, coordinate...
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In an interview with CBC News, Aboriginal Legal Services outlines its concerns with recent developments with Project Broken Trust in Thunder Bay. Aboriginal Legal Services has been involved in the First Nations Youth Inquest, aka Seven Fallen Feathers, for many, many years. We were involved before the inquest was called. Christa Big Canoe and Jonathan Rudin represented six of the...
Call for ALS Board of Directors! Your opportunity to give back to Indigenous communities in the GTA. The ALS Board of Directors is a group of dedicated volunteers supporting the mission and goals of Aboriginal Legal Services: to strengthen the capacity of the Indigenous community and its citizens to deal with justice issues and provide Indigenous controlled and culturally based...
Aboriginal Legal Services Releases the Year Five Report Card for the First Nations Youth Inquest12/8/2021 ALS released its Year Five Report Card on the First Nations Inquest in Thunder Bay. The Report Card, a presentation on the Report Card, a press release and all other background and supporting documents can be found here.
All the materials the 2021 AGM can be found here, on the official AGM Documentation page
Aboriginal Legal Services appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal to argue that the Gladue principles apply when and Indigenous person seeks to withdraw a guilty plea. Read the court decision here. Read the Aborignal Legal Services Factum here.
Two Awards for Christa Big Canoe9/27/2021 Christa Big Canoe, Legal Advocacy Director at Aboriginal Legal Services has recently received two significant awards. Christa is the first recipient of the Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation’s first Moment of Truth Award for Gender Equity. More information on the award can be found here - https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/alnoba-lewis-family-foundation-honors-christa-big-canoe-with-moment-of-truth-award-for-gender-equity-890077747.html. Christa also received the Spirit of Schlifer Award from the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. ...
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