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.

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. ...

Now hiring! Please go to our Employment page to see postings for two full time positions – Gladue Caseworker (Sudbury) and Adult Pre-Charge Diversion Worker (Toronto).

In addition to ALS’ very own Road to Your Name Podcast ALS staff are featured on two recent podcasts. Senior staff lawyer Caitlyn Kasper is featured on the Matriarch Movement podcast discussing how law does and does not respond to the needs of Indigenous people. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GRDZ3V2xfajY37HP9D7sN?si=VpYuo8XIRg6ybWaR-x2Gew Program Director Jonathan Rudin can be heard talking about sentencing on the Lawyered...

Please be advised that intake for the clinic will be available on Wednesdays and Fridays between 10:00am-3:00pm in the month of August.  We will not be holding Monday intake in August so that we can assist current clients through their legal matters.  In order to manage our caseload and provide good services we will need to reduce our intake for...

Aboriginal Legal Services’ Indigenous Knowledge Podcast The Road to Your Name - Yoha:te Ne Kahsen:Na - Season Two is now available.  Hosted by Lisa VanEvery the podcast investigates many aspects of Haudenosaunee culture and knowledge.

Aboriginal Legal Services appeared at the Supreme Court to support the elimination of peremptory challenges which have been used to keep Indigenous people off juries. Read the court decision here.Read the Aboriginal Legal Services factum here. If you would like to watch the hearing you can do so at the following link. Aboriginal Legal Services submissions start at 1.16.55. Video: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/webcastview-webdiffusionvue-eng.aspx?cas=39062&id=2020/2020-10-07--39062-38861&date=2020-10-07...