Previous years’ grants awards are described in past annual reports available here.

LAW FOUNDATION OF NOVA SCOTIA GRANTS TO BE DISBURSED IN 2024-2025:

TOTAL GRANTS $ 3,347,053

Access to Justice and Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia — $130,000
Access to justice research and reform, review of provincial laws & recommendations for improvement, modernization and reform

African Nova Scotian Justice Institute (ANSJI) Project — $250,000
Research and development of an Africentric approach to restorative justice in Nova Scotia

Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre — $65,132
Justice Matters for Women – Rural Outreach in Antigonish and Guysborough Counties – a rural outreach program providing law-related information and support for women and adolescent girls in rural counties and the Strait area

Avalon Sexual Assault Centre — $45,660
Prevention, Intervention, and Awareness (PIA) Program – legal information and education, professional training workshops, support services and policy development aimed at improving the criminal justice process for victims of sexual violence

Community Justice Society (CJS) — HRM $78,750
Project exploring restorative approaches to address and prevent conflicts in schools

Concilio Prison Ministry — $45,000
St. Luke’s Renewal Centre – for inmates at Springhill Institution and their families an innovative approach to re-integration of long-term offenders into the community as productive citizens, addressing issues of barriers to justice

Coverdale Courtwork Services — $80,000
Information and support for women in the criminal court process; counseling and support at parole hearings & prerelease planning; life skills programs to prevent recidivism

Dalhousie Legal Aid — $120,000
Pro bono legal services for marginalized populations; community development and law reform; an educational experience for 3rd year law students

Dalhousie Legal Aid Eviction Prevention Project — $110,000
Pilot project empowering the community to address legal conflict and improve rates of eviction prevention

East Coast Environmental Association — $90,000
Collaboration among students, academics & practitioners; responds to environmental law inquiries from individuals, community groups and non-profit organizations; reviews existing and proposed environmental legislation and policies; delivers environmental law education

East Coast Prison Justice Society (ECPJS) — $32,084
Phase 2: research and programs in Nova Scotia prisons seeking to improve conditions and to provide inmates with legal information & resources to increase access to justice

Elizabeth Fry Cape Breton — $148,812
Support for women in prison; programs & services for women charged with offences or at risk in the community; law reform & community education

Elizabeth Fry Mainland — $97,600
Support Services for vulnerable, criminalized women and girls help women charged with offences or at risk in the community; law reform & community education

EPIC Society — $55,000
After school programs for youth in conflict with the law & support for parents; reduces recidivism amongst at-risk youth; outreach to marginalized youth in rural areas of Cape Breton

Halifax Refugee Clinic — $145,000
A pro bono legal clinic to assist financially eligible refugee claimants before the Immigration & Refugee Board & in related matters

IB&M Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq Dalhousie Law School  — $100,000
A legal education initiative to increase the representation of Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq people in the legal profession

King’s County Seniors’ Safety Program —$21,000
A program to provide legal, safety & security information on an individual and group basis to seniors in King’s County

Leave Out Violence (LOVE) — $20,000
Youth who have experienced violence are trained to become educators about the root causes, effects & alternatives to violent behaviour

Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) — $242,000
Programs providing Nova Scotians with access to legal information & resources to enable them to answer their questions about the law and begin to address their legal issues

LEVEL Justice – Indigenous and Black Youth Project — $35,500
Phase 2 of a legal education program to reach Indigenous and Black Youth in the education system in Nova Scotia

Lnuwey Tplutaqan Wikuom Project – Glooscap Project — $65,362
Gluskabewimk Glooscap Project – Learning to be a good ancestor – research and development

Lnuwey Tplutaqan Wikuom Project – Law Archive Scoping Study — $44,682
Indigenous law archives scoping study at the Schulich School of Law – Dalhousie University

Mainline Needle Exchange — $36,691
A legal education program to reduce recidivism; help for drug users and service providers in court & correctional institutions

Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society

    • DEI Project — $250,000
      Research and implementation intended to reduce systemic discrimination in the Nova Scotia justice system, the legal profession and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
    • Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Youth Project — $130,000
      Indigenous Black and Mi’kmaq IB&M project inspiring Nova Scotian youth toward the legal profession
    • Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Education Project — $250,000
      Development of an African Nova Scotian competency training program for the legal profession in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Legal Aid – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Project — $290,000
Phase Two of a project to implement recommended changes for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal aid system in Nova Scotia

Pro Bono Students Association — $13,500
Law students volunteer their time to provide legal services to public interest community organizations

reachAbility — $101,874
Pilot project Emotional Management for Folks in Conflict with the Law EMAC – partner with legal aid to better understand ADHD, conflict with the law, and reduce criminalization of persons with disabilities across Nova Scotia

SHED Society BC Indigenous Law Research and Publication — $12,000
Development of and access to Indigenous Law – National Edition – legal information for Nova Scotia

Stepping Stone — $50,000
Court support & assistance for current or former sex trade workers; workshops for sex trade workers and the legal community; community education

University of Ottawa Law Supreme Court Canada — $26,000
Legal Education for Nova Scotians; development of and access to education about the Supreme Court of Canada accessible to all Nova Scotians