“Canada’s Justice Development Goals 2020: Challenge & Change,” published by the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, highlights access to justice efforts across Canada in 2020. The report is organized according to the JDGs framework for accessible justice in Canada and contains a special feature on justice sector responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The projects and data reported here were shared with the Action Committee by organizations across the country, building on their ongoing efforts and sustained commitment to improving access to justice.
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JDG 3 Make courts work better
Recommendation 11: HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE REPRESENTING THEMSELVESCourts should offer services, including early resolution and information services, for people who are navigating the legal system alone.-
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JDG 3 Make courts work better
Recommendation 12: MANAGE CASES EFFECTIVELYTimelines, simplified procedures, shared experts, and limited number of witness should be agreed to, or insisted on by judges, to make better use of court time and encourage early settlement.-
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JDG 3 Make courts work better
Recommendation 13: BE ACCESSIBLE AND USER-FOCUSED Courts and procedures need to be modernized to reflect people’s needs, including better use of technology where it can make the process faster or easier without ignoring the needs of vulnerable people.-
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JDG 3 Make courts work better
Recommendation 14: PROTECT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE Ensure system improvements do not interfere with a judge’s ability to make independent, ethical decisions to protect people’s rights.-
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JDG 4 Improve Family Justice
Recommendation 15: OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES Provide targeted, free, accessible public legal education about frequent legal issues, different types of solutions and the process of enforcing rights.-
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JDG 4 Improve Family Justice
Recommendation 16: PROMOTE CONSENSUAL RESOLUTION Foster legal capability so that people can spot legal issues early, get preventative or proactive help and anticipate, avoid or manage frequent legal issues.-
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JDG 4 Improve Family Justice
Recommendation 17: INNOVATE Educate people about less adversarial approaches and experiment with new services and processes to create opportunities for consensus resolution.-
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JDG 4 Improve Family Justice
Recommendation 18: 4.4 RESTRUCTURE FAMILY COURTS Locate all of the aspects of family law in the same place, including separation, custody and access, and divorce, ideally under one judge.-
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JDG 5Work Together
Recommendation 19: ESTABLISH COORDINATED EFFORTS Bring all of the organizations involved in access to justice in each province or territory together to focus on local solutions.-
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JDG 5Work Together
Recommendation 20: INCLUDE EVERYONEInvolve the major institutions (courts, governments), professional groups (lawyers’ associations), community groups and non-profits (clinics, PLE providers) academics and individuals to find new creative approaches.-
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