“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 5Work Together
Recommendation 21: BE BOLD; TAKE ACTIONLocal and national coordination must lead, take action and inspire others to tackle access to justice.-
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JDG 5Work Together
Recommendation 22: WORK WITHIN INSTITUTIONS In addition to coordinating across the justice system, access to justice should be a serios focus within judges’ organizations, lawyers’ and paralegals’ associations, courts and institutions.-
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JDG 5Work Together
Recommendation 23: COORDINATE ACROSS CANADA Keep moment and sustained attention to these issues across the country to complement local and regional activity.-
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JDG 6 Build Capability
Recommendation 24: EDUCATE LAW STUDENTS AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS Offer training on access to justice, emerging approaches, changing social situations and the skills to meet people’s needs, both at the start of and throughout legal careers.-
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JDG 6 Build Capability
Recommendation 25: EXPAND JUSTICE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS Introduce legal capability into elementary and secondary schools to prepare people for legal issues in their lives; Officer training about access to justice issues in post secondary programs to integrate legal, health, social and education services.-
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JDG 7 Innovate
Recommendation 26: KEEP TRACK OF WHAT IS WORKING Create a culture of innovation in the justice system by focusing on new ideas and learning about successes and failures.-
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JDG 7 Innovate
Recommendation 27: SHARE GOOD IDEAS Promote the sharing of new models, ideas and successes to expand the impact of innovation.-
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JDG 8 Analyze and Learn
Recommendation 28: DEVELOP METRICSEstablish benchmarks and standardized metrics to build a shared understanding of legal services, models and needs.-
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JDG 8 Analyze and Learn
Recommendation 29: WORK WITH RESEARCHERS IN ALL FIELDS Coordinate research between institutions and universities, and between social scientists, economists, system users, and legal institutions to better understand the issues.-
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JDG 9 Improve Funding Strategies
Recommendation 30: COORDINATE TO SPEND MONEY WELL Learn what the real costs of legal issues are and divert funding to prevent legal issues and minimize the demand on other social services.-
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