More than $250,000 has been allocated to 10 projects
The Canadian Bar Association has allocated $256,819.67 to the recipients of the 2025 Law for the Future grants.
The 10 projects that have been funded tackle issues like the family justice system in Saskatchewan, Indigenous reconciliation, and AI.
The University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law received $31,549 to support its initiative “Evaluating Canada's Directive on Civil Litigation Involving Indigenous Peoples.” Dalhousie University got $18,500 for its project “Beyond the Books: Building Technological Competence in Legal Education and Practice.”
The Canadian Bar Association (Canadian Bar Foundation) received $37,251.29 for “The Canadian Bar Association Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit Revitalization Project,” while the CBA Child and Youth Law Section got $35,000 for the “CBA Child Rights Toolkit Update.”
University of Saskatchewan College of Law’s CREATE Justice got $11,169.28 for phase 2 of the “Advancing Continuous Improvements in the Family Justice System in Saskatchewan: The Collective Impact of a Well-being Focus in Family Law” project. The common law section of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law received $15,012 for the “Integrating AI in Legal Education: A Practical Guide” initiative.
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning at McGill University got $39,270.80 for its “Access to Justice Education Initiative: Competencies, Pathways, and Curricular Gaps.” The AI Risk and Regulation Lab at the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law received $35,000 for the “Building AI Readiness: A Risk Management Framework for Canada's Legal Sector” project.
The University of the Fraser Valley received $21,185.60 for the “Canadian Strangulation Laws in Practice: Investigating Challenges with Implementation” initiative. The Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law got $12, 881.70 for the “Return to work legislation and the constitutionalization of the right to strike: Developments and transformations” initiative.
The LFFF was launched in 1984 and has invested almost $5 million in projects since. Its annual granting budget is at around $200,000; the application window for next year’s grants closes on May 1.
