8 March 2018
March 8, 2018
International Women’s Day Letter Calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to enact a National Action Plan to prevent and address gender-based violence in Canada
Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 cc: Hon. Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women RE: Urgent Need for National Action Plan to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence in Canada Dear Prime Minister ...
22 February 2018
February 22, 2018
Forum on Housing as a Human Right
Monday April 16th from 13h45 to 17h00 Housing: A Human Right Towards a formal recognition of the right to housing. Forum presented in partnership with NAWL, FRAPRU and the Ligue des droits et libertés, as part of the 7th Biennial Conference “Parce que l’avenir nous habite” in ...
28 January 2018
January 28, 2018
An Open Letter Supporting Recent Changes to the Canada Summer Jobs Program
The undersigned organizations wholeheartedly support the recent changes made to the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program, which seek to secure greater fulfillment of human rights in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We call on all political parties in ...
24 January 2018
January 24, 2018
NAWL Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
NAWL Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Présentation de l’ANFD au Comité sénatorial permanent des Affaires juridiques et constitutionnelles Submission by Pam Cross on behalf of the National Association of Women and the Law to the Standing ...
16 November 2017
November 16, 2017
2017 Annual Report
2016-2017 was a busy year for NAWL. The organization submitted a significant multi-year application for Status of Women Canada funding, launched its online Feminist Law Reform course and kept up its work to advance women’s equality through law reform advocacy. L’ANFD a ...
4 July 2017
July 4, 2017
2016 Annual Report
Following Status of Women Minister Patty Hadju’s July, 2016 announcement that advocacy funding would be restored under the Women’s Program, NAWL is cautiously optimistic about the future of the organization. Since our last Annual Report, the NAWL Charitable Trust for Research and ...
1 June 2017
June 1, 2017
NAWL leads a group of over 75 organisations calling on Canada to reaffirm the historic mandate of the Court Challenges Program
L’ANFD mène un groupe de plus de 75 organisations qui implore le Canada de réaffirmer le mandat historique du Programme de contestation judiciaire The National Association of Women and the Law led a group of over 75 national, provincial and local organisations ...
1 November 2016
November 1, 2016
Nhi Huynh is the second recipient of the Alison Dewar Scholarship
Nhi Huynh et la deuxième récipiendaire de la bourse Alison Dewar Congratulations to Nhi Huynh, the second recipient of the Alison Dewar Scholarship in Women’s Equality, Labour and Human Rights Law at the University of Ottawa. Félicitations à Nhi Huynh, la deuxième ...
16 June 2016
June 16, 2016
Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s Hearings on Violence Against Women and Girls in Canada
On June 16, 2016, Professor Jane Bailey and Dr. Valerie Steeves appeared on behalf of NAWL before the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s hearings on Violence Against Women and Girls in Canada. NAWL’s recommendations focused on the recognition, impact and response ...
11 May 2016
May 11, 2016
NAWL Appeared before the Special Committee on Pay Equity
On May 4, 2016 NAWL appeared before the Special Committee on pay equity, urging the government to repeal the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act and take immediate steps to draft proactive and comprehensive federal pay equity legislation, consistent with Professor Beth Bilson’s ...
23 October 2015
October 23, 2015
Morgan Teeple Hopkins is the first recipient of the Alison Dewar Scholarship
Morgan Teeple Hopkins et la première récipiendaire de la bourse Alison Dewar Congratulations to Morgan Teeple Hopkins, the first recipient of the Alison Dewar Scholarship in Women’s Equality, Labour and Human Rights Law at the University of Ottawa. Félicitations à Morgan Teeple ...
23 October 2015
October 23, 2015
NAWL is proud to join Up for Debate
L’ANFD est fière de joindre Place au débat NAWL is proud to join Up for Debate, a campaign formed by an alliance of over 100 organizations from across the country, representing over 3.5 million Canadians. L’ANFD est fière de joindre Place au ...
23 October 2015
October 23, 2015
Feminist Law Reform Course at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa
With the support of a generous donation from Shirley Greenberg, Professor Martha Jackman, member of the NAWL Steering Committee, and Julie Shugarman, NAWL Consultant, created and offered an advanced seminar on feminist law reform at the Faculty of Law of the University ...
8 May 2015
May 8, 2015
Joint Brief on the Impact of Bill C-42 on Women’s Safety
Un mémoire conjoint sur l’impact du projet de loi C-42 sur la sécurité de la femme Le 7 mai 2015, l’ANFD a déposé un mémoire conjoint sur l’impact du projet de loi C-42 sur la sécurité de la femme au Comité permanent ...
23 May 2014
May 23, 2014
NAWL Responds to Trinity Western University’s School of Law Proposal
Cette lettre est uniquement disponible en anglais. In a letter addressed to the Canadian Federation of Law Societies, NAWL expresses its grave concern regarding Trinity Western University’s proposal to open a new law school. Trinity Western’s University’s requirement that students and staff ...
19 May 2014
May 19, 2014
Gendered Dissent Workshop
On May 12-13, 2014, Julie Shugarman and Pam Cross presented on a panel with the Barbra Schlifer Clinic and FAFIA at the Gendered Dissent workshop hosted by the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies at Osgoode Law School. The final report of the ...
25 October 2013
October 25, 2013
A Sad Farewell
The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) notes with great sadness the death of our dear friend and colleague Alison Dewar. Alison was an ardent defender of social justice on all fronts, as a union-side labour lawyer, human rights advocate ...
22 October 2013
October 22, 2013
2013 Annual Report
Message from the National Steering Committee In 2012-2013, NAWL focused the majority of its time on advancing the Women and Law Reform Clinic project that was commenced in 2011, following the completion of a McLean Foundation funded feasibility study and with the ...
1 October 2013
October 1, 2013
New SCC decision on economic rights in the family
On January 25th, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that not extending spousal support and the division of property upon relationship breakdown to common-law couples, or de facto spouses, is constitutional. The case of Quebec (Attorney General)v. A, otherwise known as ...
16 September 2013
September 16, 2013
Feminist Leadership Summit 2011
In February 2011, NAWL hosted a Feminist Leadership Summit in Ottawa that was attended by twenty-one young feminists from across Canada. All of the Summit participants, representing a diverse range of identities, had demonstrated leadership skills and equality rights work experience in ...
